Running multiple Chrome versions
How to run multiple Chrome versions on your local machine
Note
These steps are suitable for Mac. It was tested in a Mac Intel. It can be adapted to any Chrome version.Follow these steps on a Mac to run Chrome version 90 while having another Chrome app on a different version.
- Download Chrome
90.0.4430.72from slimjet - Do not install the
Google Chrome.appin yourApplicationfolder. Install it in yourDesktopfolder for example. - Change the name of the app to
Google Chrome 90.appand then move it to theApplicationfolder, without overwriting your current Chrome - Remove Chrome’s automatic updates by:
- Close all Chrome open instances.
- Open
Google Chrome 90.appwhile not having Internet, so it doesn’t give an error after modifying theInfo.plis. - Right-click on
Application/Google Chrome 90.app - Click on
Show package content - Open the file
Contents/Info.plistin your IDE - Find the key
KSUpdateURL - Replace the string below:
https://tools.google.com/service/update2 tohttps://tools.google.com/[DUMMYTEXT]
- Run
Google Chrome 90.appas long as it’s the only one running
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