Google Tests New Windows Desktop App with Spotlight-like Search Functionality
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Emma Roth
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Summary
Google is testing a new Windows desktop app called Google Search for Windows, which provides a Spotlight-like search functionality. The app allows users to search across local files, Google Drive, and the web using an Alt + Space shortcut. It includes Google Lens integration for visual search and text translation capabilities, and is currently available through Google's Search Labs program for personal accounts.
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will allow you to use an Alt + Space shortcut to search for information from the files on your computer, in your Drive, and on the web
comes with Google's visual search feature, Lens, built in
you can select and search for images on your screen, as well as translate text
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