Apps and helpers

dl.google.com

dl.google.com is Google's download host. Google's Chrome Enterprise help says that devices get Chrome Browser updates from dl.google.com and www.google.com/dl.

Run by GoogleChecked: 1 November 2026

Short answer

Google's download host, where Chrome gets its updates.

Block with care

Blocking it stops Chrome and other Google apps from updating, including security fixes.

Matches
dl.google.com

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What it serves

Google's help for managing Chrome updates on a Mac names dl.google.com/* and www.google.com/dl/* for a firewall's URL settings. That is where Chrome updates come from.

The Chromium updater's documentation shows installers under dl.google.com/edgedl/chrome/install/.

On a Mac, Chrome updates through GoogleUpdater.

Processes that use it

GoogleUpdaterGoogle's updater for Chrome and other Google apps on the Mac. It checks for updates about every few hours and downloads new versions.Process →

What breaks if you block it

Block with care

Blocking it stops Chrome and other Google apps from updating, including security fixes.

What breaks if you block it

  • Chrome updates can't download, so security fixes wait.
  • Other Google downloads from this host fail too.

With Kilobat Pro and the network filter, you can block a host for every app or for one app: in Connections, select a connection and choose Block. Apple’s own services are never blocked by Kilobat’s Protection lists.

Notes

With Kilobat Pro and the network filter, GoogleUpdater pauses on metered networks instead, and Chrome keeps working.

Sources

Checked on 1 November 2026.