How to rename a Chrome profile and change its picture on Mac

Updated 2026-09-18 · 3 min read · by Okie Dockie

Change the name, colour and picture

1. Open a Chrome window in the profile you want to change.
2. Click the profile picture at the top right of the window.
3. Click the pencil icon to customise the profile. You can also paste chrome://settings/manageProfile into the address bar.
4. Type a new name, choose a theme colour, and pick an avatar. If the profile is signed in to a Google account, its account photo can be used instead.

Changes apply straight away; there is nothing to save.

Why every profile needs a unique name

When you have more than one profile, Chrome adds the profile's name to the end of each window's title — "Inbox – Gmail – Work". That name is the only visible way to tell which profile a window belongs to.

If two profiles share a name, their windows look identical. It is easy to type into the wrong account, and tools that sort windows by profile cannot tell them apart either. This is more common than it sounds: signing in to two accounts from the same organisation often gives both profiles the organisation's name.

A short, distinct name for each — "Work", "Client A", "Personal" — avoids all of it.

Where the new name and picture show up

• The profile button and profile menu in Chrome.
• The end of every window title for that profile.
• Chrome's Profiles menu in the menu bar.
• If you use Okie Dockie, the profile's Dock icon: it carries the profile's picture. After renaming or changing the picture, open Set up Chrome profile icons from its menu bar icon and save your selection again to refresh the icon.