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Major capabilities and recent updates. The version follows the Chromium mainline; see Download for the latest installer.

152.0.7977.120 Windows downloadmacOS download

  • Engine: upgraded to Chromium M152; first post-upgrade release — please report issues promptly
  • Webpage extras: New local custom JS injection (same Script injection section as CSS); auto-copy selection can show a toast (after success; same text is not repeated; off by default)
  • Super drag: Link / text / image can each have their own four-direction actions; a direction set to None no longer falls back to another direction
  • Video hover toolbar: Mini window remembers size and position and stays on top by default; Alt+P shares the pin toggle with the title bar; hides faster after leaving the video or toolbar; YouTube fullscreen stays in-tab
  • Downloads: Confirm dialog Download to path is editable; the download bubble moves Open downloads page, Clear all, and Download settings into a ⋮ menu; fixed some download failures
  • Closed-tab restore: Restore-button right-click menu is now a window / group / split-view hierarchy
  • Toolbar: Pin a Mute button to mute / unmute all tab audio in the current profile
  • Custom shortcuts / Mouse gestures: New Open download panel; Copy / Paste gestures apply to the address-bar selection when the omnibox is focused
  • Sync / extensions: NTP My shortcuts included in Turbo sync; extensions from the Edge store and Crx搜搜 can sync; fixed auto-pin on install blocking toolbar reorder
  • Other improvements: fixed closing the window while the NTP is still loading; several crash fixes

151.0.7922.124 Windows downloadmacOS download

  • Webpage extras: New standalone Webpage extras settings page (auto-copy selection, middle-click paste, video hover toolbar, darken sites with appearance, fullscreen-exit tip); new custom CSS stylesheet injection
  • Super drag: New actions — copy selection + current URL, copy link text, download link/image, generate QR code (valid URLs only); fixed link drag failing on some sites (e.g. GitHub home)
  • Search: Image-search entry still shows when the default search engine is not Google; image context-menu search is no longer limited to the default engine
  • Address bar: Copy icon is now left-click = URL, right-click = title + URL (note: Appearance Copy link content setting removed — this changes existing habits); Paste and go pinned to the top of the context menu
  • Custom shortcuts: New actions — copy URL, copy title + URL, open clipboard URL (defaults Alt+C / Alt+L / Alt+T)
  • Tabs: New middle-click action on empty tab-strip area (new tab / small account / restore / open clipboard, etc.; no action by default)
  • Bookmark bar: Fixed New bookmarks at front bug (failed when changing folder); improved submenu multi-column height
  • Split view: Lower side-drop sensitivity to reduce accidental triggers
  • Windows: Vertical-mode title bar supports --disable-windows10-custom-titlebar
  • Other improvements: Webpage link context menu adds Copy link text; several crash fixes

151.0.7922.123

  • Video hover toolbar: On hover, a toolbar appears at the top-right of page videos for mini window, in-page fullscreen, and download (pin the mini window from the title bar; remembered separately from normal-window always-on-top); enable in Settings → Tabs and bookmarks (off by default); if a site misbehaves, include the URL when you report it
  • Downloads: Confirm dialog secondary button is now Download and open (save to the chosen folder and open); check Open only (temporary) for a temp folder — the checkbox state is remembered; New download can also open when finished
  • Small account tabs: Five high-contrast color bars (same color gets segments beyond five); Open link in small account tab is now a submenu (new or existing identity); rename the current identity from the tab context menu; named tabs use a [name] title prefix
  • Shortcuts / Mouse gestures: Select 2nd–8th tab (Ctrl/Cmd+28 by default); wheel tab-switch while drawing keeps the gesture stroke
  • Tabs: External links reuse an empty NTP / blank tab when available; square tab corners sync the toolbar and content top corners; vertical pinned tabs match square outlines
  • Windows: Support for the --disable-windows10-custom-titlebar system title-bar command line
  • Other improvements: Extension Allow in Incognito restored to off by default; isolate Google-related network requests; several crash fixes

