Chrome OS App

37 votes

Yes, the software is available in a browser, but only online. Create an app for chromebooks and you will dominate that market. Chromebooks are popular with writers because of their portability, low cost, and long lasting battery. Right now there is no robust offline writing application.

Under consideration Integrations Suggested by: Mike (23 Aug, '19) • Upvoted: 29 Feb • Comments: 7

Comments: 7

29 Aug, '19
Jacob from Dabble Admin
Great idea. You can use Pin to Taskbar and have Dabble as an app on Chromebook, but getting it into the app stores should be really helpful for discoverability.
08 Apr, '20
Jacob from Dabble Admin
"Download for Chromebook Version" (suggested by RJ Esper on 2020-02-04), including upvotes (3) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
15 May, '20
JohnBredesen
I write mostly on my chromebook, using my phone to record quick ideas on the run. For now, I am always at home with my wifi so I haven't needed offline. Eventually, I do hope to write as we drive around the country in our motorhome (retirement is in a few years) and I will need the offline then. When you get to that point, I would be happy to test things out.
29 Dec, '20
JohnBredesen Admin
I have now used the offline mode on my Chromebook and it works great. I have the full functionality of Dabble, as far as I can tell. ProWritingAid grammar checking doesn't seem to work in offline mode, but that it ok for me. I wrote several thousand words over a long weekend in multiple books, scenes, and chapters, and everything synced up correctly when I got home.
16 May, '21
Scott Brainard
Can you send me the link to the offline mode on the Chromebook?
30 Dec, '23
Tory
Agreed! I got a new laptop that's more portable only to find out now I can not use Dabbke offline!
08 Jan
Alicia Wilkerson Admin
You can install Dabble from your browser

https://app.dabblewriter.com

There is an icon in the top of the url bar that will allow you to install Dabble on your Chromebook, or any Android device (or even Windows).

You can also go into the three dots into "Save and Share" and create a short cut. This will give you offline mode in DAbble