How to Set Google As Your Homepage on Mac

Last Updated: January 12, 2020 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to set Google as your Homepage on Mac. The way you set a homepage depends on the web browser your are using. The following steps will show you how to set Google as your homepage using Safari, Chrome, and Firefox.

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

Using Safari

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Open Safari. It's the app that has a blue icon that looks like a compass.
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Go to https://www.google.com/. You can type the web address in the address bar, or click the link.

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3
Click Safari. It's located at the upper-left corner of the screen next to the Apple icon in the menu bar.
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Click Preferences. It's in the third option in the "Safari" menu.
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Click the General tab. It's the first option in the preferences window. It has an icon that resembles a light switch.
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Click Set to Current Page. This will set the current page you are viewing (www.google.com) as your home page.

Method 2

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Using Chrome

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Open Google Chrome. It's the app that has an image of a red, green, and yellow wheel with a blue dot in the middle.
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Click Chrome. It's in the menu bar at the top-right of the screen, next to the Apple icon.
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Click Preferences. It's the second option in the Chrome menu. This will open the settings menu.
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Click
across from "Show home button". This will enable the home button on the Chrome browser. It will also give you the option of using a custom homepage or the New Tab page.
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Click the radial button next to "Enter Custom Web address". This will enable a custom homepage instead of the New Tabs page.
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Type https://www.google.com next to the radial button. This is the line that says "Enter Custom homepage". This will set Google as your homepage.

Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Using Firefox

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Open Firefox. It's the app that has an icon of a flame that looks like a fox engulfing a blue sphere.
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Click ☰. It's the button with three lines in the upper-right corner of the web browser.
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Click Preferences. It's next to the icon that resembles a gear.
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Type https://www.google.com in the home page bar. By default, the bar says "Mozilla Firefox Start Page.
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Press ↵ Enter. This will save Google as your home page. Click the button that resembles a house next to the address bar to return to your homepage at anytime.