151.0.7922.122

  • New tab page: Daily landscape wallpapers; switch them and toggle daily refresh in the customize side panel
  • Downloads: Optional Play sound when a download completes (off by default; preview available); optional Monitor clipboard to open the confirm dialog when you copy a download link (off by default); New download dialog autofills the clipboard link
  • Tabs: Settings → choose tab shape (rounded / square, rounded by default); when webpage links open in a new tab, left-click forum pagination stays on the current page (Ctrl / middle-click unchanged)
  • Bookmark bar: Auto-hide can choose the hover reveal area (address bar / full toolbar, address bar by default); faster large bookmark menus when DirectWrite is off
  • Closed-tab restore: Ctrl+Shift+T (macOS Cmd+Shift+T) uses official restore so closing a whole window can restore all tabs and tab groups
  • Small account tabs: Rename identities; custom names show in the menu and tab title; vertical-tab color bar sits on the window edge
  • Mouse gestures: After right-button wheel tab switching you can keep drawing; release to run the new gesture; refined outline tip style
  • Immersive mode: Top-edge drag no longer steals the vertical scrollbar
  • Sync: Turbo account sync is now incremental (bookmarks, passwords, extensions, settings)
  • Other improvements: Download confirm stays centered after picking a folder; Alt + left-click quick-save is more reliable, continuous-save Toast is clearer, and same-name files are not overwritten; popup title bars no longer overlap the address bar; fixed macOS left-edge bookmark menu when the window is inactive; several crash fixes

151.0.7922.121

  • Vertical tabs: Full-height or below-toolbar style; optional title bar; toolbar matches the side strip in vertical mode; new options on by default — adjust in Settings → Tabs and bookmarks
  • Downloads: Confirm dialog can copy the link and is non-modal; renaming into an existing name prompts to overwrite, otherwise uniquify; open the full downloads page from the bubble, empty panel kept after clear-all; quick retry on items; restored Show downloads when done; unified open-folder logic
  • Closed-tab restore: Menu adds Restore all and clear list; restore follows the new-tab-position setting
  • Mouse gestures: Text tips can use overlay / outline style and top / middle / bottom position; fixed high-DPI tip scaling
  • Security: Settings and interstitial can turn off certificate-error prompts; when off, overridable cert errors proceed automatically
  • Other improvements: Faster multi-column bookmark menus; refined site security-detection logic; Alt-dragging the toolbar no longer affects the page; fixed Mac right-click-release close tab; several crash fixes

151.0.7922.120

  • Downloads: Refined download panel styling; added pause/resume/cancel quick buttons; completed items show file size, hover to delete; Delete file also removes the download record; full downloads page (Ctrl+J) toolbar adds New download; badge cap raised to 99+
  • Bookmark bar: Hovering near the left edge of the page content area pops the bookmark tree menu; Settings can configure hot-zone width and show/hide delay (auto-disabled when the vertical tab strip is on the left)
  • New tab page: Bottom adds My shortcuts / Most visited tab switcher
  • Split view: SPA links can also open in the right pane
  • Tabs: When the current tab is an NTP or blank page, right-click + paste-and-open and closed-tab restore reuse the current tab so you don't leave extra empty tabs
  • Super drag: New Search this site (site:current-domain + selected text); Search in current page renamed to Find in page
  • Search: Search with other search engines submenu now has a Search engine settings entry at the bottom; Settings → Search engine adds Show search history (visible only when Google is default, on by default)
  • Toolbar: Long-press or right-click the reload button for Normal / Hard / Empty-cache reload menu
  • Other improvements: Fixed clipping of the scrollable tab strip when pinned tabs are present; fixed F5 reload in DevTools windows; several crash fixes

151.0.7922.119

  • Downloads: Toolbar download button popup lightly redesigned; successful downloads accumulate a badge count; list distinguishes unviewed download style; can create new downloads
  • Tabs: Configurable middle-click on tabs; web link open position adds Default as the default; third-party NTP extension scenarios also support Webpage link open method (e.g. new background tab)
  • Split view: Toolbar menu checkbox Open links in right/bottom pane; only left/top links open in the right/bottom pane (reverse the view quickly if you need the opposite)
  • Closed-tab restore: Restore button left/right click shows a flat recent-closed list and opens in the current window; up to 20 entries, clear list at the bottom
  • Settings: Settings → Appearance adds smooth scrolling (on by default); Settings → System supports custom startup command line
  • Search: Switch default search engine from the address-bar icon; context-menu Search with other search engines for selected text
  • Built-in translate: With Show translation prompt off, auto-translate toast no longer appears; fixed translate shortcut not working
  • Windows portable: Cleans legacy registration; default-apps list shows the folder name
  • Other improvements: Tab-strip wheel switching fix for skipping tabs; confirm-download dialog centered on window; custom profile avatar preserved after Turbo session restore; several crash fixes

