How to Access Hidden Chrome Features and Settings Using the Chrome:// Pages

Chrome is a pretty simple browser on the outside, but there are tons of pages built in for advanced settings, tweaks, tests, and more. All of these pages are hidden behind the chrome:// prefix2;here7;s a look at some of the best.

Before we get into that, however, it7;s probably a good idea to explain how these chrome:// pages work. You enter chrome:// into the omnibox, followed by the page you want to access2;think of it like a web page, but instead of http:// being the prefix, it7;s chrome://.

So, for example, for the first option we7;re going to look at2; chrome://about2;you7;ll just enter exactly that into Chrome7;s omnibox like so:

And that7;s all there is to it. You can do this for any of Chrome7;s internal pages.

Chrome://About: All of Chrome7;s Internal Pages in One Place

The most useful of all the chrome:// pages is probably chrome://about, because it shows all of Chrome7;s other internal pages in an easy to parse (and click!) list.

As you look through the list, you7;ll find that a lot of these link to specific pieces of Chrome7;s settings menu2;like chrome://chrome, which takes you to Chrome7;s update page. Or chrome://bookmarks, chrome://apps, and chrome://newtab, all of which open those respective pages.

If you7;re just learning about chrome:// pages, this is a good place to start exploring and learning the ins and outs of these hidden internal pages.

Chrome://Flags: Experimental Features and More

This is probably the most popular of all the chrome:// pages, because it7;s where Google hides experimental features2;things that are in the works, but not yet ready for prime time. These let you explore beta features with a simple toggle, so if issues arise you easily can revert back to the stable setting.