Google Desktop

Free • Proprietary
File Search Utility

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What is Google Desktop?

The power of Google on your desktop. Hit ctrl twice and you are ready for a full Google search of you hard drive and networked drives you may have. Indispensable if you need to find files quickly... the price doesn't hurt either!

As of September 14, Google Desktop will no longer be available for download, and existing installations will not be updated to include new features or fixes.

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Discontinued

Google Desktop was officially discontinued on September 14, 2011

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Brings the power of Google`s search capabilities to your local computer

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Developed byGoogle
LicensingProprietary and Free product.
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jdopen

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Hello, This could have been a great freeware if it didn't have some stupid limits (like don't search in all documents lenght!). I hope Google improves it. ;)

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Google Desktop platform details

Mac

On April 2007, Google released Desktop 1.0 for Mac OS X. Version 1.6 did not work under Snow Leopard.

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