Manage Chrome with multiple profiles
With profiles, you can keep all your Chrome info separate, like bookmarks, history, passwords, and other settings.
Profiles are ideal when you want to:
- Share a computer with multiple people.
- Keep your different accounts, like work and personal, separate.
What others can see when you share Chrome
Only share your device with people 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 what websites you visited.
Add a new profile
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, select Profile 👁 Profile
👁 and then
Add Chrome profile 👁 Image
. - If you choose to sign in to Chrome with your Google Account, your profile name will automatically be your Account name.
- Choose a name, photo, and color scheme.
If you choose to sign in to Chrome with your Google Account in this new profile, you'll be able to save your bookmarks, passwords, and other settings in your account and access them on your other devices where you’re signed in.
Tip: If you’re using a Chromebook, you can share your Chromebook with other people by adding them to your Chromebook. Learn how to add a person to your Chromebook.
Switch to another profile
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, select Profile 👁 Profile
. - Choose the profile you want to switch to.
Tip: If you use a Chromebook, you can use multiple accounts at the same time. Learn how to sign-in multiple accounts in Chromebook.
Manage Chrome profiles
You can adjust your settings to display all Chrome profiles when you open a new browser session.
Change a name, photo, or color
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, select Profile 👁 Profile
. - Under "Other Chrome profiles," select Manage Chrome profiles 👁 Image
. - At the top right of the profile you want to edit, select More 👁 More
👁 and then
Edit. - Enter a new name or choose a new photo or color theme.
- Changes are saved automatically.
Tip: To change the name, photo, or color of your current profile, you can also select Profile 👁 Profile
👁 and then
Customize profile 👁 Edit
.
Remove a profile
Important: After you remove a profile from Chrome, the profile's bookmarks, history, passwords, and other settings are erased from the computer.
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, select Profile 👁 Profile
. - Under "Other Chrome profiles," select Manage Chrome profiles 👁 Image
. - Select the profile you want to remove.
- At the top right of the profile, select More 👁 More
👁 and then
Delete. - To confirm, select Delete.