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Minecraft up Chromebook: This is how you play this game on Chrome OS

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Wesley Akkerman

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We understand that you have Minecraft on Chromebook wants to play. It's one of the most popular games ever that thrives on accessibility. You play the game on other mobile devices and laptops, so why not on your own Chromebook? In this article we explain how you can do that.

What is Minecraft?

Perhaps you are not yet familiar with Minecraft and then an introduction is in order. You may be a parent of a child requesting this or you clicked on this article purely out of interest. Either way, you've come to the right place. Minecraft is a game that is very suitable for young players.

If we have to make a comparison - which is a little bit short - you can think of this as digital Lego. Now there are already Lego games of course, but rarely do we come across Lego adventures as big as Minecraft. Or games in general that stimulate creativity like Minecraft does.

There are so many things you can do in Minecraft. You can make things yourself, you can demolish structures, you can play mini games (that others have set up) and you can visit each other in a world of your own. Cooperation and creativity are central, which is why this is such a great game for kids.

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The probability that your child has a Chromebook has is great. After all, this is a nice and safe device on which they can study without too many distractions. In the base is one Chromebook meant to work on, but recent models have great specs for some games.

Fortunately, Minecraft is not an incredibly 'heavy game', as experts call it. The Minecraft on Chromebook therefore requires relatively little of the hardware on board (such as the processor and working memory). But how does the game get running on a Chromebook?

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By the way, Minecraft is available on Android and iOS, as well as Windows and Linux. In addition, versions are available for all major and major game computers of the moment, so there are more than enough options for your child to enjoy this fantasy-stimulating game.

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Option 1: Minecraft on Chromebook

Unfortunately, there is no official version of Minecraft on it Chromebook available, while that seems to be such an ideal combination. Despite that, there is a simple solution available to anyone who has Minecraft on Chromebook want to use. All you need is the Android application.

Before you can install Android apps on your Chromebook, you should first check whether the Google Play Store is supported. To do this, go to the settings and scroll on that page until you see the Google Play Store heading. Set that you want to activate that function and you are already a long way.

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This is how you install Minecraft Chromebook.
Now open the Google Play Store.
Look up Minecraft. Note the publisher of the game: it must be Mojang.
Choose Minecraft: Education Edition
There are two apps in the Google Play Store: Minecraft en Minecraft Education Edition. The latter's page lists the requirements for use. Read it carefully; you may qualify. The regular version of the app does not work Chromebook.
Download the game.
Download and install the game. Children can log in ten times for free. After that you need to purchase a subscription. You can read more about that on this page.

Note: If you want to play, you need an Office 365 Education or Office 365 Commercial account. Otherwise you will unfortunately not be able to register and then you will not be able to play. So you have to jump through quite a few hoops to get this done, but then you get a nice game in return.

If this method doesn't work for you or if you don't meet the requirements to run Minecraft on your Chromebook there is an alternative, but it is a lot more complicated.

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Option 2: Minecraft on Chromebook through Linux

There is one more way to Minecraft on Chromebook to run, but this is a long way. First you need to activate Linux on the device. You can find that option under the advanced options within the settings. There you will find the options for developers; activate this mode there.

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This is how you install Minecraft Chromebook through Linux.
After installing on your Linux Terminal.
Hit the search button and search for 'terminal'. Open that one.
Use the command below to update Linux.
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
Now download the Minecraft.deb file from the official website.
You will find the link here . Move this file to the Linux Files within the Files app.
Double-click the installation file and press Install.
This takes a few minutes.
Hit the search button again and search for 'minecraft'.
Now open the Minecraft launcher.
Log in with your Minecraft or Mojang account.
If you don't have it yet, then make it here one on.
Logged in? Now press the Demo button.
The game will download the latest version and restart itself. Doesn't it? Then start Minecraft manually (see step five).
Hit Play Demo World and you're good to go.
If you want to play the full version, you have to buy the game. You will see an option for this in the game.

As you can see, it can be quite tough to start Minecraft Chromebook to get it running. But once you're that far, it's a piece of cake in the future.

Gaming on one Chromebook is therefore certainly one of the possibilities. For example, you can also play games like Fortnite and Roblox, just on your computer Chromebook.

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