Chromebook Guide

Your source for all things Chrome OS

What's The Best Chromebook?

If you're asking yourself the question "Which Chromebook should I buy?", then this simple to use tool is for you. Simply pick the features you're looking for, and it will display only the models that match that criteria.

Ultimate Chromebook Setup Guide

The ultimate guide to setting up your brand new Chromebook. Step-by-step instructions for getting everything configured perfectly.

Why Choose Chrome OS?

Chromebooks are fast, secure, and super easy to use—basically the complete opposite of a Windows or Mac machine. Discover how Chrome OS can simplify your computing life.

Android Apps on Chromebooks

For whatever reason, many people often assume that Chromebooks will run Android apps from the Google Play store. Everything you need to know about compatibility.

File Transfer & Sharing

Learn how to transfer files between your Chromebook, phone, and USB flash drives using USB Mass Storage and MTP protocols.

Chromebook How-tos

Browse through a curated list of how-tos for your Chromebook. From basic settings to complex troubleshooting, this is your one-stop shop for tutorials.

Virus & Malware Removal

Very few things in life are as scary as computer viruses. Rest assured: it is nearly impossible for a Chromebook to be infected by an actual virus.

Print from your Chromebook

In this tutorial, discover how printing works on Chrome OS, from direct network printing to wireless setup.

Install Crouton (Linux)

Easy-to-read, non-intimidating instructions for installing Crouton and running full Linux alongside Chrome OS on your Chromebook.

Hello and welcome to Chromebook Guide, an unofficial support site for Chromebook users looking for help with their Chromebooks.

My name is James Welbes, and I am a Top Contributor in Google's Chromebook Central product forum. This website started out as a Google Doc that I used as a sort of canned answer resource; a place I could keep answers to common questions that users ask in the forum so I wouldn't have to type them from scratch each time.

Eventually I turned the document into a website for organizational purposes, and I started to notice a significant amount of traffic. I realized that this website had the potential to do more than provide me with answers I can copy and paste into the forum. It's actually helping many people every day find answers to common questions and issues.

So now I maintain this website with that in mind. I'm constantly laboring over how I can improve the website's SEO so more people can find it, and how to improve the content so it's actually useful when they do.

This website is not an all-inclusive resource for Chromebook users. There are many questions and issues that arise and I simply cannot address them all. My goal is to provide high quality answers for a handful of common subjects, such as virus/malware/bad extension issues, how to print from your Chromebook, what you can, and cannot install on a Chromebook and some general how-tos.

If you have a question that this website does not address, I encourage you to visit Google's official Chromebook Central product forum; myself and the other volunteers will do our best to help you out.

If you're trying to decide which Chromebook you should buy, you may find my Chromebook filtering tool helpful. This tool helps you pick the best Chromebook for you by letting you select the features you're looking for, and displaying only the models that match those features.

Thanks for visiting!

-James Welbes