Use start.me in Google Chrome

If you want to use start.me in Google Chrome, follow these steps:

1. Set start.me as your homepage
2. Set start.me as your new tab page
3. Install Chrome extension
4. Import bookmarks
5. Create Chrome shortcut (for Chromebook)
6. Get Bookmarklet
7. Resources

1. Set start.me as your homepage     [back to top]

You can control what page appears when you click Home.

If you set start.me as your homepage, you can access your favorite bookmarks and widgets faster and more easily.

Set your homepage method 1: drag and drop

Drag the following image to your browser home icon. 

Once you drop the image, Google Chrome will confirm that you've set a new homepage. 

Note: the home icon is located just before the address-bar. If you don't see it, you must enable it first.

Enable Home button

• On your computer, open Chrome.
• At the top right, click More and select Settings.
• Under Appearance, turn on Show Home button.

For more information, read the Google help instructions here.

Set your homepage method 2: Chrome menu

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More and select Settings.
3. Under On startup: 
   • Select Open a specific page or set of pages.
   • Click Add a new page.
   • Enter the web address https://start.me and click Add to confirm.

For more information, read the Google help instructions here.

2. Set start.me as your new tab page     [back to top]

To load start.me when you open a new tab page, you need our Chrome extension. Google Chrome does not let you set a new tab page manually.

The extension is available in the Chrome Web Store. Installing is a one-click operation.

3. Install start.me Chrome Extension     [back to top]

The start.me Chrome extension makes adding bookmarks and RSS feeds to start.me much easier.

Click to install it now:

With this extension, you can easily import your Chrome bookmarks, manage your New tab page and more. Just right-click and select 'Options.'

More instructions for importing your Chrome bookmarks can be found here.

You can also use it to bookmark any site you're visiting. One regular click will do the trick.

4. Import bookmarks     [back to top]

After you've set up your browser with start.me, it's time to import the bookmarks you'd like to transfer from other browsers. You'll only have to do this once. When you've stored them on your start.me page you can access them from any browser.

1. Make sure you've exported your bookmarks in HTML format.
2. Click the Add content button.
3. In the Add content pane, scroll down, and locate the button Import bookmarks.
4. Click the Import bookmarks button and browse to the HTML file with your bookmarks.
5. Click Import.
6. Once the importing has finished, you will see a prompt 'Your import has been completed.'
7. Click Close to continue.

5. Use start.me on your Chromebook   [back to top]

To install start.me on your Chromebook see the following two articles:

• Add start.me to the Chromebook Shelf
• Set start.me as your homepage on your Chromebook

6. Get Bookmarklet     [back to top]

With the bookmarklet, you can bookmark websites with one single click from your bookmark bar.

Click here for instructions on how to drag-and-drop it to your Chrome bookmarks bar.

7. Resources     [back to top]

You can find more information about the installation and configuration of Google Chrome in their Support section: https://support.google.com.