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Chrome for Mac Beta with Extensions, Bookmark Sync Available Now

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Just in time for the upcoming MacWorld Expo, Google has released the latest version of its Chrome browser for Mac platforms. Chrome for Mac, which was released only last December as a public beta is now in version 5.0.307.

This Chrome version for Mac takes the same features as its Windows version. These features include extensions, bookmark sync across computers plus of course the same snappy, safe and simple browsing experience as the Chrome for Windows was.

I would personally vouch for how great Chrome for Mac is. I practically stopped using Safari and Firefox on my MacBook since I installed Chrome for Mac. You could really notice how face it loads pages and how simple the interface is. I’m also using Chrome for Windows on my office desktop and the extensions and bookmark synching features are definitely useful features.

So, you can just imagine how excited I am right now to try this out.  The new Chrome for Mac will give you access to the more than 2,200 extensions currently available in Chrome’s extensions gallery. If you’ve never tried using any of these extensions before, they are just similar to Firefox plugins and add-ons. Chrome Extensions adds useful, informative, fun and quirky functionality to the Chrome browser. And they are easy to manage as well.

If you haven’t tried Chrome on your Mac, now is the right time to do so. You may download the beta here, or if you are currently using Chrome for Mac version 4.0+,  the latest beta build will be automatically pushed out in the next few days. I can’t wait to try it out, really.

Originally posted on February 11, 2010 @ 5:51 pm

Google Chrome for Mac is Out to Steal Safari Users

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Finally! Google has released the first official beta of Chrome for Mac. If you’ve been waiting for this for such a long time, you’d waste no time and download it to see how Google’s controversial browser works on your Mac.

So, what’s so exciting about Chrome for Mac, anyway?  Well, if you’re like me who has been alternating between using Mac and Windows and you fell in love with Chrome on Windows the moment it was released, Chrome for Mac will give you the same feeling.

Google takes the whole Chrome for Windows experience to give us Mac users the same if not faster, cleaner and simpler browser. Chrome for Mac has the Omnibox feature, so say goodbye to the browser address bar and the search bar of Safari. You may now enter URL on or do a web search on one browser bar.

In addition, the several Chrome themes were also brought along, although I’m really looking forward to more Mac-optimized Chrome themes in the future.

But most importantly and perhaps what matters really is Chrome for Mac’s speed.  Google claims that Chrome for Mac launches so fast that there’s hardly even time for the application icon to bounce in the dock. And Google was not kidding about it. Indeed Chrome for Mac knows what “fast loading speed” really means.

Alright, enough of the blabber. Stop reading now. Check out the attaced  video showing how Chrome for Mac works or better yet download the Beta version on your Mac and experience using Chrome for Mac yourself. But before you do that, you might want to say goodbye to your Mac’s Safari browser first. You might not use it again.

Originally posted on December 8, 2009 @ 4:41 pm