ChromeOS

This article is about the operating system. For the web browser, see Google Chrome. For open-source version of the OS, see ChromiumOS.

ChromeOS
Logo as of March 2022
ChromeOS 120 desktop
DeveloperGoogle
Written inC, C++, assembly, JavaScript, HTML5, Python, Rust
OS familyUnix-like (Linux)[1]
Working statePreinstalled on Chromebooks, Chromeboxes, Chromebits, Chromebases
Source modelClosed-source with open-source components
Initial releaseJune 15, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-06-15)
Latest release130.0.6723.126 (November 12, 2024; 5 days ago (2024-11-12)[2]) [±]
Latest preview
Beta

131.0.6778.29 (November 6, 2024; 11 days ago (2024-11-06)[3]) [±]

Dev
132.0.6834.0 (November 13, 2024; 4 days ago (2024-11-13)[4]) [±]
Repositorychromium.googlesource.com/codesearch/chromium/src/+/refs/heads/master-original/chromeos/
Update methodRolling release
Package managerPortage[a]
PlatformsARM32, ARM64, IA-32, x86-64
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux kernel)[6]
UserlandAura Shell (Ash), Ozone (display manager); X11 apps can be enabled in recent ChromeOS
Default
user interface		Google Chrome
LicenseProprietary[7]
Official websitewww.google.com/chromebook/chrome-os/ Edit this at Wikidata

ChromeOS, sometimes styled as chromeOS and formerly styled as Chrome OS, is a Linux distribution developed and designed by Google.[8] It is derived from the open-source ChromiumOS operating system and uses the Google Chrome web browser as its principal user interface.

Google announced the project in July 2009, initially describing it as an operating system where applications and user data would reside in the cloud. ChromeOS was used primarily to run web applications.[9]

ChromeOS supports progressive web applications, Android apps from Google Play and Linux applications.[10][11]

  1. ^ Pichai, Sundar (July 7, 2009). "Introducing the Google Chrome OS". Official Google Blog. Google, Inc. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  2. ^ "Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex". November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Beta Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex". November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  4. ^ Alon (November 13, 2024). "Dev Channel Release for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex". Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Dev-Install: Installing Developer and Test packages onto a Chrome OS device - The Chromium Projects". www.chromium.org. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "Kernel Design: Background, Upgrades". Archived from the original on August 8, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "Google Chrome OS Terms of Service". Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  8. ^ Peters, Jay (July 14, 2022). "It's ChromeOS now, not Chrome OS". The Verge. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "Kernel Design". The Chromium Projects. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  10. ^ "Install Android apps on your Chromebook", Chromebook help, Mountain View: Google, Inc., 2022, archived from the original on June 16, 2022, retrieved June 16, 2022.
  11. ^ "Set up Linux on your Chromebook", Chromebook help, Mountain View: Google, Inc., 2022, archived from the original on May 29, 2021, retrieved June 16, 2022.


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