How to Set Homepage in Google Chrome

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: February 23, 2021

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--e.g., the page to which Chrome opens--and a home page (which is bound to Chrome's Home button) from within the Chrome settings menu.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Setting a Home Page

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

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3
Click Settings.
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Check the "Show Home button" box. You can find this under the "Appearance" section.
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Click Change. This is beneath the Home Button checkbox.
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Click the radio button next to "Open this page".
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Type in the URL of your preferred site. You can also check the "Use the New Tab page" box here.
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Click OK.
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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!

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Setting a Startup Page

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Open Google Chrome.
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Click ⋮. This is in the top right corner of your Chrome window.
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Click Settings.
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Look for a section on the page called "On Startup." Click the radio checkbox next to "Open a specific page or set of pages".
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Click Set pages, which should be directly to the right of the above choice.
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Type in the URL of your preferred site on the line that says "Add a new page".
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Click OK. You may need to do this twice, if prompted.
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Close and reopen your browser. Doing so should take you to your selected startup page!