Google Crome on the mac

By Alicia Krage, 4 February, 2026

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macOS and Mac Apps

I'd love to hear from those who use Google Crome on the mac and whether you like it better than Safari. And if so, is it an app or do I have to install it?

I've tried installing a few different times and didn't have much luck. I had a friend tell me there was an app for the mac, but I can't find it.

Thanks in advance for any insights!

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By Tyler on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 - 22:38

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

Google Chrome can be downloaded from chrome.google.com. Once downloaded, open the disk image and copy the "Google Chrome" app to the Applications folder to install it.

By Alicia Krage on Thursday, February 5, 2026 - 12:40

Pardon the ignorance, but can you refresh my memory on copying it to the applications folder?
I do better with step by step instructions.

By Brian on Thursday, February 5, 2026 - 15:39

Hi Alicia,

Try the following:
1. Download Chrome from the following link: https://chrome.google.com. The file should end up in your Downloads folder.
2. When the download completes, open your Downloads folder by pressing Command + Option + 'L'. The newly downloaded file will be in there, with a'.DMG' file extension. For example something like, "Chrome.DMG".
3. Navigate to that file, and press Command + 'O' to open it. Inside should be a file with a '.app' extension, something like, "Chrome.app".
4. With VoiceOver focused on that file, press Command + 'C' (to copy), and then press Command + Shift + 'A' to open your Applications folder. Now press Command + 'V' (to paste), this will paste the file into your Applications folder.
5. You should be able to open the Chrome browser from this point on. My advice will be, once you have opened it for the very first time, go down to your dock, and make it a permanent resident so that you have easy access to it from that point on.

HTH.