You can input web page addresses into the address bar directly, but you can also use it as a search bar which means you don’t have to navigate your way to the Google homepage every time you need to search for something. Google Chrome does everything you could ever want a web browser to do, and it does it quickly and efficiently. The lack of obvious icons for some things does mean that new users will struggle to find certain options at first, but at the same time they won’t be overwhelmed with hundreds of buttons with no idea what any of them do. Overall we like Google Chrome’s simplistic appearance. Apart from that, all you’ll see is a few logos for any add-ons or extensions you have installed (such as an ad-blocker) and your Google account icon if you’ve logged in. Beyond that, you can see any bookmarked web pages that you have saved along the bottom of the overlay, just below the web address bar. If you need to find the settings and options menus, they’re in a drop down menu in the top right hand corner (the three dots icon). Most of the other options and features of Google Chrome are hidden away in the menus, as Chrome strives to keep clutter down to an absolute minimum. This means you have easy access to the world’s best search engine.
The default homepage for new tabs in Google Chrome is, unsurprisingly, Google. One of the primary reasons for Google Chrome’s success over the past decade has been it’s simple, clean user interface. You don’t have to do this now, but we’d highly recommend it. The newly opened Google Chrome browser will now offer you the chance to customize your experience.