151.0.7922.118

  • Updates: after opening About, a new version shows the version number first — click Update now to download and install; auto-update can be turned off
  • Built-in translate: Settings → Translate adds Show translation prompt (off by default); it no longer pops automatically — you can still translate from the address-bar icon
  • Extensions: Pin on install on chrome://extensions (on by default) pins newly installed extensions to the toolbar
  • Tabs: with After current tab, successive background links stack newest-first beside the current tab; wheel switching wraps at the ends; Memory Saver Maximum defers loading restored/startup background tabs
  • Mouse gestures: Maximize / Restore Window
  • Toolbar: right-click the app-menu (⋮) button to open Settings; in vertical tabs, hold left Alt and drag the toolbar to move the window
  • Keep window on top: also available on standalone PWA title bars
  • Custom shortcuts: Windows and Mac bindings sync separately so changing one OS does not overwrite the other
  • Windows portable: portable copies in different folders no longer group together on the taskbar
  • Split view: dragging a tab or link to the left or right of the content area shows the split drop zone sooner
  • Small account tabs: the split-view tab picker shows the identity accent on the favicon so you can tell accounts apart
  • Other improvements: Hangul characters render with DirectWrite off; new small-account tabs no longer flash white; closing the last tab to NTP focuses the address bar; several crash fixes

151.0.7922.117

  • Settings: new Tabs and bookmarks page (Tabs / Bookmarks / Opening behavior); most custom options moved here
  • Tabs: new Activate after closing current tab — Related / Right / Left / Last used (default Related, same as before); ordinary closes follow this setting; mouse gestures can force left / right
  • Opening behavior: new Webpage link open position and Webpage link open method
  • Built-in translate: Settings → Translate can switch Microsoft Edge / Google (refresh the page before translating again); fixed missing content after translation
  • Mouse gestures / custom shortcuts: Open Settings, First / Last tab, Forum previous / next page; first and last tab default to Ctrl+1 / Ctrl+9 (macOS Cmd+1 / Cmd+9); Open Settings defaults to Cmd+, on Mac
  • Toolbar: pin Settings from Customize Toolbar
  • Small account tabs: pinned tabs and session-restored tabs keep their identity after restart
  • New tab page: custom shortcut limit raised from 10 to 30; wraps to the next row when the current row is full
  • Windows portable: settings, extensions, and other data survive moving to another PC
  • Other improvements: hide the divider when the avatar is unpinned; after applying a theme, the address bar matches the toolbar; fixed missing characters when DirectWrite is off; auto-copy skips text fields; several crash fixes

151.0.7922.116

  • Super drag: new Search in current page — dragging text or a link title opens Find in page and jumps to matches
  • Mouse gestures / custom shortcuts: Copy and Paste, applied to the current tab
  • Webpage extras: Paste on middle-click and Auto-copy selected text moved to Settings → Mouse gestures (not enabled by default)
  • Bookmarks: new bookmarks can be inserted at the front of a folder (not enabled by default); overflowing multi-column menus can page sideways (vertical scroll remains the default)
  • Tabs: hide tab close buttons (not enabled by default); you can still close tabs with shortcuts and other actions
  • Browser fullscreen: dismiss the exit hint with Don't show again, or turn it off in Settings → Appearance; site-requested fullscreen still shows a hint
  • Vertical tabs: toggle the Expand/Collapse button; the top chrome no longer reserves space when all buttons are hidden
  • Immersive mode: switching tabs no longer briefly reveals the top chrome; Ctrl+T (macOS Cmd+T) still expands it because the address bar takes focus
  • Downloads: hover a download-bubble row to copy the download URL
  • Small account tabs: Ctrl+Shift+T (macOS Cmd+Shift+T) restores a closed small-account tab with the same identity
  • Stability: fixed several crashes

