TL;DR
- There’s a new Google app for Windows.
- The app lets you search the web and your own files with a handy keyboard shortcut.
- The app is currently available everywhere, but only in English on Windows 10 and up.
Last year, Google released an experimental app for Windows that enabled a simple keyboard shortcut to search the web, content in your Google account, and even local apps and files. Starting today, that app has graduated from Search Labs experimental status and is available worldwide.
The Google app for Windows opens a floating search bar when you press Alt + Space. In addition to a text field, the search bar includes options to upload files, share your screen, or select visual elements using Google Lens. The app defaults to AI Mode, but there are options to use Google’s other search modalities, as well.
