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Chrome is a web browser that can be used across multiple platforms. There are now many plugins and extensions available to extend its functionality.
Website: google.com/chrome
Cost: Free
Availability: Download
Rankings in the previous surveys:
| 2021: 36 | 2020: 35 | 2019: 35 | 2018: 54 | 2017: 61 | 2016: 33 | 2015: 22 | 2014: 27 |
| 2013: 26 | 2012: 35 | 2011: 45 | 2010: 44 | 2009: 55 | 2008: – | 2007: – |
Comments on Google Chrome in 2021
“The web browser. Can’t do much with the internet without it. I have both Chrome and Safari open all the time on my desktop Macintoshes, but I use Chrome more.” Adrian Segar, Author, Conferences that Work, USA, 2022
“I use it….constantly. Kind of can’t leave it out.” Online instruction specialist, USA, 2022
Previous comments on Google Chrome
“Reading List, Tab Groups, Pinned Tabs, saved credentials, History Search, Shared Tabs across devices, switching profiles, etc… all make aggregating and indexing information easier” Heather Schnyder, Director of Project Success, USA, 2021
“Even though I have 3 different web browsers to choose from for work related activities, Google Chrome never fails me. It seems to work seamlessly with every application I need it to. It is one way to connect both professional and personal interests via bookmarks, etc. I appreciate how unfailingly reliable it is.” Susan Manos, Global Learning & Development Director, USA, 2020
“Where would I be without a great browser that makes finding and using information on the web so easy.” Training Manager, Switzerland, 2020
“The best way to find different information!” Ekaterina Leybova, Professor, Russia, 2020
Quick Guide to Google Chrome
Here you will find some basic guidance and links to resources on how to use Google Chrome for teaching, training, learning and development.
Google Chrome is the most popular web browser, but it is the extensions that make it a very powerful tool.
- There are many different extensions for different purposes, e.g.
- see The Best Speed-Reading Extensions for Google Chrome, MakeUseOf, 23 April 2020
- Here is a video showing the Top 10 Chrome extensions in 2020
The Google Chrome Enterprise version of the browser provides additional security for organisations and unlocks the benefits of Chrome OS.
Google Chrome is seen as a valuable web browsers Once again it is the powerful set of educational extensions that make it stand out from the others
- Here are 10 Student-Tested Chrome Extensions from edutopia
- Here’s a video with the must-have Google Chrome extensions for teachers to makeyour life easier, enhance learning and add a welcome fun element to online learning.
General guidance
- Link to Text Fragment extension for Google Chrome, Chrome
- 13 Google Chrome Tips And Tricks You Didn’t Know You Needed, GTricks
- How to use Chrome like a pro, Wired, 9 December 2019
- How to Use Google Chrome, wikiHow, 7 November 2019
- 22 Hidden Chrome Features That Will Make Your Life Easier, PC Mag, 26 August 2018
Last updated: August 27, 2022 at 17:02 pm
