Use Gemini in Chrome

With Gemini in Chrome , you can get AI assistance in your browser to easily get key takeaways, clarify concepts, find answers and more. To provide the most relevant responses, Gemini in Chrome uses content from your current browser tab. On a computer, you can also share up to 10 open tabs with Gemini.

Gemini in Chrome is a feature of Chrome and a separate experience from the Gemini web and mobile apps. With it, you can easily share page content with Gemini and get help while you browse.

What you need

Important: Gemini in Chrome is not available to all users at this time. We’re gradually releasing Gemini in Chrome, so it might not be available to you just yet.

To use Gemini in Chrome on your computer, you need to:

Be 18 or over and in the US.
Use a Chromebook Plus, Mac, or Windows computer.
Use the latest version of Chrome. Learn how to update Chrome .
Sign in to Chrome. This feature isn’t available in Incognito mode. Learn how to sign in to Chrome .
Have Chrome’s language set to English (United States). Learn how to change Chrome’s language setting .

If you use Gemini in Chrome with a work or school Google Account, access must be enabled by your administrator. Learn more about using Gemini Apps with a work or school Google Account .

Chat with Gemini in Chrome

On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top of your browser, click Gemini in Chrome.
- You’ll need to opt in the first time you use Gemini in Chrome. To opt in, follow the onscreen instructions.
In the text box, enter your question or request.
- By default, Gemini in Chrome uses content from your current tab for its response. Learn how Gemini in Chrome works with your data .
  - Tabs opened from a chat or a shared tab are also shared with Gemini.
  - In Gemini Live, the current tab is shared by default, but you can share other tabs. Learn how to manage tabs in Gemini Live .
- To add an open tab directly in your prompt, enter @ and select the tab. You can also share up to 10 of your open tabs. Learn how to manage tabs shared with Gemini .

Tip:After you opt in to Gemini in Chrome, it’s added to your Mac menu bar or Windows system tray, and you can use keyboard shortcuts .

What you can do with Gemini in Chrome

After you opt in to Gemini in Chrome in the side panel, you can chat directly with Gemini. For example, try asking Gemini in Chrome to:

Summarize key takeaways from an article
Explain a complex topic in a different way
Help you test your knowledge of a new subject you’re learning
Modify a recipe to meet dietary needs
Compare or consolidate information across pages
Make recommendations based on your preferences
Complete multi-step actions on your behalf

Manage your chat with Gemini in Chrome

In Gemini in Chrome, you can:

Go Live & talk while you browse:at the bottom, click Go Live. Learn more about going Live with Gemini in Chrome .
Share or stop sharing a tab:in the text box, click Update tabsand select the tab you want to add or remove. A shared tab shows a Check mark.
Pop-out or dock Gemini in Chrome:at the top, click Pop-out chator Dock to original tab.
Start a new chat:at the top, click Start new chat. If it’s not there, first click More options.
- When you start a new chat, your current tab is shared with Gemini by default. To change this, you can turn off Share current tab by defaultin your Chrome settings. Learn how to turn it off in Chrome settings .
Switch between Gemini models:in the text box, click the model name, then select the model.
Find your recent Gemini chats:at the top, click More options.

Use keyboard shortcuts

After you opt in to using Gemini in Chrome, you can use keyboard shortcuts.

To open or close Gemini in Chrome:

On Mac, press Ctrl+ G
On Windows, press Alt+ G
On ChromeOS, press Search+ G

To switch between your tab and Gemini in Chrome:

On Mac, press Ctrl+ ⌘+ G
On Windows, press Alt+ Shift+ G
On ChromeOS, press Search+ Alt+ G

Change the keyboard shortcuts

To choose your own keyboard shortcuts:

At the top of Gemini in Chrome, click More optionsSettings & help Open Chrome settings.
Next to the keyboard or navigation shortcut, click Edit.
On your keyboard, press the new shortcut.

Manage tabs shared with Gemini in Chrome

When you open Gemini in Chrome, the page content from your current tab is shared by default. Gemini uses that page content to respond. You can stop sharing your current tab at any time. Learn how Gemini in Chrome works with your data .

Stop sharing a tab

In Gemini in Chrome, above the text box, click Show shared tabs.
Next to the tab you want to stop sharing, click Remove tab.
- When a tab is no longer shared, the glowing underline on the tab disappears.

Tip:If you start a new chat, your current tab is shared with Gemini by default. To change this, you can turn off Share current tab by defaultin your Chrome settings. Learn how to turn it off in Chrome settings .

Share a tab

In addition to your current tab, you can share up to 10 of your recent open tabs across your browser windows. Learn how Gemini in Chrome works with your data .

