Chrome doesn't come with a stock ticker, and there's no stock widget you can pin the way Windows 11 pins Widgets to the taskbar. If you want prices on screen while you browse, you install an extension. Most people searching for a "stock ticker widget" in Chrome want the same thing: a bar or overlay that stays in view.
We make InvestFellow, so keep that in mind as you read. Facts about the other extensions come from their own Chrome Web Store listings, opened November 5, 2026 (sources at the bottom). Prices in any of these tools can be delayed, and nothing here is advice on what to buy or sell.
Four places a ticker can live
| Where | When you see prices | Examples (per their listings) |
|---|---|---|
| Bar on every page | While you browse, without clicking | InvestFellow, CalcTheMarket Ticker, Realitime |
| Floating overlay | On the page, in a panel you can drag | Market Ticker |
| Side panel or icon badge | While the panel is open, or on the toolbar icon | BadgeTicker |
| New tab or popup | When you open a tab or click the icon | See the watchlist guide |
Pick the spot first. Refresh speed and which markets you follow come after that.
1. A bar across the top or bottom of the page
A bar is the closest thing Chrome has to a classic ticker. It sits on the pages you already read.
InvestFellow
InvestFellow puts your watchlist in a thin bar at the top or bottom of the page. It can scroll or stay still, and you can show it on every site or only the ones you choose. The free watchlist takes stocks, ETFs, indices and futures. The bar and the watchlist are free, with no account, and prices refresh every 2 minutes. Hover a symbol for more detail, and click it for the chart.
Premium refreshes every 4 seconds and adds crypto, price alerts, a second bar for market movers and AI insights. It costs $4.99 a month after a 7-day free trial, paid through PayPal, and you don't need an account for it either. Every new install also gets one free AI insight. InvestFellow runs in Chrome and Edge, and prices can be delayed.
It suits you if you want prices in view without clicking. The trade-offs: there's no import, so you add tickers one at a time under “Quotes to monitor”, and the bar takes up space. A top bar pushes the page down by about 30 pixels, and a bottom bar sits over the foot of the page.
CalcTheMarket Ticker
Per its listing, CalcTheMarket Ticker adds a scrolling ticker bar to every webpage, with prices and change percent. Click a ticker for a 5-day sparkline. You can put the bar at the top or bottom, pick a light, dark or system theme, and choose a scroll speed. The listing says it refreshes every minute (you can change that), needs no account, collects no data and has no upsells.
Where it wins: a faster free refresh than InvestFellow's free plan, a sparkline on click, and no paid tier. The listing only describes a scrolling bar, so if you want a strip that stays still, InvestFellow's “Toolbar type” setting is the closer match.
Realitime US & Indian Stock Prices Toolbar
Per its listing, this one puts a scrolling toolbar overlay on websites, with US (NYSE, NASDAQ) and Indian (NSE) stocks, top or bottom placement, and dark, light, blue and green themes. It says no account is needed and that it's free with premium customization options. Clicking a stock opens a detailed chart. The listing doesn't give a refresh interval or say what the paid options cost.
Where it fits: you follow US and Indian names and want them on one simple bar.
Stocks by francesco works a bit differently. Its listing describes a SiteBar that shows prices on the websites of companies you visit, plus a portfolio, alerts, charts and news, with in-app purchases. It's a fit if you want a quote when you land on a company's own site.
Set up InvestFellow
- Install InvestFellow from the Chrome Web Store (or the Edge Add-ons page). Pin the icon from the extensions menu if you want it in the toolbar.
- Click the InvestFellow icon to open the popup.
- Under Quotes to monitor, type a company name or ticker in the Select symbols box and pick it from the list. Repeat for each one. The bar starts with six symbols (AAPL, GOOG, SPY, TSLA, MSFT and SONY), and you can remove any of them.
- Choose Toolbar position (Top or Bottom) and Toolbar type (Scrolling or Static). Under Where is the toolbar shown?, pick Shown on all websites, or Only shown on selected websites and add each site, such as google.com.
- Open any regular web page (http or https). Your watchlist is in the bar.
