ChromeOS

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

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ChromeOS
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ChromeOS 109 Desktop
DeveloperGoogle
Written inC, C++, assembly, JavaScript, HTML5, Python, Rust
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)[1]
Working statePreinstalled on Chromebooks, Chromeboxes, Chromebits, Chromebases
Source modelClosed-source with open-source components
Initial releaseJune 15, 2011; 11 years ago (2011-06-15)
Latest release111.0.5563.100 (March 21, 2023; 3 days ago (2023-03-21)[2]) [±]
Latest preview
Beta

112.0.5615.37 (March 23, 2023; 1 day ago (2023-03-23)[3]) [±]

Dev
113.0.5635.0 (March 15, 2023; 9 days ago (2023-03-15)[4]) [±]
Repositorychromium.googlesource.com/codesearch/chromium/src/+/refs/heads/master-original/chromeos/
Update methodRolling release
Package managerPortage[lower-alpha 1]
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
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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]

All ChromiumOS and ChromeOS versions support progressive web applications (such as Google Docs or Microsoft Office 365), as well as web browser extensions (which can resemble native applications). ChromeOS (but not ChromiumOS) from 2016 onwards can also run Android applications from Google Play.[10] Since 2018, ChromiumOS/ChromeOS version 69 onwards also support Linux applications, which are executed in a lightweight virtual machine[11] with a Debian Linux environment.[12][13]

The operating system is now usually evaluated in conjunction with the hardware that runs it.