Cue the grumpy, old tech writer: “Back in my day, you did get to use Microsoft products on a Chromebook.

Yeah, that really was the mindset in the early days of ChromeOS because frankly, there was a distinct line of division between Windows users and those looking to make things work in the cloud.

While not a fully interchangeable solution, Chromebook users can quickly access, create, edit, and even collaborate on the web with apps like Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote.

Simply named the “Office App,” Microsoft 365 can be installed as a PWA so that it looks and feels more like a native application on ChromeOS or any device using the Chrome desktop browser.

You can log into your MS account and use the Office App as your default “application” for any and all supported Microsoft files you manage from your Chromebook.

Today, the Chromebook Beta community announced that a new integration for Microsoft 365 PWA will arrive later this year that will make the Office/ChromeOS ecosystem even more fluid to work with.