At the top of your Chrome browser, click Gemini in Chrome.
In the text box, click Add tabs.
Select the tabs you want to add.
- A shared tab shows a Check mark.
- This shares the page content from the tabs you share, and Gemini uses it to respond.
- When Gemini is using a page, its tab shows a glowing underline.

Tip:You can also search for and add open tabs by entering @ and selecting the tab.

When you share a Workspace webpage

Gemini may directly access your Workspace account to respond to you about a Workspace webpage (like docs.google.com) that you shared in Chrome. This makes sure that Gemini can, for example, refer to an entire Google Doc you’ve asked about instead of only what’s available within the tab. To use more of your personal content from Workspace, connect the Workspace app. Learn how to connect Google Workspace apps & services to Gemini Apps .

Use Connected Apps in Gemini in Chrome

Important: Only some Connected Apps are available in Gemini in Chrome. Learn about which apps Gemini in Chrome can connect to .

With your permission, Gemini in Chrome can help you connect your personal information and content in Google Workspace services. If you connect the Google Workspace app, Gemini in Chrome can help you get things done with Google Workspace services, like:

Summarize your emails in Gmail
Add items to Google Tasks
Create events in Google Calendar

Learn more about Connected Apps in Gemini Apps .

Google apps that Gemini in Chrome can connect to

Gemini in Chrome can currently connect to the following apps:

Google Workspace, which includes:
- Gmail
- Google Calendar
- Google Docs
- Google Drive
- Google Keep
- Google Tasks

Manage Connected Apps

Important:You can learn more about your data and Connected Apps in the Gemini Apps Privacy Hub:

To disconnect or connect apps:

At the top of Gemini in Chrome, click More optionsSettings & help Open Chrome settings.
Click Manage Connected Apps.
Find the app and turn the app offor or on.
- This disconnects or connects an app for all Gemini Apps, including Gemini in Chrome.
- Only some Connected Apps are available in Gemini in Chrome. Learn about which apps Gemini in Chrome can connect to .
Follow any on-screen instructions.

Manage Connected Apps

About Google services that Gemini in Chrome automatically uses info from

Gemini in Chrome can also automatically use public information from certain Google services to provide more helpful responses to your prompts. For example, Gemini in Chrome can help you:

Find relevant YouTube videos and answer questions you have about the video
Get location-based information from Google Maps

Currently, Gemini in Chrome automatically uses public information from these Google services:

Google Search
Google Maps
YouTube

To use public information from Google Maps and YouTube, Keep Activity must be on. Gemini in Chrome can always use public information from Google Search, even if Keep Activity is off.

Manage Gemini in Chrome settings

Hide or show Gemini icon on browser & desktop

On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top, click More Settings.
In the Settings menu, click AI innovationsGemini in Chrome.
- If the menu is hidden, first click Menu.
Under “Preferences,” turn the following settings on or off:
- Show Gemini at the top of the browser
- Show Gemini in Mac menu bar and turn on keyboard shortcuton Mac
- Show Gemini in system tray and turn on keyboard shortcuton Windows

Tip:You can also right-click the top of your browser and click Unpin Geminior Pin Gemini.

Manage permissions for Gemini in Chrome

On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top, click More Settings.
In the Settings menu, click AI innovationsGemini in Chrome.
- If the menu is hidden, first click Menu.
Under “Permissions,” you can turn the following permissions on or off:
- Precise location
- Microphone
- Share current tab by default
- Let Gemini browse for you

Tip:If Precise location is on, Gemini in Chrome can access and use your precise location. If it’s off, Gemini in Chrome cannot access and use your precise location, and will only be able to derive an estimated location from your IP address.

Fix or report a problem & give feedback

If you don’t find Gemini in Chrome

Important:Gemini in Chrome is rolling out to users over time, so it may not be available in your country or territory yet.

If Gemini in Chrome is available in your country or territory, try these steps:

Sign in to your Chrome browser with your Google Account.
Set your Chrome language to English (United States). Learn how to change your Chrome language .
Use Chrome in the US and have a US-based Google Account.
Update your Chrome browser to the latest version. Learn how to update Chrome .

If Gemini in Chrome still doesn’t show, try restarting your Chrome browser.

Report a problem or send feedback about Gemini in Chrome

At the top of Gemini in Chrome, click MoreSettings & help Send feedback.
Enter a description of the problem or your feedback.
Optionally, add a screenshot to help us better understand the issue.
Click Send.

Learn more about how Google uses your feedback .

Report or give feedback on Gemini’s response

Your feedback helps make Gemini Apps more helpful, accurate, and safe.

To give feedback on a response:

Below Gemini’s response, click Good responseor Bad response.
Optionally, you can select a reason.
- For example, If you get a response that’s inaccurate or that you feel is unsafe, you can select Not factually corrector Offensive / Unsafe, respectively.