How to Delete your Chrome browsing history

You can Delete your Chrome browsing history Like other browsers, Google Chrome tracks your history — but you can easily clear that history.

If you don’t want a record of webpages you’ve visited using Chrome, you can delete all or some of your browsing history. If you delete your browsing history, it’ll take effect on all devices where you’ve turned sync on and signed in to Chrome.

Your history will be removed from Chrome. Separately, you can also delete your Google search history from your account.

Learn more about how to turn sync on or off in Chrome.

You can clear your browsing history in Google Chrome in just a few simple steps by accessing the “History” menu. You can choose to delete your history from the last hour, day, week, or month. You can also clear all of your history since you started using Google Chrome.

Additionally, you can choose to only delete specific bits of your browsing history, instead of everything in a time range.

The process behind clearing your history looks similar whether you’re on your desktop or phone.

Here’s how to do both.

On Computer

See your history

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More .
3. Click History  History.

Clear your history

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More .
3. Click History  History.
4. On the left, click Clear browsing data. A box will appear.
5. From the drop-down menu, select how much history you want to delete. To clear everything, select All time.
6. Check the boxes for the info you want Chrome to clear, including “browsing history.” Learn more about the types of browsing data you can delete
7. Click Clear data.

To delete your search history, learn about clearing activity saved in My Activity.

Delete an item from your history

You can delete certain parts of your history. To search for something specific, use the search bar at the top.

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More .
3. Click History  History.
4. Check the box next to each item that you want to remove from your History.
5. At the top right, click Delete.
6. Confirm by clicking Remove.

Remove an image from New Tab page

To see the sites you visit most, open a new tab. To remove an image, point to it and click Remove .

What your history page shows

Your History page shows the webpages you’ve visited on Chrome in the last 90 days. It doesn’t store Chrome pages you’ve visited like chrome://settings, pages you’ve visited in Incognito mode, or pages you’ve already deleted from your browsing history.If you’re signed in to Chrome and syncing your history, then your History page shows webpages you’ve visited across all your synced devices for much longer. If you’re signed out of Chrome, your History page won’t show webpages across your other devices.

Browse privately

If you don’t want Chrome to save your browsing history at all, you can browse in private with Incognito mode.

Using a Chromebook at work or school? Your network administrator can turn off browsing history. If history is off, your History page won’t list webpages you’ve visited. Learn about using a managed Chrome device.

On Android

See your history

On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app .

1. At the top right, tap More   History.
   • If your address bar is at the bottom, swipe up on the address bar. Tap History .
2. To visit a site, tap the entry.
   • To open the site in a new tab, touch and hold the entry. At the top right, tap More   Open in new tab.
   • To copy the site, touch and hold the entry. At the top right, tap More   Copy link.

Clear your history

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app .
2. At the top right, tap More   History.
   • If your address bar is at the bottom, swipe up on the address bar. Tap History .
3. Tap Clear browsing data.
4. Next to “Time range,” select how much history you want to delete. To clear everything, tap All time.
5. Check “Browsing history.” Uncheck any other data you don’t want to delete.
6. Tap Clear data.

To delete your search history, learn about clearing activity saved in My Activity.

Delete an item from your history

You can delete certain parts of your history. To search for something specific, at the top right, tap Search .

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app .
2. At the top right, tap More   History.
   • If your address bar is at the bottom, swipe up on the address bar. Tap History .
3. Find the entry you want to delete.
4. To the right, tap Remove .

To delete multiple items, touch and hold an entry. Select other entries you want to delete. Then, at the top right, tap Remove .

Remove an image from New Tab page

To see the sites you visit most, open a new tab. To remove an image, touch and hold it. Then, select Remove.

What your history page shows

Your History page shows the webpages you’ve visited on Chrome in the last 90 days. It doesn’t store Chrome pages you’ve visited like chrome://settings, pages you’ve visited in Incognito mode, or pages you’ve already deleted from your browsing history.If you’re signed in to Chrome and syncing your history, then your History page shows webpages you’ve visited across all your synced devices for much longer. If you’re signed out of Chrome, your History page won’t show webpages across your other devices.

Browse privately

If you don’t want Chrome to save your browsing history at all, you can browse in private with Incognito mode.

Using a Chromebook at work or school? Your network administrator can turn off browsing history. If history is off, your History page won’t list webpages you’ve visited. Learn about using a managed Chrome device.

On iPhone & iPad

See your history

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chrome app .
2. At the bottom right, tap More   History .

Clear your history

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chrome app .
2. At the bottom right, tap More   History .
3. At the bottom, tap Clear Browsing Data.
4. Check Browsing history. It may be checked by default.
5. Uncheck any other items you don’t want to delete.
6. Tap Clear Browsing Data  Clear Browsing Data.
7. At the top right, tap Done.

To delete your search history, learn about clearing activity saved in My Activity.

Delete an item from your history

You can delete certain parts of your history. To search for something specific, use the search bar at the top.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chrome app .
2. At the bottom right, tap More   History .
3. At the bottom, tap Edit.
4. Check the entries you want to delete.
5. Tap Delete.
6. At the top right, tap Done.

Remove suggested sites from the New Tab page

To see the sites you visit most, open a new tab. To remove a site, touch and hold it, and then tap Remove.

What your history page shows

Your History page shows the webpages you’ve visited on Chrome in the last 90 days. It doesn’t store Chrome pages you’ve visited like chrome://settings, pages you’ve visited in Incognito mode, or pages you’ve already deleted from your browsing history.If you’re signed in to Chrome and syncing your history, then your History page shows webpages you’ve visited across all your synced devices for much longer. If you’re signed out of Chrome, your History page won’t show webpages across your other devices.

Browse privately

If you don’t want Chrome to save your browsing history at all, you can browse in private with Incognito mode.

Using a Chromebook at work or school? Your network administrator can turn off browsing history. If history is off, your History page won’t list webpages you’ve visited. Learn about using a managed Chrome device.