After testing got underway in September, the “Google app for desktop” is now launching for “Windows users globally in English.”
This app is intended to bring the “best of Google Search right to your desktop.” The Alt + Space keyboard shortcut opens a Search box for the web, Google Drive and local files, and installed apps. Those last two aspects make for a very Mac Spotlight-like experience.
Web search includes AI Mode, with the ability to invoke Google Lens for a specific search, translate text/images, get homework help, and more.
There’s also the ability to share your entire screen or a specific window to ask contextual questions.
Results open in a floating window with the ability to ask follow-up prompts. The UI is very much aligned with the mobile Search experience.
The Google app is now available on Windows 10+ in English around the world after previously requiring Google Labs sign-up. You can download from: search.google/google-app/desktop.
Google is framing the application as a continuation of the mobile clients that phone users are already familiar with. There’s no word on macOS, but the Gemini team is working on such an application. The company rarely makes consumer desktop apps, and instead favors the browser with Progressive Web Apps. This Google app joins Google Drive for desktop, Quick Share, Google Play Games, and Chrome.
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