151.0.7922.115

  • Bookmarks: right-click a folder for Add page to this folder — saves the current page without opening the editor
  • Open in: Settings → Appearance now offers Current tab / Foreground tab / Background tab for bookmarks, Home, and address-bar Enter; NTP or blank pages still reuse the current tab
  • Toolbar: right-click the avatar button to unpin; pin it back from Customize Toolbar (still shown by default)
  • New tab page: Settings → Appearance — default NTP or a custom URL. Extension details can turn off Allow replacing the new tab page (on by default). No bundled NTP extension (install one from the store if you want); Chromium default NTP; Most visited can be shown or hidden
  • Custom shortcuts: Settings → Mouse gestures (off by default) to remap common actions
  • Scrollable tab strip: Settings → Appearance (off by default); keep readable tab width and scroll sideways; adjustable min width and scroll buttons; wheel scrolls the strip, Ctrl + wheel still switches tabs
  • Paste on middle-click: Settings → Appearance (off by default); middle-click pastes in webpage text fields
  • Mouse gestures: new action — hold left button and click right
  • Other improvements: slightly refined product icon (thanks @copy0752); double-click / right-click close no longer closes pinned tabs by mistake; sync improvements; several crash fixes

151.0.7922.114

  • Vertical tabs: can sit on the right; Settings → Appearance Vertical tab strip position — Left / Right (default Left); also from the vertical tab strip context menu
  • Toolbar: pin History from Customize Toolbar
  • Mouse gestures: can map Open History, Open Bookmark Manager, Open Downloads
  • Stability: fixed several crashes

151.0.7922.113

  • Sync: fixed local changes being lost during the startup pull (they are pushed afterward); fixed history sync
  • Small account tabs: fixed pages opened from a bookmark losing the small-account identity after creating a new small account tab
  • Super drag: fixed dragging links with no tip / failing to open when some extensions (such as Doubao) are installed
  • Download tool: fixed IDM not being detected on Windows
  • Extensions: fixed AdGuard pinning itself again after you unpinned it
  • Other fixes: more reliable mouse-gesture recognition; on-device AI models are no longer downloaded automatically

151.0.7922.112

  • Close last tab: Settings → Appearance — Close the browser / Open a new tab first / Always open a new tab (default: Open a new tab first, same as before)
  • Darken websites in dark mode: under Mode in Settings → Appearance; when the browser is dark, sites without a dark theme are darkened automatically (off by default)
  • Fine zoom: enable in Settings → Appearance so the page-zoom dropdown uses 5% steps as the default for all pages; Ctrl/Cmd + +/- also uses 5% steps on the current page (off by default); hold Shift for 5% steps either way
  • Extensions: right-click a toolbar extension to disable; hover Disabled extensions in the puzzle menu to re-enable
  • Custom cache location: Settings → System — pick a cache folder; restart required; turning off restores the default
  • Open bookmarks in a new tab: when on, if the current tab is already an NTP or blank page, the bookmark opens there instead of spawning another empty tab
  • Open Home in a new tab: Settings → Appearance (off by default); in a normal window, Home opens a new tab; NTP / blank pages still use the current tab
  • Encrypted video: ships the Widevine CDM; play Netflix and other protected content
  • Other improvements: bookmark menu icons show after a cold start; improved sync; fixed several crashes

