Want to try Chrome features months before everyone else, or test your site against tomorrow's browser? Chrome Canary is Google's bleeding-edge build, updated almost every night and installed side by side with regular Chrome.
How do Chrome flags work in Canary?
Flags expose experimental settings that are not part of Chrome’s standard configuration. Open the flags page, enable an option you want to test, and relaunch the browser if prompted. A flag may change browser behavior or expose a feature that is still under development, so results can vary as Canary changes.
How can developers test a site in Canary?
Load a site in Canary to check how it behaves with newer browser changes and Chrome APIs. This gives web developers a place to try upcoming capabilities and find compatibility issues while working on a site. Canary also includes Chrome’s familiar browser features, so testing can happen in a normal browsing workflow.
Can Canary run alongside regular Chrome?
Yes. Canary uses a separate configuration and can run at the same time as the regular Chrome browser. Keeping the two configurations apart lets developers test Canary changes without replacing their usual Chrome setup. Canary sends crash reports and usage statistics to Google by default to help find bugs, and it cannot be set as your default browser on Windows.
What does Canary offer in DevTools?
Canary gives developers early access to changing Chrome developer tools as well as newer browser APIs. Those tools support inspecting and debugging web pages during development; their features may change as the browser evolves.
Pros
- Try experimental options through Chrome flags
- Test websites against new Chrome features and APIs
- Run Canary alongside regular Chrome with separate configurations
Cons
- Nightly builds can crash or break sites
- Cannot be set as the default browser
System requirements: Windows 10, Windows 11 · 64-bit only
What is Google Chrome Canary?
It is an early-access Chrome build for testing experimental features, browser changes, and APIs.
Can Chrome Canary and regular Chrome be open at the same time?
Yes. They can run concurrently with separate configurations.
Can Canary be unstable?
Yes. Experimental changes can cause breakdowns or other instability.