Over the years, Chromebooks have played with the idea of providing a full-fledged video editor to users through web apps like WeVideo, Android apps like Go Pro Quik, and even Linux applications like Kdenlive and Shotcut. However, none of these solutions were necessarily great, and though some were superior to others, hobbyists and professional editors […]
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PSA: The big, beautiful Wacom One creative pen display is compatible with your Chromebook
A couple of years ago when I was wrote up the One by Wacom as the first ChromeOS-compatible graphics tablet for students and creatives, the larger, more impressive Wacom One was not at all functional with Chromebooks. I was pretty bummed out since I had one, but figured that at some point in the future […]
Continue ReadingHow to prototype VR games, virtual tours, or training sessions with just your Chromebook
A buddy of mine named Scott Jacobson, who is a science and game design teacher (thanks, Scott!) recently brought a cool product to my attention. He stated that he had used a Chromebook to prototype a VR game with his students at the start of the global pandemic, like many people. However, while software like […]
Continue ReadingHow to create your own indie game for free on your Chromebook using Godot
As an independent game developer myself, I’m always seeking out ways to maximize my usage of Chromebooks for design and execution beyond basic productivity habits. Up until recently, I’ve mostly just used my Pixel Slate, Lenovo Chromebook Duet, and other devices for sketching, notetaking, and journaling my ideas before heading over to my Windows 11 […]
Continue ReadingSamsung is paving the way for better stylus support in Google Chrome on Android 13
Thanks to no other than Samsung, Google’s Chrome web browser may soon have stylus hand-to-text input on Android 13 soon according to XDA Developers alumni Mishaal Rahman on Twitter. After poking around in the Chromium commits, he spotted code changes referencing Android T and stylus functionality for Samsung’s DirectWriting feature. Support has apparently been toggled […]
Continue ReadingAdobe Photoshop on the web will soon be free for everyone
Adobe Photoshop is the go-to photo editing software on the market and for pretty much all industries. If you see an advertisement, a modified image of any kind, or any creative digital art, it’s a sure chance that the individual that created it was using Photoshop. It’s practically a household name these days. It’s like…the […]
Continue ReadingYou can now open Google Drive images directly in Picsart for web-based photo editing
Picsart is a photo editing web application that’s grown quite a bit over the past few years. It now has over 150 million users, and offers plenty of tools for creating and editing YouTube and other social media banners and thumbnails, flyers, brochures, birthday cards, and so much more. Anyone familiar with Canva will know […]
Continue Reading[U] New Adobe Creative Cloud Express Perk lets you create logos, flyers, more on your Chromebook
Update: This Chromebook Perk is now available internationally Google has been adamant about pushing apps for creativity on Chromebooks as it seeks to redefine its laptop operating system from a “Facebook machine” to a powerhouse of forward-thinking web technologies with limitless potential. Initially, it gave away subscriptions to Adobe Spark, BeFunky Plus, WeVideo, Canva, PicsArt, […]
Continue ReadingYatta! I just drew manga with Google Arts and Culture’s Giga Manga web app and you can too
Over on Google’s Arts & Culture blog this week, the company revealed a new interactive experiment that allows anyone to magically draw manga-style ink artwork, all while exploring and learning about the history of manga. For those who are unaware, this popular Japanese art style originated in the 12th Century on animal scrolls and rose […]
Continue ReadingChromebook deals too hot to miss
It’s shaping up to be an exciting year for Chrome OS hardware. We’ve got new tablets on the way that are actually interesting and soon, 12th Gen Alder Lake devices will be on shelves and users will have access to the most powerful Chromebooks ever made. These new devices are coming at a time when […]
Continue ReadingRive 2 lets you create animations for the web, apps, and games right from your browser
With web applications on the rise in place of traditional applications, I’ve had a mind as of late to cover some of my favorite web-based software so that whether you’re using a Chromebook or just the Chrome browser on your Mac or Windows PC, you can benefit from or at least get a taste of […]
Continue ReadingChromebooks to receive drastically improved palm rejection for notetaking and drawing
I love drawing and taking notes on my Chromebooks. Whether it’s Google’s new Cursive application, my favorite app of all time, Google Keep, or even something like Artflow Studio, Sketchbook Pro, or Adobe Sketch, I’m addicted to finding the best method for placing my thoughts and creative energy into digital formats without having to rely […]
Continue ReadingProfessional video editor LumaFusion is being developed for Chromebooks
It seems like every time I figuratively blink, another creative powerhouse of an application that used to be completely out of the question for Chromebooks is being developed or ported natively for Google’s operating system. Chromebooks used to be associated with web browsing and nothing more, but now, they’re truly coming into their own and […]
Continue ReadingCubasis 3 music studio and Piper Make coding for kids are now available as Chromebook Perks
Over the past year, Google has added a slew of Chromebook Perks for creative users to claim in order to get the most of their devices. Initially, it gave away subscriptions to Adobe Spark, BeFunky Plus, WeVideo, Canva, PicsArt, and Kapwing video editor, and then shortly thereafter, a powerful Photoshop alternative – Clip Studio Paint […]
Continue Reading‘Cursive’ – a handwritten notes app is Google’s Chromebook-exclusive competitor to OneNote
Cursive is an interesting surprise from Google – a handwriting and notes app developed directly by the tech giant that’s meant to complement HP’s new X2 11 Chromebook. It’s launching first on this new device and then later this year as a progressive web application (PWA) on other Chromebooks. At first blush, it looks very […]
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