151.0.7922.111

  • Small account tabs: persistent identities on the regular profile (cookies remember sign-in); app menu to create / open / delete identities; bookmarks can open in the matching account. Closing a tab no longer destroys the session.
  • Open entered URL in a new tab: Settings → Appearance — Open entered URLs in a new tab (off by default); NTP / blank pages still use the current tab
  • Close tabs to the left: tab context menu adds this between Close other and Close to the right; vertical tabs label it Close tabs above; pinned tabs are not closed
  • Fine zoom: hold Shift for 5% zoom steps; normal Ctrl/Cmd + +/-, wheel, and buttons still use the original presets
  • Mouse gestures: can map open small account, copy URL, pin/mute tab, screenshot, toggle vertical tabs, close current tab and activate left
  • Super drag: right-click during a drag to cancel
  • Windows: restored the Windows 11 Mica titlebar switch in chrome://flags (Windows 11 22H2+; opt-in to try the system Mica title bar); fixed some printer drivers crashing the browser while printing
  • Other improvements: right-click on the tab close (×) button now closes or shows the menu; multi-column bookmark menus stay on-screen and open faster; address bar no longer shows “Ask Google about this page”; improved sync; fixed several crashes

151.0.7922.110

  • Auto-hide bookmark bar: when expanded, floats over the page without pushing content
  • New blank tab position: Settings → Appearance — First / Before current / After current / Last (default Last); only affects blank new tabs from Ctrl+T, “+”, etc.; link opens unchanged
  • Download enhancements
    • Completed-download bubble quick action is now Delete file; clicking the row still opens the file
    • Alt + left-click quick save: when enabled, Alt + right-click an image opens the system Save As dialog
  • Other: refreshed product icons, fixed several crashes

151.0.7922.109

  • Bookmark menu: Two entry points; ☆ on the bookmark bar by default, or add via Customize toolbar; toggle in Settings → Appearance; multi-column; faster with large bookmark sets; fixed the overflow menu not showing
  • Download enhancements
    • Downloads page: filter by type (documents, images, videos, and more); Delete file removes the file on disk while keeping the history entry marked deleted
    • Confirm download: one-click Xunlei / IDM from the dialog; Open only items appear on the downloads page; fixed occasional dialog layout glitches
  • Windows Portable: in-app updates in place; data stays in the same folder; does not become an installed build
  • Address bar copy: Settings → Appearance — copy URL only or Title and URL (default URL only)
  • Super Drag: after opening a link by drag, the original page link correctly shows as visited

151.0.7922.108

  • Engine: Upgraded to Chromium M151
  • Confirm download: With Ask where to save each file before downloading, an in-browser dialog replaces the system Save As; rename and pick a folder; recent folders, Open only (temp file), and platform-illegal filename blocking
  • Fade idle tabs: Toggle in Settings → Performance (on by default); idle tabs sleep then fade (including favicons); timeout follows Memory Saver (about 15 / 5 / 2 minutes for Conservative / Balanced / Maximum); pages using the camera or microphone (calls, meetings) are less likely to be slept by mistake
  • First release on this Chromium milestone — if anything looks off, please report it

150.0.7871.56

  • Bookmark bar: four visibility modes including auto-hide; icons only (folders keep names); multi-column menus; open in a new tab; replace with current page
  • Tabs: double-click / right-click to close; confirm before closing multi-tab windows; activate on hover; scroll to switch; tab mute
  • Vertical tabs: expand on hover; click-to-mute disabled when fully collapsed
  • Incognito tabs: isolated Incognito tabs in a normal window (session destroyed when the tab closes)
  • Split view: top-and-bottom layout
  • Keep window on top: customizable toolbar button
  • Super drag / mouse gestures: per-direction actions (open tab, copy, and more); more assignable gestures
  • Downloads: optional Xunlei / IDM; Alt + left-click to save images
  • Translate: built-in whole-page translation
  • macOS: local Passkeys
  • Windows: DirectWrite toggle; portable can be set as the default browser
  • Clear selected data on exit
  • Stability: fixed several crashes

