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 Name: Thesaurus Author: Benjamin Schirmer Description: Thesaurus lookup for different languages including English, German, Dutch and Spanish. More information | Download gadget Each week this blog features a recently added Google Desktop gadget that looks promising. If you'd like to see all new Desktop gadgets as they're published, subscribe to the RSS feed.  
  Name: O&O DiskStat Author: O&O Software GmbH Description: Monitor your hard disks. More information | Download gadget Each week this blog features a recently added Google Desktop gadget that looks promising. If you'd like to see all new Desktop gadgets as they're published, subscribe to the RSS feed.  
 If you've ever thought about creating your own Google Desktop gadget, try the latest version of Gadget Designer, a Windows application that's part of the Google Desktop SDK. You can find instructions for downloading and using this app in a new tutorial, Using Gadget Designer. Here's what people have to say about latest version of Gadget Designer: With the designer I have my whole development process in one place and one window: javascript coding, xml editing and buttons arranging. A preview is just an F5 push away and I get the whole thing packed up with F7. It doesn't get any easier than that... errr, okay, it will probably directly parse human thoughts in the future. - Yannick Stucki Apart from [an issue in creating packages], I must say that this version of the designer is a perfect tool to develop gadgets, with everything you need in the same window (API reference, preview, sources, debugger, etc.) - Luca Ongaro   
 On this Earth Day 2008, we're very pleased to announce the release of the Energy Saver gadget. This Google Desktop gadget for Windows XP and Vista helps you save energy (and money) by minimizing the power that your PC consumes when you're not using it. The gadget works by enabling and optimizing Windows power settings so that your PC meets EPA-recommended standards. If saving energy and money isn't exciting enough, you can also see how much energy you've saved, both individually and as part of the group of people using the Energy Saver gadget. If you're like me and don't know the difference between a kilowatt and a kilowatt-hour, you'll appreciate the nifty, real-world comparisons:   Please join us in reducing power usage, and download the Energy Saver gadget. Happy Earth Day from the Google Desktop Team!  
  Name: Digital Clock Author: Hemakumar M Description: Pure digital looking clock gadget More information | Download gadget Each week this blog features a recently added Google Desktop gadget that looks promising. If you'd like to see all new Desktop gadgets as they're published, subscribe to the RSS feed.  
  Name: Mobile Meter Author: KEEN Description: Wireless reception, screen resolution, and power status for your Mac or PC More information | Download gadget Each week this blog features a recently added Google Desktop gadget that looks promising. If you'd like to see all new Desktop gadgets as they're published, subscribe to the RSS feed.  
  Name: Gadget de SincroGuía TV Author: InOut TV Description: Personalized TV guide for Spain More information | Download gadget Each week this blog features a recently added Google Desktop gadget that looks promising. If you'd like to see all new Desktop gadgets as they're published, subscribe to the RSS feed.  
  Name: Miniclip Games Gadget Author: Cătălin Avram Description: Play a hundred Miniclip games right from your desktop More information | Download gadget Each week this blog features a recently added Google Desktop gadget that looks promising. If you'd like to see all new Desktop gadgets as they're published, subscribe to the RSS feed.  
  The Date Display gadget is one of the most popular Desktop gadgets by an external developer.A reviewer named Srinivas says: "cool gadget..this has become one of my default gadgets ;)" An anonymous reviewer says: "The calendar is perfect... except the Wedsneday [sic]..." If you already have this gadget and the misspelling of Wednesday bothers you, download the latest version to get the correct spelling. Name: Date Display Author: Paulo Santos Description: Displays the day, month and year like an old-fashioned wall calendarThis blog periodically features a Google Desktop gadget and a quote from someone who uses it. If you'd like to recommend a gadget, send an email to desktop-gadgets AT google DOT com.  
