Google’s new Windows desktop app brings a Spotlight-like search bar to PC
Google is testing a new search application for Windows. A blog article said on Tuesday that the application, currently available on personal accounts via Google’s research laboratories, will allow you to use a Alt + Space Shorten to find information from your computer files, in your reader and on the web.
The application, which has an installation process of the Chrome type and forces you to connect, is also delivered with the visual search function of Google, the objective, integrated. This means that you can select and search for images on your screen, as well as translate text. In an example shared by Google, you can highlight a mathematical problem on your homework, then ask the Google IA mode to help you find the answer.
Like Google’s search engine on the web, you can switch between all the results, AI mode, images, purchases and videos, and more, as well as the choice between dark and light mode. It is similar to the projectors on Mac, which can help you search in your files, your applications and the web. Windows has long had an integrated feature that allows you to search for your files and the web, but it has recently upgraded this capacity with the launch of PCS Copilot.
When downloading the application, Google will plant a search bar directly on your desktop that you can drag anywhere on your screen and resize. You can minimize the search bar by hitting Alt + Space. The application also gives you the possibility of activating or deactivating the AI mode, as well as changing the shortcut used to open the application by selecting your profile photo and striking Configurations.
You can try the new Google application for Windows now by allowing the laboratory experience. It is currently only available in English and for users in the United States. You will need a PC with Windows 10 or Up to download it.
Update, September 16: Adding more information on the application.
