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Get what you need from scanned PDFs

With Chrome, now you can search, select, or copy the text you want in scanned PDFs

  1. When you come across a scanned PDF on a webpage, open it in Chrome PDF viewer.
  2. Almost instantly, the PDF will become interactive.
  3. Search, select, or copy the text you want.
Get what you need from scanned PDFs
Get what you need from scanned PDFs
Get what you need from scanned PDFs

productivity

Have Chrome read pages aloud

Chrome can now read web pages aloud. Words on the page are highlighted to help you follow along. Read aloud is best for content like news stories, articles, or even PDFs.

  1. To use read aloud, right-click on a page, and select Open in reading mode. This opens the side panel, which has controls you can use for read aloud.
  2. Click the Play button.
  3. You can adjust the voice , speed , and highlight style in the toolbar next to the Play button.

productivity

Get your tab groups on the go

Just like your bookmarks and passwords, your tab groups are now available across all your devices. Get started on one device and pick up your project on another device.

To start seeing your tab groups across devices:

  1. Sign in and create a tab group on your computer or phone.
  2. Your tab group will automatically save to your account.
  3. Open your group on a different device.

    1. Mobile: go to your open tabs, click the tab group section .

    2. Desktop: click the tab group icon in your bookmarks bar (if open) or the Chrome menu.

Tab Groups across iOS, Android, and desktop devices
Tab Groups across iOS, Android, and desktop devices
Tab Groups across iOS, Android, and desktop devices

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Search anything on your screen with Google Lens in Chrome

Draw, highlight, or tap to select anything you want to search and get results without leaving your tab.

  1. iOS
    1. Go to any web page in Chrome.
    2. In the address bar, tap on the Google Lens camera icon.
    3. Draw, highlight, or tap anything on your screen to search.
  2. Android

    1. You can use your Android device's Circle to Search feature to search what you see on Chrome as well as on any app on your Android device.

Scan the QR Code to get Chrome on your phone.

An image of searching by drawing on Chrome. Next to the image is a QR code that can be used to download Chrome.

mobile

Share passwords on your phone

Easily and securely share a copy of a password with your family group in Google Password Manager on your phone.

  1. iOS
    1. Tap the Chrome menu > Password Manager .
    2. Select the password you want to share, then tap Share .
    3. Select family members to share your passwords with.
  2. Android
    1. Tap Chrome menu > Settings > Password Manager.
    2. Under Search passwords, select the password you want to share, then tap Share .
    3. Select family members to share your passwords with.

Scan the QR Code to get Chrome on your phone.

A module in Chrome that allows you to share passwords. Next to the module, is a QR code that can be used to download Chrome.

customize

A new way to customize your toolbar

Pin your favorite features and shortcuts as toolbar buttons.

  1. At the top of your browser, select Chrome menu > More Tools > Customize Chrome .
  2. From the side panel, review the list of toolbar buttons that make it easy to quickly access things like bookmarks, print, Search with Google Lens, and more.
  3. Choose the toolbar buttons you want to pin and they will appear in your toolbar.
A new way to customize your toolbar
A new way to customize your toolbar
A new way to customize your toolbar

Explore more features

    Get what you need from scanned PDFs
    Get what you need from scanned PDFs
    Get what you need from scanned PDFs

    Get what you need from scanned PDFs

    With Chrome, now you can search, select, or copy the text you want in scanned PDFs

    Have Chrome read pages aloud

    Chrome can now read web pages aloud. Words on the page are highlighted to help you follow along. Read aloud is best for content like news stories, articles, or even PDFs.

    Tab Groups across iOS, Android, and desktop devices
    Tab Groups across iOS, Android, and desktop devices
    Tab Groups across iOS, Android, and desktop devices

    Get your tab groups on the go

    Just like your bookmarks and passwords, your tab groups are now available across all your devices. Get started on one device and pick up your project on another device.

    An image of searching by drawing on Chrome. Next to the image is a QR code that can be used to download Chrome.

    Search anything on your screen with Google Lens in Chrome

    Draw, highlight, or tap to select anything you want to search and get results without leaving your tab.