 Have you ever wanted to keep track of the newest Google Desktop gadgets right from your sidebar? With our brand new XML feed, that's now as easy as adding it to your favorite RSS gadget. If you don't already have the Google Web Clips gadget in your sidebar, here's how to add it:
Now just click the title of any new gadget to see its description, or double-click to download the gadget from our gallery. Enjoy :)  
 In October 2007 we released Google Desktop 5.5 (beta), which enabled you to use hundreds of useful desktop gadgets on your iGoogle homepage. I've been one of the happy gadget fans myself. Since I work in a team spread across a number of locations, I've found the World Daylight Alarm Clock gadget to be very handy. Whenever I open the browser to send mail or look at the calendar, I can see daybreak in other cities and plan my work accordingly. And when I'm researching a particular topic, I use the Wikipedia gadget in my iGoogle homepage to quickly type in the topics and preview them in the little details window in context without opening new browser tabs or windows.  Today, Google Desktop 5.5 is out of beta and available in 31 languages (including 2 new ones, Thai and Indonesian). This is great news for lots of people around the world, even me (I use the Hindi version of Google Desktop), as we can now use our favourite desktop gadgets in the language of our choice in the iGoogle homepage. For those of you who are new to Google Desktop, the installation is more streamlined and it's easier to start using desktop gadgets from the iGoogle homepage. So go ahead, choose your favourites from the desktop gallery and select the 'add to iGoogle' link to make them available in your iGoogle homepage — in your language.  
 This blog periodically features a Google Desktop gadget and a quote from someone who uses it. If you'd like to recommend a gadget, send an email to desktop-gadgets AT google DOT com.  Kev Sherman, an application developer and father of two who lives just outside Philadelphia, says: "It's simple and easy to use. The pollen forecast really helped me prepare for my seasonal allergies. I was able to plan for when to take medication before my symptoms acted up. I can also check the pollen levels for when I'm traveling."An anonymous reviewer says: "Great tool! I have it set up on both my home and work computers, with each set to their local zip codes. It’s interesting to see the difference in the Pollen 4-day forecast between these 2 areas." More information | Download gadget  
 When I was a kid, Valentine's Day meant a lunch bag full of chalky candies and paper cutouts. While candy and paper hearts are still options, now you can celebrate digitally with Desktop gadgets. Here's a romantic rundown of some sugar-free recent additions.
 
 Whenever you want to search the web or your computer, you can bring up the Quick Search Box almost instantly. On Windows or Linux, just press the Ctrl key twice. On the Mac, press the Cmd (  ) key twice. For more keyboard shortcuts, see the help center page for Windows, for Linux, or for the Mac.    
 This blog periodically features a Google Desktop gadget and a quote from someone who uses it. If you'd like to recommend a gadget, send an email to desktop-gadgets AT google DOT com.
 Omar Khan, who works on Google Desktop when he's not working on his PhD, says: "The Twitter gadget makes it easy for me to follow my friends and post updates while I'm working at my computer. No need to open the browser. I just click and go."Daniel Beck, who started using the Twitter gadget when he was a summer intern here, says: "Twitter plus the Twitter gadget lets me keep track of a diverse set of information sources, like news, friends, family, presidential candidates, and writers, all from one spot on screen." More information | Download gadget  
 Season's greetings, everyone! To help ring in the New Year, we've got a great holiday present for you: an update to Google Desktop for Linux. The biggest addition in version 1.1.1 is support for 64-bit platforms, but we have also made many stability improvements that should be welcome to all of our existing users. Our team has worked hard over the past few weeks to get the new version out before the end of the year, and we're glad to have succeeded. So have fun with the new release, and have a wonderful holiday season — from all of us here at Google.  
 Developer-elves have been busy creating new Desktop gadgets to celebrate the holidays. Here's a guide to the some of the most recent additions.
Happy Holidays from the Google Desktop Team!  
