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Chrome App Launcher Mac OS X And Linux

These Chrome OS-toting computers basically use Google Chrome itself as a computing and app platform, and require continuous internet connectivity to run all these web-apps.

Chromebooks rely solely on the Chrome apps but since the browser itself is always running as a part of the OS itself, you do not need to launch it every time you want to run an app.

Instead, you get an app launcher similar to the Start Menu for accessing all these apps.

Chrome App Launcher Mac OS X And Linux

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As of this writing, the app launcher is only available for Windows on the Chrome Dev Channel, but Google plans to push it to Chrome for Mac OS X and Linux soon.

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After switching to the Dev build, you will need to download any of the available Chrome packaged app such as TextDrive to enable the app launcher.

Do note that none of the Chrome-packaged apps are currently searchable on the Chrome Web Store, and youll need a direct link to one of them (like that of TextDrive we just provided) in order to install them.

Many of Googles own Chrome apps might not work to initially get the Chrome App Launcher, so its best to go with TextDrive, even if you dont need it.

You will also be asked to sign in to a Google account before you can get the launcher.

Click the icon to open the app launcher with the list of all your installed Chrome apps.

Any offline apps will launch directly on the Windows Desktop, while the ones that require an internet connection will be launched in the default internet browser.

Hopefully, it will be soon make its way to the Beta and then the Stable channel for Windows as well as Mac OS X and Linux, allowing every Chrome user to take advantage from this useful feature.

If they dont have you sign in they wouldnt know which apps to show in the launcher.

Note that not all the items in the Chrome web store are apps (some are extensions to the browser).

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