{"id":6440,"date":"2009-03-17T22:42:06","date_gmt":"2009-03-17T17:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=6440"},"modified":"2026-10-28T13:27:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T07:57:25","slug":"google-chrome-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/03\/google-chrome-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"Download Google Chrome for Mac: Install Guide (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to download Google Chrome for Mac? In March 2009, there was no official Chrome for Mac, so early adopters tried CrossOver Chromium, a Wine-based port that ran the Windows version on Intel Macs. Google released the real Chrome for Mac beta that December. In 2026, installing Chrome on a Mac takes a minute. Here is how to download Google Chrome for Mac safely, what macOS you need, and how to fix common problems.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-63844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/download-google-chrome-mac-2026-1024x538.webp\" alt=\"Download Google Chrome for Mac\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/download-google-chrome-mac-2026-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/download-google-chrome-mac-2026-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/download-google-chrome-mac-2026-150x79.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/download-google-chrome-mac-2026-768x403.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/download-google-chrome-mac-2026.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> To download Google Chrome for Mac, open Safari, go to google.com\/chrome, click Download Chrome, open the googlechrome.dmg file and drag Chrome into your Applications folder. The same download works on Apple silicon (M-series) and Intel Macs. Current Chrome versions need macOS 12 Monterey or later.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aec59b635fa5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aec59b635fa5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/03\/google-chrome-mac\/#How_to_download_and_install_Google_Chrome_on_a_Mac\" >How to download and install Google Chrome on a Mac<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/03\/google-chrome-mac\/#Google_Chrome_for_Mac_system_requirements\" >Google Chrome for Mac system requirements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/03\/google-chrome-mac\/#Set_Chrome_as_your_default_browser_on_Mac\" >Set Chrome as your default browser on Mac<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/03\/google-chrome-mac\/#Keep_Chrome_for_Mac_updated\" >Keep Chrome for Mac updated<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/03\/google-chrome-mac\/#Fix_common_Chrome_on_Mac_problems\" >Fix common Chrome on Mac problems<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/03\/google-chrome-mac\/#The_2009_CrossOver_Chromium_story\" >The 2009 CrossOver Chromium story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/03\/google-chrome-mac\/#FAQ\" >FAQ<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/03\/google-chrome-mac\/#Is_Google_Chrome_free_for_Mac\" >Is Google Chrome free for Mac?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/03\/google-chrome-mac\/#Does_Chrome_work_on_M1_M2_M3_and_M4_Macs\" >Does Chrome work on M1, M2, M3 and M4 Macs?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/03\/google-chrome-mac\/#Can_I_install_Chrome_on_an_old_Mac\" >Can I install Chrome on an old Mac?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/03\/google-chrome-mac\/#Should_I_use_Chrome_or_Safari_on_Mac\" >Should I use Chrome or Safari on Mac?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_download_and_install_Google_Chrome_on_a_Mac\"><\/span>How to download and install Google Chrome on a Mac<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Safari and go to the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/chrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Chrome download page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Download Chrome<\/strong>. The page detects your Mac and offers the right installer.<\/li>\n<li>Open <strong>googlechrome.dmg<\/strong> from your Downloads folder.<\/li>\n<li>Drag the Chrome icon onto the <strong>Applications<\/strong> folder.<\/li>\n<li>Open Chrome from Applications or Launchpad, and click Open if macOS asks to confirm.<\/li>\n<li>Eject the Google Chrome disk image in Finder and delete the .dmg file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Only download Chrome from google.com. Fake &#8220;Chrome for Mac&#8221; downloads on other sites can contain adware.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_Chrome_for_Mac_system_requirements\"><\/span>Google Chrome for Mac system requirements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>macOS:<\/strong> macOS 12 Monterey or later. Chrome 138 was the last version for macOS 11 Big Sur, released in 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Processor:<\/strong> Apple silicon (M1 and newer) or Intel. The universal download runs natively on both.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Older Macs:<\/strong> if your Mac cannot run Monterey, Chrome will keep working but stops getting updates, which is a security risk. Safari or another browser that still supports your macOS is safer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Set_Chrome_as_your_default_browser_on_Mac\"><\/span>Set Chrome as your default browser on Mac<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Chrome and go to Chrome &gt; Settings &gt; <strong>Default browser<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Make default<\/strong>, then confirm in the macOS dialog.<\/li>\n<li>Or open Apple menu &gt; System Settings &gt; Desktop &amp; Dock &gt; Default web browser.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Keep_Chrome_for_Mac_updated\"><\/span>Keep Chrome for Mac updated<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Chrome updates itself in the background. To check, go to Chrome &gt; About Google Chrome, and click Relaunch if an update is waiting.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fix_common_Chrome_on_Mac_problems\"><\/span>Fix common Chrome on Mac problems<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Chrome can&#8217;t be opened&#8221;:<\/strong> make sure you dragged it into Applications rather than running it from the disk image.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chrome is slow or uses lots of battery:<\/strong> turn on Energy Saver and Memory Saver in Settings &gt; Performance, and remove unused extensions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chrome won&#8217;t update:<\/strong> check your macOS version meets the requirement, then reinstall from google.com\/chrome.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remove Chrome completely:<\/strong> quit Chrome, drag it from Applications to the Trash, and optionally delete ~\/Library\/Application Support\/Google\/Chrome to remove your profile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_2009_CrossOver_Chromium_story\"><\/span>The 2009 CrossOver Chromium story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When we first wrote this post, Google Chrome was only for Windows. Chrome is built on the open-source Chromium project, and CodeWeavers released CrossOver Chromium for free, using Wine to run the Windows Chromium build on Intel Macs with OS X 10.4 or later. It was a proof of concept and not very stable, but it gave Mac users a first look at Chrome. A few months later, Google shipped Chrome for Mac itself.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/chrome-mac.png\" alt=\"Download Google Chrome for Mac beta\" width=\"676\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/chrome-mac.png 676w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/chrome-mac-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/chrome-mac-150x102.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first Chrome for Mac beta arrived on 8 December 2009, alongside the Linux beta. Google promised fast start-up, fast loading and fast search, and joked that Chrome launched so quickly there was hardly time for its Dock icon to bounce. It brought the Omnibox (one box for searching and typing addresses) and artist themes, but it needed Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or later on an Intel Mac, and it lacked extensions, bookmark sync, the bookmark manager and the cookie manager. Those features arrived during 2010 as Chrome for Mac left beta. Read about the original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2008\/09\/google-chrome-web-browser\/\">Google Chrome launch in 2008<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Google_Chrome_free_for_Mac\"><\/span>Is Google Chrome free for Mac?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Chrome is free to download and use on Mac.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Chrome_work_on_M1_M2_M3_and_M4_Macs\"><\/span>Does Chrome work on M1, M2, M3 and M4 Macs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Chrome runs natively on Apple silicon Macs.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_install_Chrome_on_an_old_Mac\"><\/span>Can I install Chrome on an old Mac?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Current versions need macOS 12 Monterey or later. Older macOS versions can only run older, unsupported Chrome versions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_I_use_Chrome_or_Safari_on_Mac\"><\/span>Should I use Chrome or Safari on Mac?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Safari is often more battery-efficient on Mac, while Chrome is best if you use Google services and Chrome extensions across devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to download Google Chrome for Mac? 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