List of Google products

This list of Google products includes all major desktop, mobile and online products released or acquired by Google Inc. They are either a gold release, or in beta development. This list also includes prior products, that have been merged, discarded or renamed. Features within products, such as web search features, are not listed.

 Operating systems

Android

Operating system for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers.

Google Chrome OS

Linux-based operating system designed by Google to work exclusively with web applications. Runs on the "Chromebook" and the yet-to-be-released nettop "Chromebox".

Google TV

Smart TV platform that integrates Android and the Linux version of Google Chrome to create an interactive television overlay on top of existing internet television and WebTV sites to add a 10-foot user interface.

 Desktop applications

AdWords Editor (Mac OS X, Windows 2000 SP3+, XP, Vista)

Desktop application to manage a Google AdWords account; lets users make changes to their account and advertising campaigns before synchronizing with the online service.

Gmail/Google Notifier (Mac OS X, Windows 2000, XP)

Alerts users to new messages in their Gmail account.

Google Chrome (Windows XP, Vista, 7, Linux (specifically Debian- and Red Hat/Fedora-based versions), Mac OS X)

Web browser.

Google Earth (Linux, Mac OS X, Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, iPhone, iPad, Android)

Virtual 3D globe that uses satellite imagery, aerial photography, GIS from Google's repository.

Google IME (Windows XP, Vista, 7)

Input method editor that allows users to enter text in one of the supported languages using a Roman keyboard.

Google Japanese Input (Windows XP SP2+, Vista SP1+, 7, Mac OS X Leopard+) (Google Japan)

Japanese Input Method Editor.

Google Pinyin (Windows 2000, XP, Vista) (Google China)

Input Method Editor that is used to convert Chinese Pinyin characters, which can be entered on Western-style keyboards, to Chinese characters.

Google Quick Search Box (Windows, Mac OS X)

A search box, based on Quicksilver, which allows easily viewing installed applications or performing online searches.

Google Talk (Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, 7)

Application for VoIP and instant messaging. It consists of both a service and a client used to connect to the service, which uses the XMPP protocol.

Google Secure Access (Windows 2000, XP)

VPN client for Google WiFi users, whose equipment does not support WPA or 802.1x protocols

Picasa (Mac OS X, Linux, Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7)

Photo organization and editing application, providing photo library options and simple effects. Also includes Facial Recognition and GeoTagging features.

Picasa Web Albums Uploader (Mac OS X)

An application to upload images to the "Picasa Web Albums" service. It consists of both an iPhoto plug-in and a stand-alone application.

SketchUp (Mac OS X, Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7)

Modeling application to sketch simple 3D structures for integrating into Google Earth.

Toolbar (Firefox, Internet Explorer)

Web browser toolbar with features such as a Google Search box, pop-up blocker and ability for website owners to create buttons.

Visigami (Mac OS X Leopard)

Image search application screen saver that searches files from Google Images, Picasa and Flickr.

 Mobile

[edit] Web applications

These products can be accessed through a browser on a mobile device.

Blogger Mobile

Available on some US networks only. Allows updating Blogger blog from mobile devices.

Gmail

Access a Gmail account from a mobile device using a standard mobile web browser. Alternatively, Google provides a specific mobile application to access and download Gmail messages quicker. User must now provide phone number to verify account.

Google Buzz

Buzz is a social networking service built into Gmail. It was released on February 9, 2010.

Google Calendar

Displays a list of all Google Calendar events on a mobile device; users can quickly add events to personal calendars.

Google Docs

View documents on a mobile device.

Google Latitude

Google Latitude is a mobile geolocation tool that lets friends know where users are via Google Maps.

Google Maps Navigation (Android only)

An Android navigation application for GPS-enabled mobile devices (such as Google Nexus One) with 3D views, voice guided turn-by-turn navigation and automatic rerouting. It is currently available in the United States, Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium.^[1]

Google Mobilizer

Optimizes web pages for mobile web browsers.

Google News

Allows user to access Google News in a mobile-optimized view.

Google Offers

Will work together with Google Wallet to combine coupons, discounts, and payments for people buying things through their phone.^[2]

Google Product Search

Updated version of the prior Froogle Mobile that allows users to easily search for information about a product.

Google Reader

Displays Google Reader on a mobile device.

