Get more out of Google Earth

If you have a question or want to customize your experience when using Google Earth, check out these settings and system recommendations.

System requirements for Google Earth

  • Google Chrome 68, Firefox 63, Edge 79, or Safari 11.
  • Make sure that you turn on hardware acceleration.

To turn on hardware acceleration in Google Chrome:

  1. At the top right, click More    Settings .
  2. You can also enter "chrome://settings/" in your address bar.
  3. At the bottom of the page, click Advanced.
  4. Under "System," turn on Use hardware acceleration when available.
  5. Relaunch your Chrome browser and Google Earth.

Customize settings

You can customize several settings in Google Earth to tailor your experience or adjust animation speeds.

To adjust your settings:

  1. In the upper-right corner, click the Settings icon.
  2. In the Settings panel, customize any of the following sections:
    • Application theme: Choose between Dark theme or Light theme to change the application's visual theme.
    • Animations: Drag the Flight animation speed slider to adjust the transition speed when flying to search results or placemarks.
  3. Click Done to save your changes.