How to Add Chrome Profiles on a Mac

What to Know

• Open Chrome and go to Profiles > Add Profile. Select Sign in or Continue without an account.
• Logging in provides extra benefits like syncing bookmarks, history, tabs, passwords, and more.
• Select the avatar icon at the top right to switch profiles or change the name, avatar, or theme.

This article explains how to add multiple users in Chrome for macOS.

How to Make Different Chrome Profiles

Google Chrome provides the ability to set up multiple users, each with a separate virtual copy of the browser on the same machine. You can take things a step further by logging into Chrome with your Google account to sync bookmarks and more across all your devices.

Follow these steps to add a new user profile to Chrome:

1. With Chrome open, go to Profiles > Add Profile.

   

2. Select Continue without an account or, to connect your Google account for syncing purposes, choose Sign in and log in.

   

3. Name the profile and choose a theme color.

4. Press Done. A new window opens that represents the start of a new browsing session for the profile you just created.

   

How to Find Your Google Chrome Profile

It might sound confusing to find your Chrome profile if you have several profiles connected at once, but it's actually really easy to switch to a different one at any time.

1. Click the blank profile icon or the avatar at the top right of the program, right next to the three dots.

2. Locate the Other Profiles section at the bottom of the menu.

   Select the pencil icon to change the profile name, color theme, and avatar.

3. Click a profile to open it immediately.

   

Sync a Chrome Profile With a Google Account

The benefit of logging into your Google account in Chrome instead of using a local account is that you can sync bookmarks, extensions, settings, passwords, and more, which is ideal if you use Chrome on other devices. To keep all your data consistent across all your Chrome installations, follow these steps to set up sync:

1. Click the profile avatar next to the address bar and select Turn on sync.

   

2. Log in to your Google account when asked.

   

3. Confirm turning on sync by selecting Yes, I'm in.

   

4. Open Settings by pressing Command+comma ( , ) or by finding it in the three-dot menu at the top right.

   

5. Go to Sync and Google services > Manage what you sync.

   

6. Chrome syncs everything by default, including your browsing history, addresses, and passwords. Select Customize sync if you wish to turn anything off.

   

Additional Sync Preferences

On the Sync and Google services screen are some extra settings to be mindful of. By default, Google Chrome encrypts your synced passwords with your Google account, but it's not the most secure option. This screen lets you encrypt your data (everything but Google Pay addresses and payment methods) with your own passphrase, preventing Google from reading any of it.

How to Delete a Google Chrome Profile

Follow these steps to remove a profile from Chrome. If you're logged in to a Google account, doing this will not delete the account. However, if you're using a local account, disconnecting it will purge bookmarks and anything else associated with the profile (back up your bookmarks to keep them).

1. Select the profile switcher at the top right.

2. Click the settings icon toward the bottom.

   

3. Select the three dots next to the profile you're removing.

   

4. Click Delete > Delete.

   

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