    A module in Chrome that allows you to share passwords. Next to the module, is a QR code that can be used to download Chrome.

    Share passwords on your phone

    Easily and securely share a copy of a password with your family group in Google Password Manager on your phone.

    A new way to customize your toolbar
    A new way to customize your toolbar
    A new way to customize your toolbar

    A new way to customize your toolbar

    Pin your favorite features and shortcuts as toolbar buttons.

    Improve your browser performance with one click

    Chrome automatically suggests that tabs using extra resources become inactive, so the tab you're currently using gets a performance boost.

    Turn on manual verification for payments autofill.
    Turn on manual verification for payments autofill.
    Turn on manual verification for payments autofill.

    Check out more quickly and securely with autofill

    Fill in your full payment card details the same way you unlock your device - with a fingerprint, face scan, or screen lock PIN - instead of entering your card security code.

    Google Lens on a product page.
    Google Lens on a product page.
    Google Lens on a product page.

    Search anything you see on any page with Google Lens

    Google Lens in Chrome makes it easy to search anything you see on your screen. Search within a video you're watching, a slide in a livestream, or an image on a webpage. Google Lens will give you answers right there, in your tab, and you can continue browsing with the new information you’ve found.

    Chat with Gemini from the address bar
    Chat with Gemini from the address bar
    Chat with Gemini from the address bar

    Chat with Gemini from the address bar

    You can quickly get help from Gemini with creative and complex tasks, like planning a trip or learning more about a new topic with this new shortcut in Chrome.

    Pinning a Chrome side panel to the toolbar
    Pinning a Chrome side panel to the toolbar
    Pinning a Chrome side panel to the toolbar

    Pin your favorite features to the toolbar

    You can pin your favorite side-panel features like Bookmarks and Reading Mode to the toolbar.

    The cursor is shown in the search box with automatically loaded past searches and related topics.
    The cursor is shown in the search box with automatically loaded past searches and related topics.
    The cursor is shown in the search box with automatically loaded past searches and related topics.

    Search and get related suggestions

    Get suggestions in the search box related to your previous searches based on similar things others are looking for.

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productivity

Get what you need from scanned PDFs

December 2024

With Chrome, now you can search, select, or copy the text you want in scanned PDFs

  1. When you come across a scanned PDF on a webpage, open it in Chrome PDF viewer.
  2. Almost instantly, the PDF will become interactive.
  3. Search, select, or copy the text you want.
Get what you need from scanned PDFs
Get what you need from scanned PDFs
Get what you need from scanned PDFs

productivity

Have Chrome read pages aloud

December 2024

Chrome can now read web pages aloud. Words on the page are highlighted to help you follow along. Read aloud is best for content like news stories, articles, or even PDFs.

  1. To use read aloud, right-click on a page, and select Open in reading mode. This opens the side panel, which has controls you can use for read aloud.
  2. Click the Play button.
  3. You can adjust the voice , speed , and highlight style in the toolbar next to the Play button.

productivity

Get your tab groups on the go

May 2025

Just like your bookmarks and passwords, your tab groups are now available across all your devices. Get started on one device and pick up your project on another device.

To start seeing your tab groups across devices:

  1. Sign in and create a tab group on your computer or phone.
  2. Your tab group will automatically save to your account.
  3. Open your group on a different device.

    1. Mobile: go to your open tabs, click the tab group section .

    2. Desktop: click the tab group icon in your bookmarks bar (if open) or the Chrome menu.

Tab Groups across iOS, Android, and desktop devices
Tab Groups across iOS, Android, and desktop devices
Tab Groups across iOS, Android, and desktop devices

mobile

Search anything on your screen with Google Lens in Chrome

April 2025

Draw, highlight, or tap to select anything you want to search and get results without leaving your tab.

  1. iOS
    1. Go to any web page in Chrome.
    2. In the address bar, tap on the Google Lens camera icon.
    3. Draw, highlight, or tap anything on your screen to search.
  2. Android

    1. You can use your Android device's Circle to Search feature to search what you see on Chrome as well as on any app on your Android device.

Scan the QR Code to get Chrome on your phone.