Google Wallet

Android app that makes your phone your wallet using near field communication, or NFC; it is virtual plastic card. Will work together with Google Offers to combine coupons, discounts, and payments for people buying things through their phone.^[3]

iGoogle

Mobile version of iGoogle that can be easily customised with modules.

Orkut

Connect and share with friends on the go.

Picasa Web Albums

Allows viewing, sharing photo albums that are stored online on Picasa.

 Standalone applications

Some of these products must be downloaded and run from a mobile device.

Gmail

A downloadable application that has many advantages over accessing Gmail through a web [interface] on a mobile such as the ability to interact with Gmail features including labels and archiving. Requires a properly configured Java Virtual Machine, which is not available by default on some platforms (such as Palm Treo).

Maps (Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, iOS, Symbian, Palm OS, Palm WebOS, and J2ME)

A mobile application to view maps on mobile devices. Lets users find addresses and plot directions. Teamed with a GPS, it can use user geolocation and show current location on the map. Users can also share current locations with friends through Latitude. The device must have either a specific application to use Google maps or any phone with a properly configured Java Virtual Machine.

Sync

Synchronizes mobile phones with multiple Google calendars and contacts using a Google Account.

Talk (Android, BlackBerry, iOS)

VoIP and text application for smartphones. The Android version is text only and lacks the VoIP function of BlackBerry version.

Sky Map (Android, Mobile)

Augmented reality program displaying a star map which is scrolled by moving the phone .

Voice (Android, Blackberry, iPhone)

A downloadable application for accessing Google Voice functions on selected devices. It is currently available for users around the world.

YouTube

A downloadable application to view YouTube videos on selected devices.

YouTube Remote (Android)

A downloadable application to view YouTube videos, it lets users browse and play videos, control television volume and essentially do everything the YouTube Leanback product supports, but from their mobile handset.^[4]

Listen (Android, Mobile; from Google Labs)

A downloadable application for subscribing to and streaming podcasts and Web audio.

Goggles (Android, iOS; from Google Labs)

A downloadable application that uses image recognition to trigger searches based on pictures taken with a device's built-in camera; taking pictures of things (examples: famous landmark, product barcode) causes searches for information on them.^[5]

Shopper (Android, iOS)

A downloadable application that makes shopping easier and smarter.

Reader (Android)

A downloadable RSS application that supports unread counts, friends, sharing, liking, and starring.^[6]

Books (Android, iOS)

(available in U.S. only) A downloadable application that allows users to buy and download books and keep them stored on remote servers, allows reading one book on a variety of devices.^[7]

Translate (Android, iOS)

Allows users to translate conversations instantly.

Music (Google China)

A site containing links to a large archive of Chinese pop music (principally Cantopop and Mandopop), including audio streaming over Google's own player, legal lyric downloads, and in most cases legal MP3 downloads. The archive is provided by Top100.cn (i.e., this service does not search the whole Internet) and is available in mainland China only.

Music Beta by Google (beta, invitation only)

Music Beta is available now for free, by invitation only.^[8] Will be an online music store that is scheduled to start operations in 2011.^[9]

 Web

These products must be accessed via a web browser.

Account management

Dashboard

Offers a simple view into the data associated with a Google Account.

Google Takeout

Allows a user to download copies of his/her data stored within Google products.

 Advertising

AdMob

Mobile advertising network.

DoubleClick

Ad management and ad serving technology foundation for buyers, creators and sellers of digital media.

DoubleClick for Publishers by Google

Set of tools for driving direct sales revenue and maximizing yield on non-guaranteed inventory.

DoubleClick for Publishers Small Business by Google

Ad management solution designed to meet the needs of growing publishers. Renamed from Ad Manager.

Google AdSense

Offers a contextual advertising solution to web publishers, and delivers text-based Google AdWords ads that are relevant to site content pages.

Google AdWords

Advertise with Google AdWords ads in the Sponsored Links section next to search results to boost website traffic and sales.

Google Certification Program

Google AdWords partner certification program, providing AdWords qualifications to agencies that pass exams and other criteria. Replaced Google Advertising Professionals in April 2010.

Google Grants

in-kind donation program awarding free AdWords advertising to select charitable organizations.

Google TV Ads

A way to place advertising on TV, across 100+ TV networks.

Google Website Optimizer

Free website testing and optimization tool, allows a user to increase the value of his/her existing websites and traffic.