Google Chrome Now Lets You Execute Commands Via The Address Bar
Google is slowly rolling out a new feature to Google Chrome 87 that allows you to type commands in the address bar that perform specific browser actions.
This new feature is called ‘Chrome Actions’ and allows you to type in a command, causing an action to be displayed in the address bar search results. When you select that action, it will be executed in the browser.
For example, if you wanted to delete cookies in Chrome, you could type ‘clear cookies’ in the address bar, and a search result will appear containing a ‘Clear browsing data’ action that looks like the button.
The images below demonstrate other actions that can be executed in Google Chrome.
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 Clear browsing data |  Open Incognito mode |
 Manage passwords |  Manage payment methods |
There are hundreds of commands that can perform one of six actions, with examples listed below:
- Delete history => Clear browsing data action
- Incognito => Open Incognito mode action
- Manage passwords => Manage passwords action
- Translate page => Translate page action
- Update chrome => Update Chrome action
- Update credit card => Manage payment methods action
A full list of the available commands can be found in the Chromium source code.
How to enable Chrome actions
Google is slowly rolling this feature out, but for those who want to use it now, TechDows has found a way to enable it.
To enable actions in Chrome 87, please follow these steps:
- Head to the Chrome://flags menu.
- Search for ‘Omnibox suggestion button row‘ and ‘Omnibox Pedal suggestions‘ and enable both flags.
Enable Chrome flags - When both are enabled, relaunch the browser.
Once Google Chrome restarts, you will be able to enter commands in the browser’s address bar to perform actions.
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