Questions tagged [google-chrome]

[google-chrome] is for questions related to development with Google Chrome, a web browser that uses the Blink rendering engine. Warning! General support for the browser is off-topic: questions about using or configuring the browser should be posted on https://superuser.com. Chrome OS and Chromium are off-topic: questions about [google-chrome-os] or [chromium] should use those tags.

Google Chrome is a free desktop browser that uses the Blink rendering engine (a fork of WebKit) and V8 JavaScript engine. It was launched in 2008 with a goal of making the web faster.


Tag alert! General usage questions about Chrome should be asked on Super User.
The tags below should be used on questions about development in the following areas:

for Packaged Apps development in Chrome/Chromium
for extension development in Chrome/Chromium
for DevTools in Chrome/Chromium


Most of Chrome's source code is released as part of the open-source sister project Chromium. It was assembled from 25 different code libraries from Google and third parties such as Mozilla's Netscape Portable Runtime, Network Security Services, as well as and a number of other open-source projects.

is available in 53 languages and was first publicly released for Microsoft Windows (XP and later versions) on September 2, 2008, in 43 languages, officially a beta version.


Platforms

Chrome is available for:

  • Windows: Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
    (Windows XP is no longer supported: Chrome 49 is the last compatible version)
  • OS X: 10.6 or later
  • Linux: Ubuntu 12.04 or later / Debian 7 or later / openSUSE 12.2 or later / Fedora 17 or later
  • iOS 7.0 or later (iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad)
  • Android 4.0 or later
  • Google TV

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Disable same origin policy in Chrome

Is there any way to disable the Same-origin policy on Google's Chrome browser?
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Disabling Chrome cache for website development

I am modifying a site's appearance (CSS modifications) but can't see the result on Chrome because of annoying persistent cache. I tried Shift+refresh but it doesn't work. How can I disable the cache temporarily or refresh the page in some way that I…
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How to remove focus border (outline) around text/input boxes? (Chrome)

Can anyone explain how to remove the orange or blue border (outline) around text/input boxes? I think it only happens on Chrome to show that the input box is active. Here's the input CSS I'm using: input { background-color: transparent; …
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Getting Chrome to accept self-signed localhost certificate

I have created a self-signed SSL certificate for the localhost CN. Firefox accepts this certificate after initially complaining about it, as expected. Chrome and IE, however, refuse to accept it, even after adding the certificate to the system…
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Hide scroll bar, but while still being able to scroll

I want to be able to scroll through the whole page, but without the scrollbar being shown. In Google Chrome it's: ::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; } But Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer don't seem to work like that. I also tried this…
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How to manually send HTTP POST requests from Firefox or Chrome browser?

I want to test some URLs on a web application I'm working on. For that I would like to manually create HTTP POST requests (meaning I can add whatever parameters I like). Is there any extension or functionality in Chrome and/or Firefox that I'm…
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How do I get ASP.NET Web API to return JSON instead of XML using Chrome?

Using the newer ASP.NET Web API, in Chrome I am seeing XML - how can I change it to request JSON so I can view it in the browser? I do believe it is just part of the request headers, am I correct in that?
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Colors in JavaScript console

Can Chrome's built-in JavaScript console display colors? I want errors in red, warnings in orange and console.log's in green. Is that possible?
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Remove blue border from css custom-styled button in Chrome

I'm working on a web page, and I want custom-styled
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See :hover state in Chrome Developer Tools

I want to see the :hover style for an anchor I'm hovering on in Chrome. In Firebug, there's a style dropdown that allows me to select different states for an element. I can't seem to find anything similar in Chrome. Am I missing something?
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Removing input background colour for Chrome autocomplete?

On a form I'm working on, Chrome is auto-filling the email and password fields. This is fine, however, Chrome changes the background colour to a pale yellow colour. The design I'm working on is using light text on a dark background, so this really…
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How to set a JavaScript breakpoint from code in Chrome?

I want to force the Chrome debugger to break on a line via code, or else using some sort of comment tag such as something like console.break().
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Using Chrome's Element Inspector in Print Preview Mode?

I am working on developing a website and need to work on the print view. Typically when I have layout issues I use Chrome's Element Inspector. However this does not exist in print preview mode. Is there a Chrome plugin or some other way to change…
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Updating address bar with new URL without hash or reloading the page

I either dreamt about chrome (dev channel) implementing a way to update the address bar via javascript (the path, not domain) without reloading the page or they really have done this. However, I can't find the article I think I read. Am I crazy or…
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Disabling Chrome Autofill

I have been running into issues with the chrome autofill behavior on several forms. The fields in the form all have very common and accurate names, such as "email", "name", or "password", and they also have autocomplete="off" set. The autocomplete…
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