How to Change Your Default Language in Google Chrome Browser

Google Chrome is our favorite browser to visit websites on desktop and smartphones. It comes with most modern features and tools or extensions to simplify your browsing activities. Hundreds of extensions are available to manage tasks and enhance your work productivity on Chrome.

By default, it displays UI and settings in English. But you can change it to any other language and get Chrome to translate pages for you.

Today we’ll tell you how to change your default language in Google Chrome.

Contents show

Change languages in Google Chrome

Google Chrome supports several international languages like French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Dutch, Italian, Latin, Thai, Danish, Georgian, Korean, Irish, Japanese, Telugu, Gujarati, Persian, Romanian and more.

Follow these steps to change your primary language and translate pages in Chrome,

Open Google Chrome browser on your computer and tap ‘three dots’icon from the top right corner of the screen. Choose ‘Settings’ from the slide-down menu.

A new tab will open with browser settings. Select ‘Languages’ from the left-side menu.

Click on ‘Add languages’ link. A pop-up box will open. Type your language name in the search box to detect it quickly.

Select and hit the ‘Add’ button. Now you will go back to the previous screen. The newly added language should appear there.

Tap the ‘three dots’ icon appears next to it.

Choose ‘Display Google Chrome in this language’ checkbox. Click the ‘Relaunch’ button to apply changed settings. Chrome will restart by applying the new language in the settings.

Change in language settings will affect Chrome settings only and webpages will appear in their default languages as usual.

Do you want to access websites in your native language? Install and activate Google Translate extension on Chrome to translate texts and pages to any language you want.

Visit a webpage and click on the Google Translate icon from the menu bar. Choose ‘Translate this Page’ option and you will see translation options at the top.

Pick a language from the drop-down box in which you want to read the page. Google will translate your page in a few moments.

Read How to Stop Pop Ups on Google Chrome

FAQ

How to find Google Chrome settings?

Open Google Chrome on your PC. Tap three-dots icon from the top right corner of your screen. A menu will appear with options to open a new tab, new window, clear history and others. Scroll down to the bottom to locate and open settings.

How do I open Google Chrome?

If Google Chrome installed on your computer, the browser shortcut will appear on your desktop. Otherwise, click the Start button on your taskbar to get a popup menu with a search box and pinned apps. Type Chrome on the box and hit enter. You will see Chrome menu on the bottom. Click Open to open Google Chrome.

For Android, Chrome icon on the home screen botton in most of the cases. If not, swipe up to view home screen. Search for Google Chrome. The browser icon will appear in the search results. Click on Chrome to open. iOS users should install Google Chrome from Apple AppStore. Then, you can access it by clicking on the icon.

How do I download and install Google Chrome?

Visit Google Chrome official website here, https://www.google.com/chrome/ from your desktop browser. Click on Download here link to download Chrome installer. Then, run the installer to install Chrome on your PC.

Android users can download Google Chrome from PlayStore and iOS users can download it from Apple AppStore. Open your respective app stores, search for Chrome and click on Install that appears next to Chrome official app. It will be installed on your mobile in seconds.

How do I activate Chrome?

After installing Google Chrome, sign in to the browser with your Google account and password. Enter your profile name as next. Pick a theme color and profile picture or icon to personalize your account. Then, your profile picture will appear on the top of the browser menu.

Click on image to manage your Google account and add new profiles. With Chrome profiles, you can manage multiple Google accounts in different windows with separate history and customization options.

Can I use Chrome without installing?

Yes, you can download Chromium, the open source form of Chrome and use it without installing on your device. It may not be stable compared to the official Chrome browser and you won’t get any auto updates on the product.

Do I need Chrome with Google?

Not necessary to use Chrome to access Google products. Your Gmail account, Google Maps, Google Docs and other related tools can be opened from any web browser. But Google recommends to use Chrome browser for better user experience and open various Google products in a single click through shortcut menu.

Can my phone work without Chrome?

Yes, your phone will work without Google Chrome. To access internet, you can use default mobile browser or any other browsing app available on Google PlayStore or Apple AppStore.