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Welcome to the Google Desktop SDK. This SDK lets you create gadgets and indexing plug-ins for Google Desktop. You can also integrate Google Desktop search into your own applications.

Documentation for using this SDK is online at http://desktop.google.com/dev/. Don't miss the Release Notes.

The rest of this page describes the contents of the Google Desktop SDK.

Path Under api Description
samples/ Complete examples of using the Gadget and Search APIs
tools/ Miscellaneous tool-related files, including:
designer_en.exe
The Gadget Designer application, an IDE that helps you create a gadget and design its UI
designer-1.0.zip
The 1.0 version of the Gadget Designer, which is compatible with older versions of Google Desktop (pre 5.5).
gdpconsole.exe
The Debug Console application, which can help you debug desktop gadgets
sidebar_no_except_filter.reg
A registry edit that's useful if you're developing a gadget that uses native code. Double-clicking sidebar_no_except_filter.reg sets up a registry entry that tells Sidebar not to catch exceptions, so that you can more easily debug your native or hybrid gadget.
misc/ API definition files (IDL) and event schemas (XML)