On the next screen, click the small cog icon in the upper right corner, then select Install Components. These are part of a number of additional components that can be installed through scripts already part of CrossOver.įrom the main screen of CrossOver, click on the Manage Scrivener option. Additional ComponentsĪfter completing the installation of the beta, we also need to install some of the typical Windows fonts. Once the installation popup appears, just follow the prompts using all default options. The initial installation popup takes about 30 seconds to appear on my Chromebook so if you just see the moving “in progress” bar, just be patient. Once the installation kicks off, it’ll take a few minutes to run through the whole installation. It’ll be named something along these lines, depending on which beta version you downloaded.
Then, select the file you just downloaded. CrossOver will tell you that it can’t find the application and give you the option of using an installation file to install it. Type Scrivener 3 Beta into the search field. Installing Scrivener 3 Beta Open CrossOver Once the download has completed, you’re ready to begin the installation. CrossOver will not run the 64-bit version (I tried). Inside, there will be two links to the latest version of the beta.
#Scrivener 3 beta software
Then, find the most recent beta software post. Scroll down to the Windows forums and click on the beta thread link. Download The Fileįirst things first: before we start the installation, we need to download the installation file from the Literature and Latte website and, more specifically, the community forum (link below). This may sound daunting to some but in reality, it’s pretty straightforward. You’ll need to download the installation file from the Scrivener website and manually install it. Unlike the installation of the current version of Scrivener that already includes an installation script in CrossOver, this doesn’t apply for the beta version. It’s happened multiple times for me. If you’re planning on doing serious work with the beta, make sure you have good backups, just in case.
In other words, don’t be surprised if Scrivener 3 beta on a Chromebook crashes. Although it runs pretty well and you can use it to write, that does mean you shouldn’t be surprised if you run into a bug or two, and that certainly means that it shouldn’t be a surprise when you install it in a non-native Windows environment. The beta version of Scrivener is, well, beta software. Alternatively, you can just watch the video below.īefore we dig in, a word of caution. The rest of this post will detail how I went about doing this. The latest beta installed without issues and with the addition of a few additional fonts, I now have the Scrivener 3 Windows beta running on my Chromebook.
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