With profiles, you can keep all your Chrome info separate, like bookmarks, history, passwords and other settings.
Profiles are ideal for:
- Sharing a computer with multiple people.
- Keeping your different accounts, like work and personal, separate.
What others can see when you share Chrome
Only share your device with people that you trust. If someone has your device, they can switch to any other Chrome profile on it. If they open your Chrome profile, they can see info like the websites you have visited.
Add a person or profile
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click Profile
.
- Click Add.
- Choose a name and a photo.
- Click Add. A new window will open and ask you to turn on sync.
- (Optional) Turn sync on in Chrome with a Google Account for the new profile. Their bookmarks, history, passwords and other settings will sync automatically.
Using a Chromebook? You can share your Chromebook with other people by adding them to your Chromebook.
Switch to another person or profile
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click Profile
.
- Choose the person or profile to which you want to switch.
Using a Chromebook? You can use multiple accounts at the same time on your Chromebook.
Change a name or photo
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- Switch to the profile that you want to edit:
- At the top right, click Profile
.
- Choose the person or profile to which you want to switch.
- At the top right, click Profile
- At the top right, click More
Settings.
- Under 'People', click Chrome name and picture.
- Enter a new name or choose a new photo. The change will save automatically.
Remove a person or profile
After you remove someone from Chrome, their bookmarks, history, passwords and other settings are erased from the computer.
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click Profile
.
- Click Manage people
.
- Point to the person that you want to remove.
- At the top right of the person, click More
Remove this person.
- Confirm by clicking Remove this person.