

You'll see an icon that looks like a red armchair in the upper right corner of your window. Go to the Readability extension home page and click Add to Chrome. Read articles without distractionĬhrome doesn't have an official full-screen reader, but the Readability extension can help you get an ad-free, comfortable reading experience akin to Edge's reading view. When you want to save your work, click the camera icon to take a screenshot. You can now use these tools to draw on the Web page, add text, make predetermined shapes, and fill in areas with color. When you want to draw on a Web page, click that icon and a toolbox will appear. Once it's added, you'll see a paint palette icon in the upper right corner of your window. To do this, simply navigate to Web Paint and click Add to Chrome. You can get the same feature in Google - with more options - by enabling the add-on Web Paint. Doodle on webpagesĮdge's built-in inking feature is kind of neat, but it's not unique.

Once you activate the voice search, simply say your question and Google will listen, translate your words into text, and spit back your results. You can now activate Google's voice search by saying "OK, Google" when you're in a new tab, or when you're on. Under Search, check the box next to Enable "Ok Google" to start a voice search. When Chrome opens on Linux, one of these display server protocols is automatically chosen. Chrome on Linux now supports Wayland along with X11. To turn on "Ok Google," click the Chrome menu button (three bars in the upper right corner) and go to Settings. Google Chrome will be added to your software manager so it stays up-to-date. But you can get the same experience of talking to your browser in Chrome with "OK, Google," Google's voice-activated search. Ok GoogleĮdge thinks it's pretty fancy because it integrates with Microsoft's voice-activated search buddy, Cortana. web browsers including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Plus, Google's team has been working on making Chrome faster and smoother (they've improved its battery hogging tendencies, for example, according to a Google+ post by senior software engineer Peter Kasting), so Edge may still end up the clunkier browser. A screen reader is software that enables the blind or visually impaired to. You can draw on webpages, view articles in a full-screen reader, and even search Google with your voice without ever leaving your beloved Chrome. Good news - you don't have to switch browsers to get some of Edge's new features.

While Edge is definitely speedier, sexier and sleeker than Internet 's not exactly bursting at the seams with add-ons and extensions like Google Chrome is. If you're excited about the new features in Microsoft Edge but not thrilled about switching browsers, I don't blame you. This article uses Google Chrome since it’s a browser I use and feel comfortable with.