Major release

Engine: Chromium (mainline; see Download)
Platforms: Windows, macOS

Highlights

  • Built on Chromium with fast startup and strong Speedometer scores
  • Turbo / Google dual sign-in and sync (Turbo account incremental sync for bookmarks, passwords including Passkeys, browser settings, extensions, NTP My shortcuts; Google account uses Google Sync)
  • Import from Chrome / Edge: bookmarks, passwords, autofill, extensions; Safari bookmarks on macOS
  • Chrome Web Store and Microsoft Edge Add-ons entry points; Crx搜搜 one-click install from the extensions sidebar (see Extensions)
  • Parallel download acceleration (Settings → Downloads, on by default)
  • Confirm download: non-modal in-browser dialog instead of system Save As when ask-where-to-save is on; Download to path is editable (absolute path and existing folder are validated); secondary Download and open (save to the chosen folder and open); check Open only (temporary) for a temp folder (checkbox state remembered); copy download link; renaming into an existing name prompts to overwrite; one-click Xunlei / IDM from the dialog; optional Monitor clipboard (off by default) opens the confirm dialog when you copy a download link; New download dialog autofills the clipboard link and can also open after completion
  • Downloads page: filter by type; Delete file removes the file on disk and the history entry; pause/resume/cancel/quick-retry; completed items show file size; toolbar download button popup and full page (Ctrl+J) can create new downloads; successful-download badge count (cap 99+); open the full downloads page from the bubble (Open downloads page / Clear all / Download settings moved into a ⋮ menu); optional Play sound when a download completes (off by default; preview available)
  • Optional Xunlei / IDM download handoff (Settings → Downloads; falls back to the browser if not installed)
  • Immersive mode: auto-hide tab strip and toolbar (Settings / menu / macOS View menu / Ctrl/Cmd+F11); top-edge drag leaves room for the vertical scrollbar; Keep window on top as a customizable toolbar button (also on standalone PWA title bars)
  • Tabs: double-click / right-click close, hide close buttons, close tabs to the left (Close tabs above in vertical tabs), activate on hover, scroll to switch (wraps at the ends), scrollable tab strip, tab shape rounded / square (rounded by default; square syncs toolbar and content top corners, and vertical pinned-tab outlines are square too), new blank tab position, close last tab, activate after closing current tab, fade idle tabs, open entered URL in a new tab, webpage link open position/method (position default matches Chromium; forum pagination left-click stays on the current page when opening in a new tab; external links can reuse an empty NTP/blank tab), middle-click on tabs (including empty tab-strip area, no action by default), restore (menu grouped by window / group / split view; Restore all / clear; follows new-tab-position; reuse current NTP/blank tab; Ctrl+Shift+T (macOS Cmd+Shift+T) can restore all tabs and groups after closing a whole window), paste and open (reuse current NTP/blank tab), mute, close-window confirm, and more (most under Settings → Tabs and bookmarks); also vertical tabs (left or right; full-height or below-toolbar style; optional title bar; Expand/Collapse can be hidden; Expand on hover option; click-to-mute disabled when fully collapsed) and small account tabs (persistent identities on the regular profile; five high-contrast accent colors, after five the same color adds segments; rename identities from the app menu or tab context menu; custom names in the menu, tab title uses a [name] prefix; “open in small account” is a submenu; vertical-tab color bar on the window edge; pinned and session tabs keep identity after restart; Ctrl+Shift+T (macOS Cmd+Shift+T) restores the same identity)
  • Video hover toolbar: Settings → Webpage extras (on by default); hovering a webpage video shows a top-right toolbar for mini window, in-page fullscreen, and download (YouTube fullscreen stays in-tab, not a real window fullscreen); hides faster after leaving the video or toolbar; mini window remembers size/position and stays on top by default; Alt+P shares the pin toggle with the title bar; include the URL when reporting compatibility issues
  • Pin History, Settings, and Mute from Customize Toolbar (one-click mute / unmute all tab audio in the current profile; while muted the button also appears temporarily if unpinned); the avatar button can be unpinned; right-click the app-menu (⋮) button to open Settings
