The Chrome operating system (OS) was reserved only for Chromebook users, but now it’s available for other devices too. It’s a great alternative to Windows or Linux, and you can run it without an installation. All you need is to download Chrome OS to a USB drive and use Etcher or some other software to make it bootable.

Can you install Chrome OS on any device?

Google’s Chrome OS isn’t available for consumers to install, so I went with the next best thing, Neverware’s CloudReady Chromium OS. It looks and feels nearly identical to Chrome OS, but can be installed on just about any laptop or desktop, Windows or Mac.

Can you install Chrome OS on a laptop?

You can’t just download Chrome OS and install it on any laptop like you can Windows and Linux. Chrome OS is closed source and only available on proper Chromebooks. But Chromium OS is 90% the same as Chrome OS. More importantly, it’s open source: you can download Chromium OS and build on top of it if you so choose.