Chrome Required - Browser automation requires Chrome to be installed. Please install Google Chrome and try again

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1

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Hello World! :wink:

Chrome Required
Browser automation requires Chrome to be installed. Please install Google Chrome and try again.

I do have Google Chrome Version 142.0.7444.3 (Official Build) beta (arm64) already installed.

Steps to Reproduce

have window/folder open and then click on +Browser button

Expected Behavior

something outside of this error

Chrome Required
Browser automation requires Chrome to be installed. Please install Google Chrome and try again.

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.7.33
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: a84f941711ad680a635c8a3456002833186c4840
Date: 2025-10-03T03:28:06.574Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.0.0

For AI issues: which model did you use?

Auto

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

2

Thanks for reporting this issue! It looks like Cursor’s browser automation feature may not be detecting your Chrome Beta installation.

A few things to help troubleshoot:

  1. Chrome version: You mentioned having Chrome Beta v142 (arm64). Could you try installing the standard stable version of Chrome from google.com/chrome and see if that resolves the issue?

  2. Installation location: If you do have stable Chrome installed as well, where is it located? (e.g., /Applications/Google Chrome.app on macOS)

  3. Restart: Have you tried fully restarting Cursor after installing/verifying Chrome?

If you’ve already tried stable Chrome or if the issue persists after installing it, please let me know.

3

I’m also running Arch Linux and using the cursor with appimage. Zen Browser (Firefox-based), Chrome Browser, and Vivaldi (Chromium-based) are installed via flatpak, but the cursor doesn’t see these browsers. When I try to add the browser, I get the “install chrome browser” popup.

4

I have the same problem

Cursor:

Version: 1.7.54 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 5c17eb2968a37f66bc6662f48d6356a100b67be0
Date: 2025-10-21T19:07:38.476Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.0.0

Google chrome:

You have the latest version of Chrome installed.
Version: 141.0.7390.123 (Official build) (arm64)

:man_shrugging:

5

Same here, but I’m on Windows 11.
Chrome 141.0.7390.123

Version: 2.0.38 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 3fa438a81d579067162dd8767025b788454e6f90
Date: 2025-10-29T20:45:40.883Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

It worked in previous Cursor versions (before v2)

This happens only when mentioning @Browser in the agent mode chat.
If I press browser icon and ask agent to navigate some page - it uses the built-in browser just fine. I think @Browser shortcut should be redirected to the built-in browser instead?