 This blog periodically features a Google Desktop gadget and a quote from someone who uses it. If you'd like to recommend a gadget, send an email to desktop-gadgets AT google DOT com.  Roger Pack, a Google Desktop user, says: "Concise System Info rox! I just set it floating at 75% zoom and then minimize Google Desktop. When my computer slows down I can restore gadgets and immediately know why my system is slow."More information | Download gadget  
 Google Desktop for Mac now supports gadgets! For details, including a video demonstration, see the Official Google Blog post.  
 With October 31st looming, it's time to decorate your desktop with spooky gadgets. Here are three new ones you can try out.
Happy Halloween from the Google Desktop Team!  
 This blog periodically features a Google Desktop gadget and a quote from someone who uses it. If you'd like to recommend a gadget, send an email to desktop-gadgets AT google DOT com.  Jaime Brands of Google Sydney says: "For my work, I need to know the time in Auckland, San Francisco, Dublin, Hyderabad and Perth. I also need to know what time it is where friends and family are located around the world. This is a handy gadget that sits on my desktop and allows me to see the time in selected cities, and also allows me to compare time differences between cities when calendaring meetings."If you'd like to create your own gadgets, then read about how this gadget was made and check out the new Gadget Designer. More information | Download gadget  
 When we released the first version of Google Desktop for Linux this past June, we signaled a commitment to the Linux community: to develop for the platform and to support our Linux users. Since then, we have been hard at work to improve and refine our product. Today, we'd like to share what we've created by releasing Google Desktop for Linux 1.1 Beta. Feedback from people like you shaped this update. Because many people wanted to search and launch applications, we added that functionality to the product. Desktop for Linux now supports many more image formats and will show better thumbnails for them in your search results. You can also customize the hotkey used to launch the quick search box. And most importantly, Desktop for Linux now searches the content of Microsoft Office documents - our most requested feature. Please download the latest version and give it a spin. We hope you like it.  
 We've often asked ourselves why Google Desktop Gadgets are confined to just the desktop and sidebar. With Google Desktop 5.5 Beta, we've decided to change that. In addition to improved Outlook search functionality, Google Desktop now lets you run Desktop gadgets on your iGoogle homepage. And that means you can check your wireless signal, grow a beautiful plant, or play music right from iGoogle.  The process for adding Desktop gadgets to your iGoogle homepage is simple. Just surf over to the iGoogle Content Directory and find the gadgets you want to add -- for example, try adding the media player gadget by clicking on the "Add it now" button on this page. If you already have Desktop 5.5 installed, you'll get the gadget without having to do anything more. If you don't, you'll be offered a streamlined Google Desktop with only the gadget functionality enabled. You can decide later whether you want to try out some of the other great features of Google Desktop, such as searching the contents of files, emails and web history. With Desktop 5.5, you can also have multiple instances of a gadget on your desktop. Simply open up the "Add gadgets" menu and choose to add an existing gadget again. Also, make sure to press the Ctrl button twice to check out the svelte new look of the Quick Search Box.  Additionally, we've updated the gadgets button, which you can use to quickly see all your new gadgets! As always, please let us know what you think.  
 This blog periodically features a Google Desktop gadget and a quote from someone who uses it. If you'd like to recommend a gadget, send an email to desktop-gadgets AT google DOT com.  Mihai Ionescu of the Google Desktop team says: "The To Do gadget is an amazing time saver wherever I go with my laptop. It's like having a pack of Post-It sticky notes with you all the time."The To Do gadget is part of the Google Desktop installation and should already be available on your system. If you don't see it in your sidebar, select "Add gadgets" (+ on the top sidebar menu), search for todo, and then add the gadget.  
 Many Google Desktop users install gadgets and plug-ins to customize and improve their desktop experience. For example, you've likely seen the gadget gallery, which holds all kinds of interesting gadgets, from games to news displays to tools. We're always looking for new ways to support the developers who build these add-ons using our APIs. So, to supplement our Google Desktop Developer Group, we've now created a new blog to open a another line of dialog and provide useful information such as tips, announcements, developer jokes, links to articles and tutorials, and more. If you're interested in Google Desktop development, check out the Google Desktop APIs blog.  
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