How to Change the Homepage or Startup Page in Google Chrome

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If you have a page you usually open when you start Chrome, consider setting it as your startup or home page! You can set up both a startup page (which is the page to which Chrome opens) and a homepage (which is bound to Chrome's Home button) from within the Chrome settings menu. Here's how to set the Homepage in Google Chrome using your Windows or Mac computer or Android device.

Quick Steps

Setting a Homepage on Desktop

Open Google Chrome. You can use Chrome on your Windows, Mac, or Linux computer. Your homepage is where you're redirected after clicking the house icon near the address bar. This is different from your startup page. Chrome should update automatically. If it isn't updated, you can update it manually.

Click ⋮. This is in the top right corner of your Chrome window.

Click Settings. You can find this towards the bottom of the drop-down menu.

Click Appearance. This tab is in the left panel.

Toggle on "Show home button". This button will appear in the top, to the left of the address bar. This is what you'll click to be redirected to your homepage. If this is already enabled, skip this step.

Enter a URL in the "Custom web address" field. This is below the New Tab page option. The bubble will fill out automatically. If you want to set your homepage as a new page page, select that option instead.

Click the Home button. It's the house-shaped icon in the top left corner of your browser window; doing so should take you to your selected homepage!

Setting a Startup Page on Desktop

Open Google Chrome. You can use Chrome on your Windows, Mac, or Linux computer.

Click ⋮. This is in the top right corner of your Chrome window.

Click Settings. You can find this towards the bottom of the drop-down menu.

Click On startup. This tab is in the left panel.

Select Open a specific page or set of pages. This is the third option. Alternatively, you can select Open the New Tab page or Continue where you left off. If you select Continue where you left off, Chrome will open the last tab(s) that were active when you previously closed Chrome.

Click Add a new page. This is the first option. A pop-up menu will open.

Enter a URL. Make sure it's a valid web address.

Click Add. This is the blue button. Now when you start Google Chrome, you'll see the designated page.

Using Android

Open the Google Chrome app. Currently, you can only change your homepage on the Chrome app for Android. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you won't be able to change your Chrome's homepage.