Headlines for Chromebook owners who miss Windows applications on their devices. CrossOver software, allowing Windows OS applications to run in a Chromebook environment.
However, there's a catch: the software is paid, starting at $40. Nonetheless, it's an interesting solution, and we're already preparing a review for it. For now, let's outline what this is all about.
CrossOver is developed by the CodeWeavers team, which announced in their about exiting beta. There’s one condition: the package can be used only on modern Chromebooks with Intel® processors.
CrossOver is far from a new solution; it has been working for many years on Linux and Mac, allowing Windows applications to run on those platforms. As for Chrome OS, the corresponding version of the package appeared in 2016. Initially, it was based on Android, and remained in beta for all this time.
All that changed when Google added Linux support for Chromebooks. The developers at CodeWeavers reacted almost immediately and achieved compatibility for their software with Google's Crostini tool. This is a Linux subsystem that runs in the Chrome OS environment.
After improvements, things got so good that CodeWeavers published the final release, taking the platform out of beta. But this is a commercial project, and the price of the tool can't be called low. The prices for different versions are as follows:
- $40 — for the software only, current version.
- $60 — for the current version of the software and support for a year, plus updates.
- $500 — for lifetime support and updates.
You can test the package for free.
Before you start experimenting with CrossOver, you should ensure that your Chromebook is compatible with this software. The specifications should be as follows:
- Linux support (Chromebooks from 2019).
- Intel® processor.
- 2 GB RAM.
- 200 MB of free file space and room for the applications you plan to install.
An important point: not all Windows applications are compatible with CrossOver. You can check what works and what doesn’t in the authors' software database. There’s a convenient .
As for the detailed review of CrossOver, we will release it next week, so stay tuned.
Allikas: habr.com
