This is the only reason i went into developer mode. Totally worthless instructions. Why post this when its totally misleading? I still have to go the Linux route, figures—leave it to HP. I had tried this process on my Acer chromebook 15 and works out nicely! So happy, now that I can run not only regular google play apps but APK app files as well!
I have gone to developer mode manually but is still greyed out. Can you please tell me what is wrong? Because it is greyed out, I cannot turn it on. Thank you if you reply. Your Comment.
Your Name. In this world of silicon shortage and scalping of CPUs and GPUs, many are looking at the laptop space to provide them with desktop PC replacement devices.
The Lenovo Legion 7 aims to be one such device, packing the fastest […]. The extension for Text files is also TXT which is the same as Notepad so all your Text files can be used on other systems as well. Surprisingly, Google has baked in dark mode too on this text editor. So, just install Text on your Chromebook and give it a go.
Check Out Text Nimbus Screenshot Screenshot feature has almost become a necessity on every system — be it a smartphone or a desktop computer. While Chrome OS does have native support for screenshots , you can get a third-party extension if you are looking for versatile features. Nimbus is a pretty solid app and offers plenty of options from partial to window screenshots.
You can further crop and annotate the images as well. Apart from that, if you want an extension solely for annotation purposes then Awesome Screenshot extensions is another great choice. It offers you to create boxes, blur certain parts of the image, highlight sections, and more. Screencastify Screencastify is one of the powerful apps for Chrome OS as it allows you to record your screen with your voice and webcam support.
This extension can help you record tutorials in case you are an educator. While the app is quite good, it puts a watermark if you are recording for more than 5 minutes. To remove the watermark, you will have to subscribe to a premium plan.
In that case, you can use RecordRTC as an alternative. So, depending on your use-case, you can go for either extension. Kami Kami is a complete package in the form of a Chrome extension. You can import any PDF, image, document; annotate on it and then describe everything using the webcam. It helps you create videos on the go as the company has partnered with Google Classroom for seamless creation and syncing with Google Drive.
Simply put, if you are a student who wants to create detailed notes or a serious educator making videos for the internet, Kami is the best Chrome OS app you can go for. Check Out Kami Caret Caret is a top-notch text editor for computer programmers and software engineers available on Chrome OS. I would say, if you are a serious programmer or just a beginner, Caret is the best way to do programming on Chrome OS.
Check Out Caret Cog While we understand that Google wants to make Chrome OS a minimal and user-friendly operating system, some users want to know the technical details about their machine. For that, you can install the Cog extension on your Chromebook. Cog also showcases a real-time graph of the current state of your Chromebook. So, if you want to get nerdy about your Chromebook, install the Cog extension.
And now Linux has become a viable platform where you can use apps without any performance or stability issues. I personally use a lot of Linux apps on my Chromebook so I can vouch for their reliability. I have already made a separate list of best Linux apps for Chromebook so you can go through that if you want an exhaustive list of apps.
Nevertheless, here are some of the best Linux apps for Chrome OS that you must give a try. In our testing, it installed perfectly fine and ran without any hiccups. However, there was quite a bit of lag while dealing with heavy images. As I said above, the apps are running in a container, and on top, there is no support for hardware acceleration yet so the performance takes a hit. It is an excellent program for creating and editing PDF files and works absolutely fine on Chromebooks.
So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and install this excellent Linux app on your Chromebook. How to Install: Download the. After that, run the below command in Terminal. Finally, run the application from the app drawer. Wine Wine is an unusual Linux app that you will find on this list. Wine is a compatibility layer not an emulator that allows you to install Windows apps on Chromebooks.
In fact, after the latest Wine 5. Simply put, Wine is an impressive piece of software and you must use it on your Chromebook to take full advantage of Linux on Chrome OS. You may not be aware but Steam works wonderfully well on Chromebook, thanks to the Linux support. It also features the Proton layer a modified version of Wine which you can use to play Windows games on Chromebook.
Not all Windows games are supported though. You can find more information about the state of Linux gaming from our article on the best Linux games. Anyway, the installation process is pretty simple and we have mentioned a detailed guide below. How to Install: Open this Steam webpage and download the. DEB file. Now, move it to the Linux files section and double-click on it.
The Steam installer will automatically start the installation. Alternatively, you can follow our detailed guide on how to install Steam on a Chromebook. Kdenlive is a desktop-class and powerful application for video editing. Sure, the app was sometimes slow to respond, but it certainly worked in our testing. Apart from that, you can use another widely popular open-source video editor OpenShot which is also quite feature-packed. All I would say is, in the absence of Chrome OS native apps, Linux apps have filled the shoes to a large extent and now you can perform even heavy tasks like video editing on your Chromebook.
How to Install Kdenlive: Open Terminal and execute the below command. After installation, you will find the app in the app drawer inside the Linux apps folder. After the installation, you will find the app in the app drawer inside the Linux apps folder. You can also install OpenShot by downloading the latest AppImage file. You can learn how to install AppImage programs on Chromebook from our guide. In fact, it brings more advanced features like free-form selection, scale by image portion, skew diagram, monochrome effect, and much more.
There is no lag and you can create and edit a bulk of images in one go. How to Install: Open Terminal and execute the below command. Bluemail If you want a desktop-class email client for your Chromebook then Bluemail is the best Linux app you can opt for. What I love about Bluemail is that its Linux version is quite feature-rich and supports dark mode too. So go ahead and install Bluemail on your Chrom ebook.
After the download is complete, double-click on the DEB file and install it right away. Once the installation is done, press the Search button on the keyboard and search for Bluemail. Now go ahead and open it. Nautilus is one of the best Linux apps on Chromebook as it allows you to access Linux directories just like any other Linux distro. With the default Files app on Chromebook, you can only access the Linux file section and at most, can see the hidden files. However, if you want to access system directories like mnt , usr or root then Nautilus helps you access those folders easily.
How to Install: Execute the below command in the Terminal. After the installation, you will find the app in your app drawer. Apart from that, VSC also has options for debugging, Git control, syntax highlighting, bracket matching and intelligent code completion. This list will show just how many Chromebooks can currently run Android and Linux apps, along with the Chromebooks that are scheduled to add Android app support at some point.
Keep in mind that starting in , every Chromebook can run Android and Linux apps. Read more: The best Chromebooks of Also: The best budget Chromebooks around. As is the case with Android app support, every device launched after features Linux app support unless the manufacturer specifies otherwise.
More devices joined in on the fun back in September when the Chrome OS 69 update was released, bringing stable Linux app support to quite a few Chromebooks.
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