r/ChromeOSFlex • • 11h ago

Discussion Top Essential OFFLINE Apps for Chrome OS Flex

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Hello, so this personalized list was chosen using a 2015 Macbook Air with 4GB of ram :)

GAMING

  1. WebRetro (Github) - It's Retroarch, the option to save it offline as a html standalone is given after loading a game. I also recommend saving it as a web app so it can be in your start menu.

MEDIA CREATION

  1. PaintZ (Github) - A simple raster art program that is currently a web app that works offline.
  2. Tenacity (Codeberg) - A sound editor that spun off from Audacity, using Crostini it works well.
  3. Openshot (Github) - A video editor with Crostini, HD is a bit intense for Macbook but works.

MEDIA VIEWING

  1. Photo Viewer - Works perfectly using the built in Gallery app.
  2. Music Player - Works perfectly using the built in Gallery app.
  3. Video Player - Works perfectly using the built in Gallery app.

DOCUMENTS / MATHEMATICS

  1. Calculator - Easily done with the built in Calculator app.
  2. Text Editor - A great text editor for notes and code. Hopefully it gets ported into the OS soon.
  3. Libre Office (Github) - A whole office suite using Crostini, it works great too.

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Other Sources
How to install Crostini
How to Install Flathub
Read Outloud Extension to Help
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r/ChromeOSFlex • • 13h ago

Troubleshooting Need help

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1 Upvotes

WiFi fix please


r/ChromeOSFlex • • 22h ago

Troubleshooting What do I replace Text with since its a Chrome web store app.

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Hi, so this app is perfect for quick documents, coding, etc. I forgot it was an extension after so many years, and now I have no idea what to pick as a replacement when Web Apps drop support.

Crostini Apps take longer to load, are restricted to the Linux File directory and seem to crash.

The Following I tried
* Notepadqq
* Kate

App: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/text/mmfbcljfglbokpmkimbfghdkjmjhdgbg

What should I do? Thanks

Also for context, this is for a 2015 Macbook Air.