How to Install Friday Night Funkin’ on a Chromebook (2022)
While gaming isn’t a Chromebook’s forte, things are improving on that front as of late. Google recently released the Borealis container for Steam games for select Chromebooks. Also, you can play many games through the Linux container, including Albion Online on Chromebook. Not to mention, you can now even install Minecraft Java Edition on ARM-powered Chromebooks. And if you’re running low on new games to play, we bring you this detailed guide on how to install and run the hugely popular rhythm game – Friday Night Funkin’ – on your Chromebook. The game is also playable on school Chromebooks using the Chrome browser. With that in mind, let’s move on and find out how to install Friday Night Funkin’ on a Chromebook.
Install Friday Night Funkin’ on a Chromebook (2022)
In this tutorial, we have mentioned two easy ways to play Friday Night Funkin’ on your Chromebook. The first method allows you to run FNF even on school-issued Chromebooks, while the second allows you to install the game natively. Expand the table below to go to any section.
Play Friday Night Funkin’ Using Browser on a Chromebook
Because the game is free and open source, you can play Friday Night Funkin’ in the Chrome browser on your Chromebook. This means that even people with school Chromebooks can play Friday Night Funkin’ without restrictions, unless your school administrator has set some additional web content restrictions. Let’s go ahead and learn how to install and play FNF on Chromebook.
1. Open Chrome browser on your Chromebook and go there itch.io link. If the itch.io link doesn’t work, you can do that Open an alternative website also.
note: If gaming websites like itch.io or their alternatives are blocked by your school administrator on your Chromebook, you need to check for unblocked FNF websites. However, we advise you not to do this as some of the unblocked websites could allow malicious apps or programs to be installed on your computer and thus steal your personal information. Look for these non-banned Friday Night Funkin’ sites at your own risk.
2. Now just click on “run game‘ and it will start loading all the resources for FNF in your browser. It takes between 1 and 2 minutes depending on the internet speed.
3. Now you can play Friday Night Funkin’ on your Chromebook without any problems. On my Chromebook with 8th gen Intel i5, the FPS was close 61FPS, which is pretty good. If you want to install the game and play it natively, skip to the next section.
Install Friday Night Funkin’ on a Chromebook via Linux
If you don’t play the game in a browser and want better performance, you can very well install Friday Night Funkin’ on your Chromebook via the Linux container. Here’s how to do it.
1. First, open this link in Chrome browser and click “No thanks, just take me to the downloads“. Since this is a donationware game, you can support the developer by making a donation on the site.
2. On the next page, load the 64-bit Linux ZIP File.
3. While the ZIP file is downloading, continue and Set up Linux on your Chromebook if you haven’t already.
4. After that, open the Files app on your Chromebook and go toDownloads” folder. Now move the FNF ZIP file to the “Linux files” section.
5. Next, open the Terminal app from the app drawer. From here, run the following command Update the Linux container to the latest build. You can just copy the following command and right-click in the terminal window to quickly paste it.
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
6. Then run the following command unpack the downloaded ZIP file.
unzip funkin-linux-64bit.zip
7. Next, run the following command grant all permissions to the game.
chmod 755 Funkin
8. Once you have done that, run the following command open Friday Night Funkin’ on your Chromebook. In case you have a powerful Chromebook and want to run the game at a higher FPS, run the second command.
./Funkin
or
./Funkin –disable-framerate-limit
Create a shortcut for Friday Night Funkin’ on the Chromebook
After you’ve successfully installed Friday Night Funkin’ on your Chromebook, it’s time create link to easily open the game without using terminal commands. Follow the steps below:
9. Open Terminal and run the following commands one by one to install and open MenuLibre.
sudo apt install menulibre -y menulibre
10. In the MenuLibre program Click on the “+” symbol in the top menu bar and select “Add launcher“.
11. Then under “Application Details” section in the right pane, click the folder icon next to “Command”.
12. A new window will open. Change here to “home‘ from the left sidebar and select ‘funky‘ in the right pane. Now click on “OK” in the upper right corner.
13. Then click on the “New Launcher” text box in the right pane and enter the name of the game for easier identification. I typed “FNF” instead of “Friday Night Funkin'”. Finally click on “Save on computer” in the top menu and you are done.
14. Close the MenuLibre window and open the app drawer. Also, open theLinux apps” folder, and here you will find the FNF shortcut you just created. Click the FNF icon and the game will open instantly on your Chromebook.
Play Friday Night Funkin’ Even on school Chromebooks
So these are the two ways to install and play Friday Night Funkin’ on your Chromebook. The game also runs well in a browser, so it’s a reliable way to play FNF on school-issued Chromebooks. Besides, if you want to play Roblox on Chromebook, go to our detailed tutorial. However, if you are interested in sandbox games like Minecraft, you can also learn how to install Minecraft on your Chromebook. If you have any questions, let us know in the comment section below.