# Google Chrome

> Google's free browser for desktop and mobile, with Gemini built in

Chrome is Google's web browser for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iPhone and iPad. Signing in with a Google Account syncs bookmarks, saved passwords, payment info and open tabs between devices, and Google Password Manager, Safe Browsing and tab groups are built in. Gemini in Chrome adds an AI assistant that answers questions using the open tabs, although its availability depends on the account, country and device.

- **Category:** Browsers
- **Made by:** Google
- **Website:** https://www.google.com/chrome/
- **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Google Chrome is free to use.

- **Pricing model:** Free
- **Free plan:** Chrome is downloaded and installed at no charge on every platform. The auto browse feature of Gemini in Chrome needs a separate Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | The full browser on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iPhone and iPad, with sync through a Google Account. |

Read from https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95346?hl=en on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Google Chrome before buying.

## Key features

- **Tab groups, vertical tabs and split view:** Tabs can be grouped, labeled and color coded, stacked down the side of the window as vertical tabs, or shown two at a time in split view.
- **Sync across devices:** Signing in to Chrome brings bookmarks, saved passwords, payment info and open tabs to any phone, tablet or computer, and a tab can be sent from one device to another.
- **Google Password Manager and passkeys:** Google Password Manager is built in to save, manage and generate passwords. Passkeys allow sign-in with a fingerprint, face, PIN or pattern.
- **Safe Browsing and Safety Check:** Safe Browsing warns before a dangerous site or download, with an optional enhanced mode. Safety Check reviews saved passwords, extensions and settings and points out anything that needs attention.
- **Gemini in Chrome and AI Mode:** Gemini in Chrome answers questions using the context of open tabs, and Skills save prompts for reuse. AI Mode, Google's AI search, accepts tabs, files and images as context.
- **Extensions and performance controls:** Extensions from the Chrome Web Store add features, Energy Saver and Memory Saver limit resource use, and Google ships a new Chrome update every four weeks.

## Good for

- Google Account users who want the same bookmarks, passwords and tabs on every device
- People who depend on extensions from the Chrome Web Store
- Those who want Gemini and Google's AI search inside the browser

## Worth knowing

- Auto browse, where Gemini carries out multi-step tasks, is available only to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the U.S.
- Gemini in Chrome needs a signed-in, eligible account in a supported country, and Google's FAQ says it is not available on Android yet.
- Enhanced Safe Browsing requires browsing data to be sent to Google.
- Desktop requirements start at Windows 10, macOS 13 Ventura, and 64-bit Ubuntu 18.04, Debian 10, openSUSE 15.5 or Fedora Linux 39.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.7 out of 5 from 3,923,672 ratings in the United States, read Oct 7, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id535886823

## Works with

Google Password Manager, Google Calendar, YouTube, Google Pay, Google Lens

**Tags:** Web browser, AI features, Password manager, Passkeys

## Alternatives

- [Microsoft Edge](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-edge): Microsoft's browser with the Copilot assistant built in. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-chrome-vs-microsoft-edge)
- [Safari](https://toolgpa.com/tools/safari): Apple's built-in browser for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-chrome-vs-safari)
- [Firefox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/firefox): Free, open-source browser from Mozilla with tracker blocking built in. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/firefox-vs-google-chrome)
- [Brave](https://toolgpa.com/tools/brave): Open-source browser that blocks ads and trackers by default. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/brave-vs-google-chrome)
- [Opera](https://toolgpa.com/tools/opera): Browser with a built-in ad blocker, free VPN and sidebar messengers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-chrome-vs-opera)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://www.google.com/chrome/
- https://www.google.com/chrome/ai-innovations/
- https://www.google.com/chrome/mobile/
- https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95346?hl=en

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/google-chrome
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