For a user running Catalina on an iMac at work but using a newer iPhone or Android tablet at home, Chrome offers superior cross-platform syncing. Bookmarks, passwords, and history sync flawlessly across devices, regardless of the operating system. Google’s Password Manager and autofill features have become robust enough that many Catalina users prefer them over Apple’s Keychain, simply because they work everywhere, not just on Apple devices.
If you are setting up a Catalina-based Mac and need Chrome, the standard installer from the Official Chrome Download Page may no longer work as it defaults to the latest version. Downloading Chrome for Mac OS Catalina - Google Help google chrome for macos catalina
Catalina is a favorite for many developers who haven't yet made the leap to Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3). For this demographic, Chrome is indispensable. The Chrome Developer Tools (DevTools) on Catalina remain the industry standard. While Firefox and Safari offer capable tools, Chrome’s extensions ecosystem allows developers to customize their workflow in ways that simply aren't possible elsewhere. On an OS that is slowly aging, having a development environment that stays current is vital. For a user running Catalina on an iMac
Only words with 2 or more characters are accepted
Max 200 chars total
Space is used to split words, "" can be used to search for a whole string (not indexed search then)
AND, OR and NOT are prefix words, overruling the default operator
+/|/- equals AND, OR and NOT as operators.
All search words are converted to lowercase.