An image of searching by drawing on Chrome. Next to the image is a QR code that can be used to download Chrome.

mobile

Share passwords on your phone

November 2024

Easily and securely share a copy of a password with your family group in Google Password Manager on your phone.

  1. iOS
    1. Tap the Chrome menu > Password Manager .
    2. Select the password you want to share, then tap Share .
    3. Select family members to share your passwords with.
  2. Android
    1. Tap Chrome menu > Settings > Password Manager.
    2. Under Search passwords, select the password you want to share, then tap Share .
    3. Select family members to share your passwords with.

Scan the QR Code to get Chrome on your phone.

A module in Chrome that allows you to share passwords. Next to the module, is a QR code that can be used to download Chrome.

customize

A new way to customize your toolbar

December 2024

Pin your favorite features and shortcuts as toolbar buttons.

  1. At the top of your browser, select Chrome menu > More Tools > Customize Chrome .
  2. From the side panel, review the list of toolbar buttons that make it easy to quickly access things like bookmarks, print, Search with Google Lens, and more.
  3. Choose the toolbar buttons you want to pin and they will appear in your toolbar.
A new way to customize your toolbar
A new way to customize your toolbar
A new way to customize your toolbar

performance

Improve your browser performance with one click

February 2025

Chrome automatically suggests that tabs using extra resources become inactive, so the tab you're currently using gets a performance boost.

  1. When Chrome finds tabs using extra resources, you’ll get a performance alert.
  2. Click Fix now to make the listed tabs inactive.

security

Check out more quickly and securely with autofill

August 2024

Fill in your full payment card details the same way you unlock your device - with a fingerprint, face scan, or screen lock PIN - instead of entering your card security code.

  1. Go to > Autofill and passwords > Payment methods.
  2. Select Manually verify every time you pay using autofill to use your biometrics the next time you checkout.
Turn on manual verification for payments autofill.
Turn on manual verification for payments autofill.
Turn on manual verification for payments autofill.

Search

Search anything you see on any page with Google Lens

August 2024

Google Lens in Chrome makes it easy to search anything you see on your screen. Search within a video you're watching, a slide in a livestream, or an image on a webpage. Google Lens will give you answers right there, in your tab, and you can continue browsing with the new information you’ve found.

  1. Open the Chrome menu.
  2. Select Search with Google Lens .
  3. Select anything on the page by clicking and dragging anywhere on the page.
  4. Refine the answers by typing in the search box in the side panel.
  5. For quicker access, click Pin in the side panel to add the icon to your toolbar.
Google Lens on a product page.
Google Lens on a product page.
Google Lens on a product page.

Search

Chat with Gemini from the address bar

August 2024

You can quickly get help from Gemini with creative and complex tasks, like planning a trip or learning more about a new topic with this new shortcut in Chrome.

  1. Type “@” in the address bar and select Chat with Gemini.
  2. Write your prompt.
  3. Get your response on gemini.google.com.
Chat with Gemini from the address bar
Chat with Gemini from the address bar
Chat with Gemini from the address bar

Customize

Pin your favorite features to the toolbar

June 2024

You can pin your favorite side-panel features like Bookmarks and Reading Mode to the toolbar.

  1. From the Chrome menu , open the feature you want to pin:
    • Choose Bookmarks and Lists > Show all Bookmarks .
    • Or choose More Tools > Reading Mode .
  2. Your selected feature will open in the side panel.
  3. At the top of the side panel, click Pin .

Tip: To unpin something, right-click the button in the toolbar and select Unpin .

Pinning a Chrome side panel to the toolbar
Pinning a Chrome side panel to the toolbar
Pinning a Chrome side panel to the toolbar

Search

Search and get related suggestions

May 2024

Get suggestions in the search box related to your previous searches based on similar things others are looking for.

  1. Open a New tab .
  2. Click the search box to see suggestions related to your previous searches.
  3. Click on the topics to view search results.
The cursor is shown in the search box with automatically loaded past searches and related topics.
The cursor is shown in the search box with automatically loaded past searches and related topics.
The cursor is shown in the search box with automatically loaded past searches and related topics.