Google is working on making the use of multiple windows on Chrome OS a little more flexible. While Chromebooks are currently limited to two windows that take up 50 percent of the screen each, it looks like users will soon have the option to have one window take up two-thirds of the screen and a second window take up the remaining third.
As first seen on the Chrome Story blog and noted by Chrome Unboxed on Sunday, the Chromium Gerrit code change points to a feature under development intended to “add partial separation.”This is just an experimental flag, so its release is most likely not guaranteed.
The feature currently in development will reportedly still restrict Chrome OS users to two windows on a Chromebook screen, but will add more flexibility. Potential use cases include using a smaller window for the social media feed, or using one window for retrieving information and another for taking notes and writing.
The exact details of a possible Chromebook feature are not yet known, but the OS is expected to offer overlay options for snapping when dragging a window to a border. This will allow you to quickly enjoy splitting or viewing two-thirds and one-third without having to resize the windows yourself.
This feature still won’t make Chromebook window management as robust or versatile as Windows 11’s snap layouts, which offer different overlays when you drag a window depending on where you’re dragging the window and your display’s size, resolution, and scale.
The feature in development shows that Google continues to look for ways to improve the Windows Chromebook user experience. In April, the Chrome OS Canary experimental channel added the ability to pin a window to the top, according to Android Police.