Note: CloudReady lacks access to the Google Play Store-so if support for Android apps (like Minecraft) is integral to your needs, you’ll have to buy an official Chromebook. You can read more about the basic differences between the two if you’re curious, but all you need to know is that Neverware has made the experience of using CloudReady all but identical to Chrome OS. How to convert a laptop into a Chromebookįor this project, we’ll be using Neverware’s CloudReady operating system, which is based on Chromium OS-the same open-source code that Google built Chrome OS on.