Google Chrome: Top 10 Tips And Tricks For Enhanced Web Experience

By Vijaykumar

| Published: Tuesday, September 22, 2015, 11:24 [IST]

Google Chrome is one of the best Web browser that we have seen so far. It is also most widely used Web browser globally.

The Web browser promises speed, simplicity and security for users. It has also giving a stiff competition to the Opera, Microsoft's latest Edge browser and many more..

You can do lot more with Chrome than just browsing your favorite websites. This post will give you the best tips and tricks, which makes your browser experience much better. Take a look at the slider below to know more.

Sign in with multiple profiles

Many users have multiple Google accounts like, personal and work account. You can sign into Chrome with multiple Google accounts making it easy to switch between your accounts for using services like Gmail and Google Drive.

Install apps for offline use

Google brings in the ability to install app on Chrome browser. Number of apps have been developed allowing user to access them offline. You can install offline apps from the Chrome Store and launch them via the Chrome App Launcher in the browser itself.

Manage Chrome processes

By pressing Shift + Esc in the Chrome browser, you will get the task manager with list of processes running in the browser, including tabs that are currently open, extensions and apps. In addition, it will also show memory, CPU and network usage of each process. The task manager allows you to close process that are unresponsive or making the browser run slowly.

Use Chrome as a notepad

Using the HTML 5 "contenteditable" attribute, it is possible to use the Chrome browser tab as a notepad. You just need to copy and past the following code in the address bar. data:text/html,

Voice search

You can search the Chrome browser by using a voice command. All you need to do is click on the microphone symbol at the end of Google search box. Additionally, you can tweak with the browser settings and enable the "OK Google" search command.

Chrome Remote Desktop

Install Google Chrome Remote Desktop app to your Chrome browser. The app must be installed in each computer's Chrome browser and you can connect and control a computer in a different location.

Search Specific Sites

You can directly search through a specific website's search engine using the Chrome's address bar or Omnibar. If you are looking for a product at Amazon, Flipkart or eBay you can search the particular product directly in the browser. Just, enter the website URL and hit Tab, now you are into the specific website's search engine.

Generate new passwords

Chrome browser can now generate new passwords for every website to which you sign up. However, it is still an experimental features. You can activate by entering "about:flags" into the browser's address bar and Enable password generation.

Mobile Site

This is an useful tool for web developers. This will allow you to see the website as seen on a mobile device screen. To use it, you just need to bring up the browser developers tool by pressing F12. Once the developers tool is loaded click on the phone icon and select the device type from the drop down menu.

Pin Tabs

If there are certain website that you often user, then you can pin the tabs on the browsers. Open the website of your desire and right-click on the tab and select pin it to the browser.