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Google brings Chrome app launcher to Windows
Google is giving PC users a taste of Chromebooks by bringing its app launcher —or at least a preview of it— to the Chrome browser.
In a blog post, product manager Sriram Saroop said the launcher is initially available for Windows, but versions for Mac and Linux may be coming soon.
"This is the same experience as the app launcher on Chromebooks, but for other platforms. It’s available on Windows now, and will be coming to Mac OS X and Linux soon," Saroop said.
Saroop said the Chrome app launcher is "a dedicated home for your apps which makes them easy to open outside the browser."
But users will need to install a Chrome packaged app, such as IRC client CIRC or Text Drive, to try out the Chrome app launcher.
Like web apps, packaged apps are written in HTML, JavaScript, and CSS, but packaged apps launch outside the browser and work offline by default, Saroop noted.
A separate article on The Next Web said the porting of the app launcher is a "significant bridging" of the gap between Chrome and Chrome OS, on which Chromebooks are based.
The Next Web also said users can continue using the Chrome browser as just that - a browser - without having an extra menu.
On the other hand, it said Google may not release the feature until Chrome 27, which is due in April. — TJD, GMA News
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