Features

Major capabilities currently available in Turbo Browser.

Performance

• Startup — Fast cold start, ready when you open the app
• Low memory use — Keeps memory footprint lower when browsing with many tabs
• Web performance — Strong Speedometer scores (specific scores depend on system and hardware; for reference only)

Speedometer 3.0 benchmark — Turbo Browser web performance. Specific scores depend on system and hardware; for reference only.

Account & sync

• Dual sign-in — Turbo or Google; switch from the avatar menu, sign-in page, browsing data page, or history page

Dual sign-in: switch Turbo or Google account from the avatar menu, sign-in page, browsing data page, or history page

• Data sync — Bookmarks, browsing history, passwords (including Passkeys), browser settings, extensions (pull, push, local debounce; see Sync settings for actual toggles)
• How to use — After sign-in, open Settings → Sync and enable items as needed; first sync may take a few minutes

TIP

Both Turbo and Google accounts are supported; sync scope follows the options shown in Settings. Sync requires a network connection — if it fails, check sign-in status and retry. See Sync for details.

Migration & import

• From Chrome / Edge — Bookmarks, passwords, autofill, extensions (per release support)
• From Safari (macOS) — Bookmarks; the wizard guides you if Full Disk Access is needed
• How to use — Click Import bookmarks on the bookmarks bar, or open Settings → Profile → Import bookmarks and settings, choose the source browser and select items to import

Import bookmarks button on the bookmarks bar

Settings → Profile → Import bookmarks and settings

See Data Import for details.

Stores & extensions

• Chrome & Edge stores — Open Menu → Extensions to visit the Chrome Web Store or Microsoft Edge Add-ons

Menu → Extensions → Chrome Web Store / Edge Add-ons

• Extensions page — Store links are also available at the bottom of chrome://extensions

Chrome Web Store and Edge Add-ons links at the bottom of the Extensions page

• Edge theme store — Install more Edge themes from the title bar entry (works alongside one-click appearance)
• Crx搜搜 — Open Crx搜搜 from the chrome://extensions sidebar for one-click .crx download and install from trusted sources

See Extensions and Extension Development for details.

Recommended · Ad blocking

Recommended add-ons from the website (not preinstalled). Download the .crx and follow the install prompt.

• Recommended · AdGuard — Block ads, trackers, and intrusive pop-ups for a cleaner, faster browsing experience
• How to install — Click the button below to download the extension, then follow the browser prompt to finish setup

Install AdGuard extension

Recommended · Web translation

• Recommended · Immersive Translate — Free bilingual web translation that targets the main content area for a cleaner, less intrusive reading experience
• More capabilities — Hover and selection translation; PDF, EPUB, subtitles, and images; bilingual subtitles on YouTube, Netflix, Bilibili, and more; DeepL, OpenAI (ChatGPT), Gemini, and other engines
• How to install — Click the button below to download the extension, then follow the browser prompt to finish setup

Install Immersive Translate

Mouse gestures & boss key

• Boss key — Default Ctrl + Q to hide/show the window; customizable in Settings
• Mouse gestures — Hold right button and drag; path preview and custom actions; common defaults: ↑ scroll up, ↓ scroll down, ← back, → forward
• Super drag — Links and images can open or copy; text can search or copy. In gesture settings, configure up / down / left / right independently (background / foreground tab, Incognito tab, copy, etc.); follow-cursor tip shows direction and action while dragging (can turn off)

Mouse gestures & boss key: enable and customize the boss key, gesture trail, and action mappings in Settings

Full default mappings: Mouse gestures.

Screenshots

• Toolbar screenshot button — Left-click for full-screen capture; right-click for web page capture (save as image or PDF)

• Region capture — Ctrl + Shift + X (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + X (macOS) to select any area on screen
• Bundled tools — Windows: Screenshot.exe; macOS: Screenshot.app

Region capture on macOS may require Screen Recording permission. See Screenshots and Shortcuts → Screenshots.

UI & productivity

• First run — Skip intro; system theme — Follow OS light/dark
• One-click appearance — Title bar button to switch browser colors and look instantly, no trip to Settings; right-click to pin/unpin, also available in Customize Toolbar
• Toolbar — Restore page, split screen, screenshot entry, customization
• Network proxy — Optional use of OS proxy settings; configure custom proxy when system proxy is off

Network proxy: enable system proxy in Settings → System, or configure a custom proxy server and bypass list

• Parallel downloads — Toggle Enable parallel download acceleration in Settings → Downloads (on by default) for faster large-file downloads. See Download enhancements
• Download tool — Settings → Downloads — choose the built-in browser, Xunlei, or IDM; falls back to the browser with a toast if the selected app is missing. See Download enhancements
• Alt + left-click quick-save images (Beta) — Hold Alt and left-click a page image to save it; toggle and choose the folder in Settings → Downloads. See Download enhancements
• New tab — Built-in xnewtab with wallpaper, skins, and search; full-page theme editor

Tabs & address bar

• Immersive mode — Auto-hide the tab strip and toolbar; move the pointer to the top of the window to reveal. Toggle in Settings, the app menu, the macOS View menu, or with Ctrl/Cmd+F11. See Immersive mode
• Vertical tabs — Vertical tab layout supported out of the box; switch via the tab strip Tab layout toggle button, or in Settings → Appearance → Tab position. See Vertical tabs

Vertical tabs: click the button on the left of the tab strip, or change tab position in Settings

• Tabs — Double-click / right-click close, restore, paste and open, mute, last-tab safety, close-window confirm, and more; most toggles under Settings → Appearance. See Tabs
• Bookmark bar — Auto-hide, icons only, multi-column menus (Beta), open in a new tab, replace with current page, and more; most toggles under Settings → Appearance. See Bookmark bar
• Incognito tabs (Beta) — Isolated Incognito tabs inside a normal window (each tab has its own session). App menu New Incognito tab (Beta); shortcut Ctrl+M (Windows) / ⌃⌘M (macOS); webpage link context menu Open link in Incognito tab. Tabs are darkened for recognition, with a shared top accent strip per session; extensions allowed in Incognito by default. Coexists with full Incognito windows. See Incognito tabs
• Clear selected data on exit — In Clear browsing data, enable Automatically delete selected data when you close the browser to clear the checked local types on quit (off by default; synced items may return from your account). See Tips → Clear selected data on exit
• Address bar — Hover icons on the right of the address bar: Copy link, Scan QR code to share the current page (copy or download the QR image)
• macOS reload — F5 reload and Ctrl/⇧+F5 hard reload. See Shortcuts

Address bar: hover the copy-link or QR code icon to quickly copy the link or share the page

Updates & install

• Updates — Check in Settings; background check (~24h); macOS in-place replace after download
• Install — Turbo-first-run flow; Windows desktop shortcut and pin to taskbar

Cross-platform

• Windows / macOS

Further reading

• Quick Start — recommended post-install setup
• Shortcuts — default shortcuts; Mouse gestures — gestures and super drag
• Help Center — FAQ and troubleshooting
• Learn more: Data Import, Sync, Built-in productivity, Tabs, Bookmark bar, Mouse gestures, Screenshots, Vertical tabs, Incognito tabs, Immersive mode, Extensions