The bar stays off Chrome's own pages (chrome://, edge://), the Chrome Web Store and Chrome's default new tab page, because Chrome doesn't let extensions draw there. If you can't see it, open an ordinary website.
Want a notification when a price crosses a level? That's Premium. Alerts use Chrome notifications, which your operating system can still block, and they fire only while the browser is open with a normal web page open. Steps are in our price alerts guide.
2. A floating overlay you can drag
If a full-width bar feels like too much, some extensions draw a small panel on the page and let you move it.
Market Ticker, per its listing, places a draggable overlay on the page. Full Panel shows the watchlist with names, prices and percent change, and Mini Bar pins up to 4 symbols. You can add up to 15. It covers stocks, crypto and forex (plus indices, ETFs and commodities), refreshes every 5 seconds in the tab you're viewing and once a minute in background tabs, needs no login, and is free with no premium tier. The listing says whether a symbol is delayed depends on the exchange.
Where it wins: free, with a much faster refresh than InvestFellow's free plan, crypto and forex on that same free tier, and a panel you can park in a corner. InvestFellow keeps crypto for Premium.
3. A side panel or a price on the extension icon
Some people want the page left alone. Then the ticker lives next to the page, or on the toolbar icon.
BadgeTicker, per its listing, can show a price or percent change on the extension icon, plus a popup and Chrome's Side Panel. It lists sparkline charts, pre-market and after-hours data, several themes, drag-and-drop ordering, and a refresh you set, as fast as every 10 seconds. Your watchlist syncs to your Chrome profile. The listing doesn't state a price.
Where it wins: a glance at the icon, a panel beside the page, extended-hours quotes and a refresh interval you pick. It isn't a bar across the page.
4. New tab or popup only
A new-tab dashboard replaces Chrome's new tab with a market page. A popup stays hidden until you click the extension icon. Both keep the pages you read clear, and you only see prices when you open a tab or click.
That's a different job from a ticker that stays on screen. Names, costs and trade-offs are in How to keep a stock watchlist in Chrome and Stock ticker Chrome extensions, compared.
Which one fits
- Prices on the page while you read: a bar. InvestFellow if you want scrolling or static and a say in which sites show it. CalcTheMarket Ticker for a free scrolling bar with a one-minute refresh and a sparkline. Realitime if US and Indian stocks on one bar is the point.
- A small panel you can drag, with crypto and forex for free: Market Ticker.
- Keep the page clear and glance at the icon or a side panel: BadgeTicker.
- Check a few times a day: a popup or a new tab page. See the watchlist guide.
You can mix them. A bar for a handful of tickers and a side panel for charts works fine, though two extensions means two sets of permissions to review.
On a Windows PC, the taskbar is a separate question, covered in How to show a stock ticker on the Windows 11 taskbar. For a strip over every app, not only the browser, see Scrolling stock ticker for your desktop.
FAQ
Does Chrome have a built-in stock ticker?
No. Chrome doesn't ship a stock ticker or a stock widget. You add an extension, which can draw a bar, an overlay, a side panel, a new tab page or a popup. If you meant the Widgets button on the Windows 11 taskbar, that's a separate setup.
Where will the bar show?
InvestFellow's bar runs on regular web pages (http and https). It stays off chrome:// and edge:// pages, the Chrome Web Store, and Chrome's default new tab page. If you can't see it, open an ordinary website. Under “Where is the toolbar shown?”, you can limit it to sites you pick.
Are prices delayed?
They can be. Delays depend on the exchange and the tool. InvestFellow refreshes every 2 minutes on the free plan and every 4 seconds on Premium, and its prices can be delayed. A faster refresh on another extension doesn't make a delayed quote current, so check your broker before you act on a number.
What's free and what's paid in InvestFellow?
The bar and the watchlist are free, with no account. Premium is $4.99 a month after a 7-day free trial, paid through PayPal. It refreshes every 4 seconds and adds price alerts, crypto, a second bar for market movers and AI insights. Every new install also gets one free AI insight.
Is this financial advice?
No. This page explains how to put prices on screen. It doesn't tell you what to buy or sell. Do your own research before you make an investment decision.