Chrome

Introduction

Google Chrome is a free web browser from Google. With its clean design and advanced features, Chrome has quickly become one of the most popular web browsers worldwide. In this lesson, we'll talk about the features of Google Chrome, how to download and install Chrome to your computer, and how to sign in to Chrome using a Google Account.

To learn more about how Chrome was created, check out this Google Book on Chrome's History.

Chrome's features

Chrome has several different features that make it easy to browse the Web. Learn more about some of Chrome's features below:

• Speed: Since Chrome was designed with web applications in mind, performance with websites like Gmail and Facebook is especially fast and reliable.
  
  Chrome's speed in action
• Security: Chrome has a variety of tools to help keep you safe online. Chrome is constantly updating, so you're always protected from the latest malware and phishing scams. For example, Chrome will show you a warning whenever you visit a page that is potentially dangerous.
  A warning page in Google Chrome
• Customization: While Chrome's design is simple, the Chrome Web Store makes it easy to customize Chrome with web apps, themes, and extensions.
  The Chrome Web Store
• Translation: Whenever you visit a website in a foreign language, Chrome will automatically offer to translate the page to your native language. This feature isn't always perfect, but it opens the door to millions of websites that you might never have visited otherwise.
  Translating a website