Block or allow pop-ups in Chrome
By default, Google Chrome blocks pop-ups from automatically showing up on your screen. When a pop-up is blocked, the address bar will be marked Pop-up blocked 👁 Pop-up blocked
. You can also decide to allow pop-ups.
If you still get pop-ups after disabling them:
- You may have previously subscribed to receive notifications from a site. You can block notifications if you don’t want any communications from a site to show up on your screen. Learn how to manage your notifications.
- Your computer or phone may be infected by malware. Learn how to get rid of malware.
Change your default pop-ups & redirects settings
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click More 👁 More
👁 and then
Settings. - Click Privacy and security 👁 and then
Site Settings 👁 and then
Pop-ups and redirects. - Choose the option that you want as your default setting.
Manage pop-ups & redirects for a specific site
Not all pop-ups are ads or spam. Some legitimate websites display web content in pop-up windows.
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- Go to a page where pop-ups are blocked.
- In the address bar, click Pop-up blocked 👁 Pop-up blocked
. - Click the link for the pop-up you want to check.
- To always allow pop-ups for the site, select Always allow pop-ups and redirects from [site] 👁 and then
Done.
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click More 👁 More
👁 and then
Settings. - Click Privacy and security 👁 and then
Site Settings. - Click Pop-ups and redirects.
- Under "Allowed to send pop-ups and use redirects," find the site.
- To the right of the site, click More 👁 More
👁 and then
Block.
If the site isn't listed, next to "Not allowed to send pop-ups or use redirects," click Add. Enter the site's web address, and then click Add. To capture all pop-ups across the site, use the pattern [*.]example.com.
Block notifications
If you still get communications from a site after disabling pop-ups, you may be subscribed to notifications. To turn off notifications for a site:
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- Go to the site you get notifications from.
- Click View site information👁 Image
. - Next to "Notifications," select Block from the drop down menu.
You can also block notifications from your site settings.
Review removed notifications
To prevent notification overload, Chrome may remove notification permission from sites that you haven't visited in a while. When permissions are removed, you'll get an alert that you won't receive any notifications from these sites.
If you want to receive notifications from a site again, you can change its permissions in Settings.
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, select More 👁 Image
👁 and then
Settings.- You can also select Removed permissions from [n] unused sites.
- On the left, select Privacy and security.
- Under “Safety Check,” select Go to Safety Check.
- Under “Safety recommendations,” you can find “Permissions removed for [n] sites.”
Problems with pop-ups
Using a Chrome device at work or school: You can't change this setting yourself, but your network administrator can set up the pop-up blocker for you. Learn how to use a managed Chrome device.
You can control specific ways a website acts when you use Chrome. Learn how to set permissions in Chrome.
My site's popups are being blocked
Chrome blocks pop-ups that users might not find useful.
If pop-ups get blocked on a site that you own, go to the Abusive Experience Report. In the report, you can learn if there are any issues found with your site that you can address.