Block or allow pop-ups in Chrome

By default, Google Chrome prevents pop-ups from automatically appearing and cluttering your screen. You can turn the pop-up blocker on or off. When it's on and a pop-up is blocked, the address bar will show a pop-up blocker icon .

Turn pop-ups on or off

To block or allow pop-ups on your mobile device:

1. Open the Chrome menu .
2. Touch Settings.
3. Touch Site settings.
4. Touch Pop-ups and then turn them on or off.

To block or allow pop-ups on your computer:

1. In the top-right corner of Chrome, click the Chrome menu .
2. Select Settings.
3. Click Show advanced settings.
4. Under "Privacy," click the Content settings button.
5. Under "Pop-ups," select Do not allow any site to show pop-ups (recommended) or Allow all sites to show pop-ups.

Unable to stop unwanted pop-ups?: If the directions above do not work, there may be an unwanted program installed on your computer causing pop-ups. Learn how to get rid of unwanted programs.

Using a Chrome device at work or school? Your network administrator might configure the pop-up blocker for you, in which case you can't change this setting yourself. Learn about using a managed Chrome device

Block or allow pop-ups for a specific site

To manually allow pop-ups from a site:

1. At the end of the address bar, click the pop-up blocker icon .
2. Click the link for the pop-up window you'd like to see.
3. To always see pop-ups for the site, select "Always show pop-ups from [site]." The site will be added to the exceptions list, which you can manage in the Content Settings dialog.

To always allow pop-ups from a particular site:

1. In the top-right corner of Chrome, click the Chrome menu .
2. Select Settings.
3. Click Show advanced settings.
4. Under "Privacy," click the Content settings button.
5. Under "Pop-ups," click Manage exceptions.

Learn more about managing exceptions in Chrome.