Install the Google Chat standalone app

For a simple way to use Google Chat, install the Google Chat standalone app in your Chrome Browser. This provides a native app experience and is a Progressive Web Application (PWA). 

Important: There’s no Google Chat Chrome extension. For a similar experience, install the standalone app.

Install the standalone app on your computer

1. Sign in to chat.google.com.
2. To install the app on your computer, try one of these methods:
   • If the app isn’t already installed, a pop-up window opens to download the app.
     • Tip: This pop-up window might appear shortly after you first use Google Chat.
   • At the top right of Google Chrome, in the URL bar, click Install   Install.
   • At the top right of Google Chrome, click Customize and control Google Chrome   Install Google Chat.

Tips:

• If you already created a Google Chrome shortcut to chat.google.com, the standalone app automatically installs. You won’t have the option to manually install the app.
• To open the app from Google Chrome, in the address bar, enter chrome://apps and click Google Chat.
• On a Chromebook, you can find the app from the Launcher .

Open the standalone app automatically at startup

Important: These steps don’t work on Chrome OS.

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. In the address bar, enter chrome://apps.
3. Right-click on the Chat standalone app .
4. Select Start App When You Sign In.