There are other more extreme options like dual booting with Linux (don’t do this if you care about your Chromebooks security) but I do not recommend doing this just to get another browser. However, running GUI apps thru the Linux may result in worse performance, this is due to what I assume are issues with Linux graphic drivers (not all Chromebook models even have GPU acceleration for Linux apps,last I checked), limited hardware performance and multiple layers of virtualization used. Installing via Linux requires a little more experience working around the Linux terminal, but its totally doable and gives you more freedom.

Installing from the Play store means you get a browser usually built for phone screens so it may scale horribly on a Chromebook screen, but it should work fairly well and get the job done. You wont get better performance from any other option,due to the limited performance capabilities of most Chromebooks in the first place. Along with this the Chrome browser is the most performant option available due to the entire OS being built around it. Installing the browser app itself will take up more space, and may cause problems on Chromebooks with limited HD capacity in the first place. Most Chromebooks have limited memory, and having support for Android and or Linux may take up significant amounts of HD space.

Install the Linux (beta) and install almost any browser via the Linux installationīoth of these options have somewhat major pitfalls.

Install from the Play store to get an Android based version.If you want to install another browser to use, there are really only 2 sensible paths. Hi welcome to the freeCodeCamp forums, hope you find what your looking for!Ĭhromebooks obviously come with Chrome, which is the main browser, and what the OS is based off of.

Install brave on chromebook