  • Super drag: configure up / down / left / right separately per link / text / image (open tab, copy, small account tab, Find in page, Search this site, copy selection + current URL, copy link text, download link/image, generate QR code, etc.; None no longer falls back; follow-cursor direction/action tip; right-click during a drag to cancel; Settings → Mouse gestures); gesture text tips can use overlay / outline style and top / middle / bottom position; after right-button wheel tab switching you can keep drawing; while drawing, wheel tab switching keeps the gesture trail; outline tip style refined; gestures can map Hold left + click right, Copy, Paste (address-bar selection when the omnibox is focused), Open Settings, Open download panel, 1st–8th / last tab, forum previous/next page, Maximize / Restore Window, copy URL, copy title + URL, open clipboard URL; webpage extras is a standalone settings page (auto-copy selection with optional toast, middle-click paste, video hover toolbar, darken sites with appearance, fullscreen-exit tip; optional local CSS / JS injection, off by default)
  • Alt + left-click quick-save images (Settings → Downloads; when on, Alt + right-click opens system Save As; more reliable saves, clearer continuous-save Toast, no same-name overwrite)
  • Bookmark bar: bookmark menu (☆ entry), left-edge hover bookmark menu (configurable hot zone and delay; auto-disabled with left vertical tabs; no popup when the macOS window is inactive), auto-hide (floats over the page when expanded; hover reveal area address bar / full toolbar, address bar by default), icons only (folders keep titles), multi-column menus (limit columns and scroll or page sideways when too wide; adjustable max column width), new bookmarks at front, how bookmarks open (current / foreground / background; reuse the current NTP or blank page; bookmarklets still run on the current tab), add page to this folder, replace with current page; visibility modes via Settings or bookmark-bar right-click (four choices); clear selected data on exit
  • How Home opens: Settings → Tabs and bookmarks three-way (default: current tab); NTP / blank pages still use the current tab
  • New tab page: Settings → On startup — default NTP or a custom URL; bottom My shortcuts / Most visited tab switcher; up to 30 custom shortcuts and 10 Most visited; daily landscape wallpapers with daily-refresh toggle in the customize side panel; improved Turbo wordmark and tab contrast on light wallpapers; no bundled NTP extension (install from the store if you want); Chromium default NTP; extension details can turn off Allow replacing the new tab page
  • Toolbar split view: side-by-side or top-and-bottom; switch layouts and remember the last choice; toolbar menu checkbox Open links in right/bottom pane (including SPA links)
  • Windows portable can be set as the system default browser, supports in-app in-place updates, and keeps settings, extensions, and other data when moved to another PC; portable copies in different folders stay separate on the taskbar; default-apps list shows the folder name
  • Windows: toggle DirectWrite font rendering in Settings → System; custom cache location (restart required); custom startup command line; supports --disable-windows10-custom-titlebar for the system title bar
  • Darken websites in dark mode: when the browser is dark, sites without a dark theme can be darkened automatically (Settings → Webpage extras, off by default)
  • Fine zoom: 5% steps in Settings → Appearance; the page-zoom dropdown sets the default for all pages; hold Shift for 5% steps either way
  • Right-click a toolbar extension to disable; re-enable from Disabled extensions in the puzzle menu; newly installed extensions can pin to the toolbar by default (chrome://extensions); Allow in Incognito defaults back to off
  • Ships the Widevine CDM for Netflix and other protected video
  • Toolbar screenshots: left-click full screen, right-click web page export; region capture via Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + X
  • Mouse gestures, boss key (default Ctrl + Q), custom shortcuts (including 1st–8th / last tab, default Ctrl/Cmd+19; copy URL / title + URL / open clipboard URL default Alt+C / Alt+L / Alt+T; can bind Open download panel; Windows and Mac sync separately), closed-tab restore (restore menu grouped by window / group / split view, shows Ctrl+Shift+T), and address bar copy (copy icon: left-click URL, right-click title + URL; Appearance Copy link content setting removed)
  • Paste on middle-click (Settings → Webpage extras, off by default)
  • One-click appearance (pinnable skin button) and system theme follow
  • Built-in translate: whole-page translation from the page context menu or address bar; Settings → Translate can switch Microsoft Edge / Google; Show translation prompt is off by default and no longer pops automatically — you can still use the address-bar icon; the site also offers recommended .crx extensions (AdGuard, Immersive Translate)
  • Switch default search engine from the address-bar icon; context-menu Search with other search engines for selected text (submenu includes Search engine settings); Settings → Search engine can toggle Show search history (when Google is default, on by default)
  • Long-press or right-click the reload button for Normal / Hard / Empty-cache reload
  • Settings → Appearance smooth scrolling (Windows / Linux, on by default)

Get updates

  • After opening About, a new version shows the version number first — click Update now to download and install; auto-update can be turned off
  • Latest installers on Download

See also