Google Toolbar
web browser toolbar for Internet Explorer by Google
Google Toolbar was a web browser toolbar for Internet Explorer, developed by Google. It was first released in 2000 for Internet Explorer 5 and above. Google Toolbar was also distributed as a Mozilla plug-in for Firefox from September 2005 to June 2011. On December 12, 2021, the software was no longer available for download, and the main website now redirects to a support page.
Features
Google Toolbar was located above the browser's tab bar and provided a search box for web searches. Users could log into their Gmail accounts and access their email, saved bookmarks, and web history. It had tools such as AutoLink, AutoFill, Translation, and a spell checker on all browsers. The pop-up blocker and word finder were restricted to Internet Explorer. Google Toolbar was often distributed through product bundling with a primary download.
Sidewiki
Google Sidewiki was launched on September 23, 2009, allowing users to make public comments on any web page.
“Google Toolbar” enters the record as web browser toolbar for Internet Explorer by Google. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Google, Toolbar and browser can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q79608. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2000, 2005, 2011 and 2021.
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This entry incorporates text from “Google Toolbar” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.