Do you always use Chrome to do everything like working or entertaining? If the answer is yes, this article can make your browsing activity would be easier and more productive! As newcomer browser, Google Chrome always do innovation by its features besides improving the browser performance. So far, we just know that Google Chrome is only the ordinary browser like Mozilla Firefox and Internet Browser. But now, here I’m going to explain you some hidden features of Google Chrome that would make you yet love using Google Chrome!
Play T-Rex Endless Runner Game when unable to connect to the Internet
One day, you are browsing some articles on the Internet and suddenly your Internet is disconnected! Evidently, your modem is error and need for few minutes to be repaired. Don’t worry, you can play the secret game of Chrome just press "SPACE" key on the error page while waiting for your modem done.
Open hidden calculator
You can open the Google's hidden calculator just type "calculator" or type math question like "cos 60 deg". It very useful when you are doing your exact assignment online.
Access your disk partition directly from your Chrome
You can open open your file automatically with type your partition like "C:\" or "D:\" without using Windows Explorer to save your time.
Show all of Chrome URLs.
If you are web developer, the "chrome://chrome-urls/" command will be useful to show all of chrome URL included flags, history, download, etc. You can try one by one to know what function of each url.
Get element of the current website using Inspect Element
Just right click on your current web space and choose "Inspect Element". There are many useful tools for web developers to improving their website.
Get Security information about the current website by clicking website icon
You can manage media permission and security access of current website just click the website icon on Omnibox address bar.
Search anything in the specific site directly from Chrome Omnibox address bar
Google Chrome provides shorcut for some special websites which has its own search engine like Wikipedia, Instructables, Yahoo, etc that allow you to find something directly by omnibox without visit its homepage anymore. Just type the website url then press TAB or SPACE key and type what do you search.
Get current traffic and weather Information from Chrome Notification
Just click bell icon
on your windows taksbar right below and it shows the current traffic and weather information based on your Google Maps settings.
Search any science journal in Google Scholar
Are you facing trouble when looking for some science journal or paper? Don't worry, Google Scholar will help you to find it. The papers come from various university in the world that officially published. You can also use another google products here.
Manage backgroud apps in your Chrome Task Manager
Is your chrome getting slow performance? Maybe because there are many apps are running on your Chrome's background. Manage them by right click on Chrome title bar and select "Task Manager" or just press "Shift + Esc". To end process just select one of the tasks and click End Process.
Get the real time information by some tricks
Here some keyword tricks to find real time information as you need by Google:
Save your webpage into one file (MHTML)
Do you want to save webpage and always be separated into two files? Don’t worry, Google has default feature to save webpage into one file as MHTML so you can save webpage without forgetting the containing files again. Just type "chrome://flags" (without quote marks) on Omnibox Address bar and search "MHTML" then enable it. Restart your chrome to apply it.
Save webpage as PDF file without additional plugin
If you don’t want to save webpage into MHTML files, you can save it as PDF just select Print (Ctrl + P) Then click "Change" button on Destination, choose Save as PDF then Save! Really awesome!
Special for Windows 8 user only, you can feel ChromeOS just launch Chrome in Windows 8 Mode
Actually, I have been using ChromeOS by Acer Chromebook. Its appearance is almost same like Google Chrome appearance in Windows 8 Mode. So, if you want to feel ChromeOS just launch Chrome in Windows 8 Mode in Settings menu.
Search image easily by Google Image
Do you have an image and curious about it? Search by uploading it directly in Google Image by click camera icon 
and let Google search it for you. You can also search the current image on website by clicking right the selected image.
and let Google search it for you. You can also search the current image on website by clicking right the selected image.
Update Your Chrome just open Google Chrome’s about page!
You can easily update your Chrome just Open Chrome’s about page or type "chrome://chrome' and let it updating your Chrome. So simple!
Open hidden calculator
You can open the Google's hidden calculator just type "calculator" or type math question like "cos 60 deg". It very useful when you are doing your exact assignment online.
You can open open your file automatically with type your partition like "C:\" or "D:\" without using Windows Explorer to save your time.
Show all of Chrome URLs.
If you are web developer, the "chrome://chrome-urls/" command will be useful to show all of chrome URL included flags, history, download, etc. You can try one by one to know what function of each url.
Get element of the current website using Inspect Element
Just right click on your current web space and choose "Inspect Element". There are many useful tools for web developers to improving their website.
Get Security information about the current website by clicking website icon
You can manage media permission and security access of current website just click the website icon on Omnibox address bar.
Google Chrome provides shorcut for some special websites which has its own search engine like Wikipedia, Instructables, Yahoo, etc that allow you to find something directly by omnibox without visit its homepage anymore. Just type the website url then press TAB or SPACE key and type what do you search.
Switch Google Account easily on the title bar
In the public PC like in laboratory or office, you can switch Chrome user easily just click name/people icon on the title bar. It has also another mode such as Incognito (In Private) and Guest mode.
Get current traffic and weather Information from Chrome Notification
Just click bell icon
on your windows taksbar right below and it shows the current traffic and weather information based on your Google Maps settings.Search any science journal in Google Scholar
Are you facing trouble when looking for some science journal or paper? Don't worry, Google Scholar will help you to find it. The papers come from various university in the world that officially published. You can also use another google products here.
Manage backgroud apps in your Chrome Task Manager
Is your chrome getting slow performance? Maybe because there are many apps are running on your Chrome's background. Manage them by right click on Chrome title bar and select "Task Manager" or just press "Shift + Esc". To end process just select one of the tasks and click End Process.
Get the real time information by some tricks
Here some keyword tricks to find real time information as you need by Google:
- Weather in City = [your_city] forecast = Jakarta forecast
- Time in City = Time in [your_city] = Time in Jakarta
- Flight Schedule = [your_airlines] [your_airlines_code] = Garuda Indonesia 135
- Exchange Rate = [amount] [your_currency] to [currency_target] = 1 USD to IDR
- Stock = [NASDAQ_code] = GOOGL
- Unit Conversion = [amount] [your_unit] to [unit_target] = 1 m to cm
- Translation = translate [unknown_word] to [language_target] = Translate Terima Kasih to Engslish
- Definition = [one_word] = unfortunately
- Other real time information = Movie, Artist, Public Place, Book, etc.
If you know more feature than these all, don’t hesitate to let me know about it by commenting here. Thanks for visiting.
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