With this release, Google Desktop joins the Picasa™, Google Earth™ and Google Toolbar for Firefox™ applications among Google’s offerings for Linux. And because their index is stored locally on their own computer, users can even access their Gmail and web history while they’re offline.

Google Desktop for Linux makes it easy for users to simultaneously search their Gmail™ webmail, web search history and the web at large. Gmail and Web History Search – Not everything users are looking for resides on their computer.Hitting the command key twice calls it up, instantly displaying results as users type. Quick Search Box – The Quick Search Box is the fastest way to do web and desktop searches.Google Desktop for Linux can even find previous versions of files or recover those that have been accidentally deleted. Comprehensive Indexing – Users can search the full text of virtually all their computer’s content, including text, PDF, PS, source code, HTML files, email from Thunderbird, documents, Man and Info pages, folders, images, and music.

Major features of Google Desktop for Linux (beta) include: Now available on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, the Google Desktop application allows users of every major operating system to search their desktop and the web as quickly, easily and comprehensively as they search the web with Google. Google Desktop hit the operating system trifecta today with the release of a version of Google Desktop™ for Linux.

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