Device emulation
Switch between desktop and mobile views to see how pages render on different devices:- Mobile devices — choose from a list of predefined devices (iPhone, Android, tablets)
- Fit to view — scales the emulated device to fit the available space
- Actual size — renders at the device’s native resolution (1:1 scale)
User-agent
Override the default browser user-agent to browse as a different client:- Browse as Googlebot to see how Google’s crawler experiences your site
- Browse as Bingbot, mobile crawlers, or other bots
- Set a custom user-agent string for specialized testing
Network throttling
Simulate different connection speeds to test page performance under real-world conditions. Useful for evaluating Core Web Vitals on slower connections.JavaScript, CSS, and cookies
Toggle individual browser capabilities on or off:| Setting | Effect |
|---|---|
| JavaScript | Disable JS to see how pages render without it — useful for testing crawler rendering |
| CSS | Disable CSS to see the raw document structure |
| Cookies | Disable cookies to test cookie-dependent behavior |
| Caching | Disable browser cache to force fresh requests on every load |
Google search settings
These settings customize how Google search results appear when you search from the browser:| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Google domain | Search on a specific Google TLD (google.com, google.co.uk, google.de, etc.) |
| Language | Set the Google interface language |
| Time filter | Restrict results by time period (past hour, day, week, etc.) |
| SafeSearch | Toggle Google’s SafeSearch filter |
| Personalization | Disable Google’s personalized results for neutral rankings |
| Hide ads | Remove Google Ads from the search results page |
| Custom URL parameters | Append custom parameters like gl=us&hl=en to search URLs |
Google search settings work alongside VPN. Use the VPN for IP-based location, then add
gl and hl parameters for explicit geo and language targeting to reinforce the location signal. See geo accuracy for details.