Ever since Microsoft launched Windows operating system, the usage of internet browser to explore the internet has been an interesting topic. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was almost the dominant player in the industry up until 2008. However, as soon as Google launched the ubiquitous Google Chrome, the internet giant walloped the industry share and it has only been growing ever since the launch. Now the share of Google Chrome users stands atop at a staggering 77.03% of the total global desktop browser market share.

That basically means 3/4th of the world population prefers Google Chrome over any other browser. This huge popularity of Google Chrome over the period has been due to various differentiative features along with the security and privacy features. What are those distinctive features that make Google Chrome a winner? Come, let’s see some of the most interesting ones.

Omnibox

We all know there is a static address bar in all the web browsers. Users use it to enter the website to navigate to it. However, Google Chrome goes an extra mile to provide users the ability to both enter a search text or also to a website URL. Also, as and when you type your query, the corresponding suggestions and results (such as currency conversions, day finder, etc.) are also displayed. So, the space ideally serves all the purposes and hence named Omnibox.

Password Manager

Awareness and focus towards security has been growing amongst the users at a wild pace than ever. So, every user deserves top notch security practices and easily the most effective practice is to use a password manager. Google Chrome brings in an in-built password manager which automatically stores (upon providing permissions) and populates your passwords for the sites you use in the browser. Also, the passwords are synchronized between your devices and facilitates flawless security measures.

You can manage the passwords saved on your Google Chrome account anytime via passwords.google.com.

Media Controls

The Internet has become a fundamental requirement and multi-tasking is the normal now. So, when you’re on a normal working day, it is very much implied that you’re working on multiple tabs with some music or a YouTube video to cheer you up. In case you want to manage the volume or video controls, it becomes a task to actually identify the tab where the media is being played and then adjust it.

However, Google Chrome makes it a cake-walk. Irrespective of what tab you’re currently in, you can directly manage the audio/video controls from the Media control  button on your top-right of the screen.

Directly search Google

This is one of the most striking features which exclusively works wonders for Google and Google Chrome. The Internet is a global village now and the vernacular content has been on the rise exponentially. The parlance and vocabulary used on the internet of course needs expert help at times and who else is a better expert? Google to rescue!!

So, whenever you come-across a term which you are unaware of, you can easily call for help by just selecting the term, right-clicking on it and selecting Search Google for [selected text].

Pin Tabs

As we already discussed, ideally on your working day, it is very imperative you have at least 5 tabs opened at any point. For instance, as soon as you open your browser on a day, there are at least two or three sites you open on a definitive pattern, say like your Email inbox, storage drive, etc. So, instead of typing the site URL and opening it every time, you can Pin such tabs which will automatically load the pinned tabs as soon as you open your Google Chrome browser.