Called by many as ‘the best browser’ created for the internet, Google Chrome has been significantly popular and widely used by online users. Whether it is for searching or for viewing websites, Google’s browser is known for its simplistic and minimalist design. It was 2008 when it was first launched to the public, and from there, until today, using the browser has become a common thing when accessing the internet.
Initially, it was created and built for the Windows platform, but later on, it was ported to other platforms such as Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, etc. According to statistics, there are more than 2 Billion—and still counting—active web users that use Google Chrome as their primary browser. But beyond that, what really makes this internet browser so popular and makes people use it over other browsers available?
In this blog, we will share with you some of the top reasons why Google Chrome is becoming the staple internet browser for many.
Speed
Internet browsers are designed to open websites or web pages fast. And there’s no denying that a lot of browsers are doing the job. On the other hand, Google Chrome is known not just for being able to load pages faster, but also for being able to do the same speed even if the web page or the website someone is trying to access is heavy. These are sites or pages that have either too many graphics, videos, and/or flash ads.
Simplicity
Google Chrome is known for being a clean and simple browser. And over the years it has proven what it is made of. Even though you could customize the browser to your preference such as color, design, adding plugins, etc., it doesn’t affect much the way it works making it simple and easy to use. And because of the availability to use plugin extensions within the browser, it doesn’t require you to install additional software on your computer such as PDF viewer because Chrome has a built-in PDF viewer making it easier for you to view files. Thus, you can even resize, save, and print the PDF from the browser.
Privacy & Security
Google thoroughly understands what privacy and security mean which is why it ensures that accessing websites or pages would be safe when using the browser. It has its own malware and phishing protection that automatically notify you when you are accessing or opening sites that may be harmful. Thus, updating the browser is automatic making you use an always updated internet browser.
And if you want to take an extra precaution, there’s the Incognito Tab offered by Chrome for you to have an extra added protection when visiting a website that you don’t want to leave a trace.
Chrome Extensions
Google Chrome has a dedicated web store for you to access tons of extensions or plugins that you can use while using the browser. These are added features that you might want to use such as blocking ads, taking screenshots of a website, video recorder, website language translator, etc. In short, Chrome is making someone’s online browsing experience without the additional installation needed to help your workload become easier.
Signing In & Customizations
If you are sharing a computer, it is understandable that there are accounts and files like bookmarks that you want to protect. Chrome has a sign-in option for your web browsing to become more personalized compared with other browsers. It means that you can protect your bookmarks, search history, and account when using Chrome making you—only you— can access it if needed while others will use Chrome using other accounts or as a guest.
Thus you can sign in to your Chrome even to other devices yet all bookmarks, history, and accounts are synchronized.
And when it comes to customization it is possible to make your experience more ‘you’ such as changing themes like colors and graphics when using Chrome.
Conclusion
There are many more advantages that you can enjoy when using Google Chrome as your main web browser. It’s not just about customization and the tons of extensions you can use within the browser. But Google also ensures that Chrome respects your privacy and security. Sure, there are other alternative internet browsers that you can use to browse online, but one cannot deny the fact that Google Chrome is offering a diverse web browsing experience ahead of its competitors because of its real-time and non-stop development and support.
