Screenshots
All of these screenshots are of Chrome OS Cherry. There are screenshots of Chrome OS running in VirtualBox and there are screenshots of Chrome OS running natively as well.
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VirtualBox
These are all screenshots of Chrome OS running in VirtualBox.
Logging in
The login screen is the first thing you see after Chrome OS boots up. It looks kind of plain but it can be customized with fancy graphics.
Login Screen
This is the login screen. You just sign in with your gmail username and password.
Signing in
Once you put in your username and password Chrome OS signs you in. It only takes a few seconds.
Running
Chrome OS is, for the most part, Chromium Web Browser.
First Run
Once you have signed in Chrome comes up with a few tabs pinned by default.
The Google Homepage.
App Page
If you click the Chrome orb in the upper left you get a page of apps. They are all web based apps so none of them run anything on your hard drive.
Themes
You can use any of the themes that you can with the regular version of Chrome but there are two that come with Chrome OS.
The Classic Theme
The Classic theme is the default Chrome theme.
The GTK+ Theme
The other theme that comes with Chrome OS is the GTK+ theme.
Other Themes
This is the Pencil Sketch theme.
Native
These are all Chrome OS running natively.
Controls
The left button is the battery status button. The center one is the WiFi and Ethernet controls. The right one is the main menu.
Terminal
This is in the terminal which you can get to by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.
Window Overview
if you press F12 the window overview opens and you can see all of the open windows. You can also drag tabs in between windows or click the button in the bottom right to open a new window. In this screenshot a tab is being dragged to another window.
Keyboard Help
If you press F8 the keyboard shortcut help will come up. Press F8 again to hide it.
Keyboard Help - Keys Pressed
If you press some keys the help dialog will change to show the keyboard shortcuts that work with those keys. In this screenshot Ctrl + Alt is being pressed.