How to get Google Chrome Standalone installer

We are addicted to Google Chrome, and I can not imagine surfing Internet without Google Chrome. Sometimes we get into trouble and have to deal with new machines with slow Internet connection, or you are stuck somewhere and just need a compact offline version for any software. This article will guide you to download Google Chrome's Offline Installer. Google lets you download a small installer which allows you to download the whole program and install it with an Internet connection but you can download a standalone installer (complete offline installation file) to install it without consuming data again and again without much data consumption.

Standalone Installer for Google Chrome

There are lots of external websites providing offline installer but they can be spamming, and you will end up installing modified version of Google Chrome. Lots of spammers and hacker create their version of Google Chrome and distribute it to make revenue using Google's custom browser and ad injectors. A Modified version of Chrome contains adware which injects custom ads from any third part to Google search result pages and other website pages you visit. So beware and use only official links to download Google Chrome browser's installer and standalone setup file.

Here is a link for getting the standalone installer (Setup file to install Google Chrome offline) and it works for all operating systems. Below is a direct link for downloading the latest version of offline installer directly.

Google's Official Link for Standalone installer

If you have downloaded Chrome's offline installer from any third party source then immediately uninstall the program, Browsers like Torch uses Chromium to create own version of Chrome browser which gives the complete feel of original Chrome but contains adware to inject ads and harmful extensions as well. Incase if you are concered about your privacy very much then you can try UnGoogled version of Google Chrome and it is a safe option, all codes can be seen on github.

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How to Take Screenshots in Google Chrome

Screenshots are very useful in many cases, and we have recently discussed a few good screenshot tools for Windows, and this article will help you to take a screenshot in Google Chrome with the aid of extensions. Most people wonder about taking a screenshot on Google Chrome, but there are lots of useful extensions to help you with that. Lets checkout methods for taking a screenshot in Google Chrome.

Taking Screenshot in Google Chrome

All Operating systems (Windows, Linux and Mac) features clipboard feature, and this feature can be used to take a screenshot and later we can save it with the help of paint program.

To take a screenshot on Windows press Print Scr button and on Mac press Cmd+Shift+3. Once Screenshot is captured, you can save it on any paint program that you use. This is a little time-consuming process, but it captures whole webpage's screenshot for you.

How to Capture Screenshots with Extensions

The extensions have made Chrome browser so much accessible without any doubt, and there are lots of extensions to help you with any problems, issues. Extensions are especially useful when you want to save your time or want to do something easily this is why extensions are built for browsers. I have more than 10 extensions installed on my Chrome browser and two of them are for screenshot purpose. One I have for a full page screenshot and another for simple screenshot with annotation feature.

Some of the great screenshot extensions for Google Chrome browser :-

• Awesome Screenshot
• FireShot
• LightShot

Apart from these I prefer using "Full Page Screenshot" because it captures full page screenshot with one click. You can prefer using anyone which suites you better. Let us know what you have been using for taking screenshots in Google Chrome browser.

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How to Password Protect Google Chrome

If your machine is not very much protected and other persons have access to it, you should protect your Google Chrome's account with a password. There are lots of data can be seen from your logged in Google Chrome browser, saved passwords, financial informations etc are available from Chrome's setting menu without any need of password of your Google account. This data needs to be protected and if your friend often use your Chrome browser your computer you can either create a guest profile or lock your own profile in Google Chrome. After locking your Chrome's profile it requires your Google account's password to access the data. Locking your profile in Google Chrome is best option because guest profile user can also run Chrome as you by switching the user account or they can start Chrome as admin from your machine as well.
How to Lock Google Chrome with a password
This is new feature added in Chrome but not enabled by default, so you will need to enable new profile management system from Google Chrome's flag page.

• Open Flag://
• Find "New profile management system"
  
• Change its variable from default to Enable.
• Relaunch your Chorme.

Once browser is restarted click on profile option left to minimize button and choose lock option from there.

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How to Turn Notification on and off in Google Chrome

Recently Google Chrome released notification for Chrome. Chrome notification requires you to approve notification from websites; you have noticed recently, a few websites including Facebook, Google Plus and Twitter may have asked you to allow notifications from their website. These are pushed notification just like Android or iOS. You can see the notification on your desktop without opening that site.

How to Turn Notifications on and off in Google Chrome

Turn off notification in Windows and Mac

• Open Google Chrome.
• Click on three dots (more button on omnibar) and open settings.
• Scroll down and click "Show advanced settings."
• Find and click on Privacy option.
• Open Content Setting.
• Now under "Notifications" define settings according to your need

Ask when a site wants to show notifications: You’ll get an alert from Chrome whenever a site wants to show you notifications. This is the default setting.
This "Notification" setting contains the list of extensions, apps, websites and blogs you have allowed to send push notifications and you can quickly turn on and off from there.
Sometimes a few site can be annoying, especially blogs that provide offers, coupons like grabons, etc. They start sending you uncountable notifications, and you can block these from Notification Setting.

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Best Extensions to Download YouTube Videos

YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion and some other video streaming website don't allow you to download their videos. If you download their videos for reproduction or copying purpose, then it violates their terms and conditions. But There is a few good extension to download YouTube videos and videos from other steaming websites which can be very much helpful in keeping videos offline and watch them later. Lets them checkout one by one.

Extension to Download Videos from YouTube

• Savefrom.net :- This website supports lots of other websites and provides an option to download YouTube video by adding "SS" before youtube.com to download the video. Their website also features extension for Google Chrome which let the user download video without leaving YouTube's site. Open savefrom.net and download the extension.
• YouTube Download :- This extension was published in Google Chrome's web store but later removed from there when Google updated their terms and condition for Chrome apps and extensions. But it can be downloaded from here, and it works like a charm.
• YouTube Video Downloader : - This extension is similar to above one and works fine with YouTube and the other main video streaming websites but does not provide advance options like video format etc. It can be found here.

All these extensions work fine with YouTube on Google Chrome and let you download videos from YouTube. YouTube recently came with the offline feature for their mobile app but not videos are offline ready because of monetization. You can use Tubemate on Android to download videos from YouTube as well.

Google official don't publish extensions that violate terms and condition of their products and services thus all extensions which claim to download videos from streaming website don't work when it comes to downloading video from YouTube. You can try above-given extension and comment below your experience.

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