Release Notes

This page covers developer-specific changes in the most recent releases of Google Desktop. For information about changes to the Google Desktop SDK, see the SDK Versions page.

Release Notes (5.8)

These notes describe changes introduced in version 5.8 of Google Desktop.

Release Notes (Mac 1.1)

These release notes describe changes in the 1.1 version of Google Gadgets (bundled with Google Desktop for Mac). This release brings 5.5 API support to the Mac.

Release Notes (5.5)

These release notes describe changes introduced in Google Desktop 5.5, which has version numbers beginning with 5.5, 5.6, or 5.7.

Google Gadgets for Mac Beta

This release, bundled with Google Desktop for Mac, lets Mac users run gadgets that use the Google Desktop Gadget API. Mac version 1.0 supports version 5.1 of the API. Exceptions are noted in Writing a Cross-Platform Gadget and marked with "Windows only" in the API reference documentation.

Google Desktop for Mac 1.0.3

This release added support for the HTTP/XML-based Query API.

Release Notes (5.1)

These release notes describe changes introduced in Google Desktop 5, which has version numbers beginning with 5.1.

Release Notes (5.0)

These release notes describe changes introduced in Google Desktop 4.5, which has version numbers beginning with 5.0.