The address bar in Google Chrome can take up valuable screen space, especially when you’re taking screenshots or recording screencasts. Thankfully, there is a way to hide the address bar to increase your screen real estate. In this article, we will guide you on how to achieve this in different operating systems.

OSX

To hide the address bar in Chrome on OSX, you’ll need to open a new instance of Chrome in application mode by using the terminal. Follow these steps:

  1. Open the terminal.
  2. Enter the following command: 
    /Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --app=URL
    (Replace URL with the website you want to open without the address bar.)

Windows

On Windows, you can hide the address bar in Chrome by opening a new instance in application mode. Here’s how you can do it:

  1. Open the terminal or command prompt.
  2. Enter the following command: 
    Chrome.exe --app=URL
    (Make sure to prepend Chrome.exe with the Chrome folder, which may vary depending on your Windows version. You can find the correct folder here.)

Linux

To hide the address bar in Chrome on Linux, you can also open a new instance in application mode. Here are the steps:

  1. Open the terminal.
  2. Enter the following command: 
    google-chrome --app=URL
    (Replace URL with the website you want to open without the address bar.)

By following these instructions, you can easily hide the address bar in Chrome, allowing you to maximize your screen space for various purposes.