Simply put, if you want an alternative file manager then Solid Explorer is one of the best Chrome OS apps. Install: Solid Explorer Free , Offers in-app purchases The app is designed in such a way that all your focus remains on writing alone.
Not to mention, there is dark mode, dictation, focus mode, and more. Install: iA Writer Free , Offers in-app purchases. It offers a free plan at a slightly reduced speed and in limited regions. I would say instead of relying on dubious Proxy extensions on Chrome, installing a proper VPN is the best way to stop your data leakage. Apart from that, Proton VPN worked perfectly fine in our testing.
You can use this app on your Chromebook for reading eBooks in tablet or tent mode. But that is not all, despite being completely free, the app does not show any ads while reading books or documents. Simply put, if you are a voracious reader and want to make your Chromebook a Kindle alternative then ReadEra is the stepping stone you were looking for.
Extensions are also equally popular in the Chrome ecosystem. So, in this article, I am going to share some of the best Chrome OS extensions that can enhance your experience even better. Text In case you are wondering about the lack of a Text editor like Notepad on Windows on Chrome OS , well Google has recently developed an extension for that.
As the name suggests, Text is a simple text editor where you can write anything you want. 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.
You can finally use Android apps on touchscreen Chromebooks, but there's a catch: the long-promised feature isn't available on all Chrome OS machines and requires use of the Beta channel for certain models.
While most Chromebooks ship with the Play store, you might need to update your Chromebook to make these apps appear. Fortunately, Beta doesn't risk as much on a Chromebook as it does any other machine, as the cloud-based nature of Chromebooks means there's little work to do if and when you need to reset your device moving back to Stable from Beta will wipe your disk.
Hopefully, your Chromebook supports this feature now, but here are the current devices that support Android emulation natively in Stable channel, and those that require beta.
If an item features an asterisk, it requires a profile migration process, described here. Alternatively,you can go to the Microsoft website and click on the links like Powerpoint for chromebook under thesupport section of Microsoft Office suite for Chromebook. If you do not have Google Play Store enabled on your device and are purely dependent on the Chrome Web Store, then you cannot use the tools in the offline version.
But you can use the Online versions of these tools from the browser and can edit, format, and share them over emails or Google Drive with your colleagues. Just log into your Microsoft account online and then you would be able to access the online version of the tools like online Outlook for Chromebook. Therefore,we have brought you two alternatives that can help you in running an Officesuite on your Chromebook easily and overcome the issues of not being able toinstall them like other laptops.
Let us know your questions in the commentssection and do not forget to like, share, and subscribe to our content. Microsoft Office is still the leading software of its kind, and if you're using a Chromebook you can use it too. Microsoft Office is one of the most popular software suites in the world, especially among education and enterprise. It's also one of the easiest to use on account of being available essentially everywhere. That includes Chromebooks, a particularly popular laptop among education users.
Microsoft Office on a Chromebook is a really good experience and we'll show you how to get started. Android tablets are, to this day, still disappointing compared to the iPad, but there are still some very good apps that have been optimized for the larger form factor. The Microsoft Office apps are one of the best examples of this, and thanks to Google's support of Android apps in Chrome OS, you can use them on a Chromebook, too.
There's no setting up required either, though it is worth pointing out that on devices over inches in size — which accounts for most Chromebooks — you will need a Microsoft subscription to get full access. Basic editing is free to use though, and Microsoft has a good resource for checking out what classes as an 'advanced feature'.
All you need to do is download whichever of the apps you need. You'll find links for each below to help you out.
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