Millions of Google Chrome users just got three huge freebies — and they’re so handy

GOOGLE updates Chrome with three new tricks to make your life a lot easier.

If you’re a Chrome superfan, you’ll definitely want to learn these hacks.

1

Google has added several new shortcuts that make it much easier to find what you’re looking for.

All you have to do is type @tabs, @bookmarks, or @history in the URL bar.

You can then click Search and add a word to quickly search these features.

For example, you can search @tabs YouTube to quickly navigate to your open YouTube tab.

This is great if you always have a lot of Google Chrome tabs open.

If you know you’ve bookmarked a great recipe but don’t want to find it manually, you can search for something like @boomarks pie.

And the same goes for history: you can quickly revisit a page you’ve already landed on.

“Sometimes it can be difficult to find the tab or bookmark you’re looking for in Chrome,” Google explained.

“Good news: Chrome address bar on desktop just got an upgrade that may help.

“Now you can search your Chrome tabs, bookmarks and history right from the address bar.”

To take advantage of the new features, make sure you’re updated to the latest version of Google Chrome.

And here are some more app shortcuts that you definitely want to learn about.

Best Google Chrome Shortcuts on Windows

You can switch between tabs by pressing Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + Shift + Tab.

The shortcut to Open your home page in the current tab is Alt + Home.

You can Minimize the current window press Alt + Space and then N.

and Maximize the current window done with Alt + Space and then X.

You can see your downloads with Ctrl + J

Open yours Disable data browsing options with Ctrl + Shift + Del.

You can Hover your cursor over the address bar with Ctrl + F5.

Quickly Turn full screen mode on or off with F11.

Change zoom level with Ctrl + + and Ctrl + -.

and Reset page zoom level with Ctrl + 0.

The best Google Chrome shortcuts on Mac

You can closes the current window with CMD + Shift + W.

Hide Google Chrome quickly with CMD+H.

and exit Google Chrome with CMD+Q.

Quickly Navigate to your settings by pressing CMD + ,.

Clear your browsing data with CMD + Shift + Del.

You can add www. and .com to a site name and open it in the current tab with the site name + Ctrl + Enter.

And you can open that in a new tab by also adding a layer.

You can Activate full screen mode with CMD + Ctrl + F.

Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word in a text box with Option + Left Arrow.

And you can Delete the previous word in a text box with option + delete.

The best tips and hacks for phones and gadgets

Looking for tips and hacks for your phone? Want to find these secret features in social media apps? We’ve got you covered…

Get the latest news about WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and other tech gadgets here.

We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online Tech & Science Team? Email us at tech@the-sun.co.uk