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10 Hidden Features in Google Search

Use Google like a pro with these awesome tips and tricks

Shalitha Suranga
The Startup
Published in
4 min readSep 19, 2020

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We normally use Google Search when we need to find something we want(a website, movie, app … anything). In addition, it offers some awesome features which are kind of hidden.

Timer and Stopwatch

Suppose, you need to measure time for a prepared speech or need to take a 5-minutes break during a focused work. Just google “stopwatch” or “timer”

Stopwatch and timer in Google Search

Both tools offer full-screen mode that is really helpful if you are using a projector screen for an audience.

Color picker

Just google “color picker” or copy paste HEX color code (Eg:- #0f9bff) to get the color picker tool. Indeed, the same thing can be achieved even by entering queries like rgb 50 50 80 too.

Color picker in Google Search

Exact matches only

When you enter a set of words as keywords, Google’s searching algorithm does matching…

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Shalitha Suranga
The Startup

Programmer | Author of Neutralinojs | Technical Writer