Google Pack
Google software
Google Pack was a collection of software tools offered by Google to download in a single archive. It was announced at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show, on January 6. Google Pack was only available for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
In September 2011, Google announced it would discontinue a number of its products, including Google Pack. Google Pack is no longer available for download.
Available applications before discontinued service
Users could choose which of the following software applications to install. If the application was already installed, Google Updater checked to see if the user had the latest version and upgraded it, if necessary.
The software applications that were available to download depended on the language, locale, and operating system.
Google-branded
Google Desktop
Picasa, a photograph organizer and editor
Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer
Google Photos Screensaver, which displays pictures from the user's computers
Google Earth, an electronic globe
Google Talk, an instant messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) application
Google Video Player, a multi-media player, now withdrawn
Google Chrome, a free web browser developed by Google
Mac Software
Google Quick Search Box
Google Earth
Picasa for Mac
SketchUp
Notifier for Mac
Picasa Web Albums Uploader
Toolbar for Firefox
Third-party
Mozilla Firefox with Google Toolbar
Spyware Doctor with Anti-Virus
Adobe Reader, a document viewer
RealPlayer, a multi-media player
Skype, a VoIP application
StarOffice, a productivity suite that includes a word processor, a spreadsheet and a presentation program.
Immunet Protect Antivirus
avast!
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