Google Maps for Internet Explorer & Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffNovember 7, 2008

Its scope may be narrow, but this simple freeware program offers a host of shortcuts for accessing Google maps. It will take you longer to say its lengthy name, Google Maps for Internet Explorer & Windows, than it will for you to use the software to open the Google Maps home page. Desktop and Quick Launch shortcuts are optional when you install, but these and the links in the program's Start menu folder are all just links that open the Google Maps Web site. You'll also find a tiny icon on your IE Explorer toolbar that takes you there. The most impressive of the shortcuts, however, appears on the context menu when you highlight an address in Internet Explorer. You'll see a Google Map option that will take you directly to the location's map. There's no dedicated interface for the program, no user settings, and no help file, but the program is totally self-explanatory. Though the publishers aren't affiliated with Google, they've developed a nice package of shortcuts for those users who frequently use the popular site.

Google Maps for Internet Explorer & Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: June 21, 2005

Latest update: November 7, 2008

Version: 1

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 10
Windows ME
Windows 95
Windows NT
Windows 98
Windows XP
Windows 2000

Additional Requirements: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server

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Total Downloads: 32,779

Downloads Last Week: 1

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User Reviews

2.7/5

3 User Votes

have not used enough to have opion
doglegsAugust 22, 2008
Pros
Cons
Summary
Google maps is awesome and these shortcuts make it better.
ticketcityJanuary 31, 2006
Pros
I like the fact that I can get to google maps with the click of one prominent button on my browsers toolbar. I don't have to type in the full web address or use a menu option under my favorites menu.
Cons
Sometimes highlighting and right clicking doesn't work.
Summary
USA only ... the world is slightly bigger.
clie2kJuly 14, 2005
Pros
Um, sounds like a good idea if it worked for people outside the USA ... oh, and it's free :-)
Cons
Great idea, I think. But there's no way to configure it for International users, such as the UK ... it seems the programmers from Texas think the world is as big as the USA only. Two thumbs DOWN!
Summary

Developer’s Description

By Buster Collings Software

Access Google Maps from your Internet Explorer browser.

Right click a street address or location from your Internet Explorer browser and go directly to Google Maps. It also adds a shortcut button to your Internet Explorer toolbar, a quick launch button to your Windows task bar and a shortcut on your desktop.