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Google Gears for Windows

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Gears empowers web applications by allowing them to work offline, interact with your desktop, and store data locally in a searchable database.
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Google Gears 0/1

  • Pros

    • Enables offline web application functionality.
    • Allows web apps to interact with the desktop.
    • Provides a fully-searchable local data store.
    • Runs JavaScript in the background for performance.

  • Cons

    • Requires browser extension installation.
    • Open source project status may imply varying support levels.
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Google Gears for Windows

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GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
0.5.36.0
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 7
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
8,424
Downloads Last Week
2
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Enable Web applications to work offline with this browser extension.
Gears is an open source project that enables more powerful web applications, by adding new features to your web browser: Let web applications interact naturally with your desktop. Store data locally in a fully-searchable database. Run JavaScript in the background to improve performance.
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