Use Gemini in Chrome

With Gemini in Chrome, you can get AI assistance in your desktop 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. You can also share up to 10 open tabs with Gemini.

Gemini in Chrome is a feature of Chrome on desktop and a separate experience from the Gemini web app. 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 to people without a Google AI plan, 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 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 Gemini in Chrome window, 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.
- 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, a floating window will appear where you can chat directly with Gemini. In the floating window, you can ask questions to get help in the moment with anything you’re exploring. 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

Manage your chat with Gemini in Chrome

In the Gemini in Chrome window, you can:

Go Live & talk while you browse: at the bottom, click Go Live . Learn more about going Live with Gemini in Chrome.
Stop sharing your current tab: click Current tab or Stop sharing current tab .
Share your current tab: click Share current tab .
Start a new chat: click More options and then Start new chat .
Switch between Gemini models: at the top, click Gemini , then select the model.
Find your recent Gemini chats: click More options and then Recent chats .

Use keyboard shortcuts

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

To open Gemini in Chrome, or close it while in the window:

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

To switch between your tab and the Gemini in Chrome window:

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

Change the keyboard shortcuts

To choose your own keyboard shortcuts:

At the top of the Gemini in Chrome window, click More options and then 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

Share or stop sharing your current tab

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

Stop sharing your current tab

Go to the Gemini in Chrome window.
In the text box, click Current tab or Stop sharing current tab .
- When a tab is no longer shared, the glow from the page’s edges and the glowing underline on the tab disappears.

Tip: You can also turn off sharing page content with Gemini in Chrome in your Chrome settings. Learn how to turn it off in Chrome settings.

Share your current tab

At the top of your Chrome browser, click Gemini in Chrome .
In the text box, click Share current tab .
- This shares the page content from the tab you’re on, and Gemini uses it to respond.
- When Gemini is using a page, the page’s edges glow and its tab shows a glowing underline.

Share or stop sharing other open tabs

In addition to your current tab, you can share up to 10 of your recent open tabs across your browser windows. You can share these tabs on the Gemini in Chrome window or directly from a browser window. Learn how Gemini in Chrome works with your data.

In the Gemini in Chrome window

To share more tabs:

In the Gemini in Chrome window, click Add tabs .
- If you already shared other tabs, click the Manage tabs button, which shows the number of currently shared tabs.
Next to the tab you want to share, click Add tab .
- To remove a tab, click Remove tab .

To remove all shared tabs: on the Manage tabs button, click Stop sharing tabs .

From a browser window

To share more tabs:

At the top of your browser, right click the tab you want to share.
- To share multiple tabs at the same time, hold ⌘ on Mac or Ctrl on Windows and click the tabs you want to share. Then right click one of the tabs.
Click Share tab with Gemini.

To remove a shared tab: right click the tab, then click Stop sharing tab with Gemini.

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: We’re gradually releasing connected apps in Gemini in Chrome, so it might not be available to you just yet. Only some 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 apps in the Gemini Apps Privacy Hub:

At the top of the Gemini in Chrome window, click More options and then Open Chrome settings.
Click Manage connected apps.
Find the app and turn the app off or or on .
- This turns an app on or off for all Gemini Apps, including Gemini in Chrome.
- Only some 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 and then Settings.
In the Settings menu, click AI innovations and then Gemini 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 shortcut on Mac
- Show Gemini in system tray and turn on keyboard shortcut on Windows

Manage permissions for Gemini in Chrome

On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top, click More and then Settings.
In the Settings menu, click AI innovations and then Gemini in Chrome .
- If the menu is hidden, first click Menu .
Under "Permissions," you can turn the following permissions on or off:
- Precise location
- Microphone
- Page content sharing

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 the Gemini in Chrome window, click More and then 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 response or 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 correct or Offensive / Unsafe, respectively.

To report a legal issue, under Gemini’s response, click Report legal issue .