Google Gears, also known as simply Gears, was a software licensed in BSD format by Google, which allowed the creation of more powerful web applications, adding new application layers to the browser. As of the end of 2011, the project was canceled and closed due to the arrival of the HTML5 format.
Google Gears consisted of an application that was installed as an extension of our browser, and that added an API that allowed programming in javascript some interactions with the components installed locally by the application. The software was included in Google Chrome and had extensions to install in Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari and Opera Mini, and it worked on Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7, Windows Mobile 5 and 6, MacOS and Linux 32 operating systems bits
In addition, Google Gears 1.0 is a very practical tool that allows you to save web application settings on your computer without having to be connected to the Internet. The method to use it is simple: synchronize your Google Reader before leaving home and turn off the computer, so when you turn it on again you can read the last 2000 feeds downloaded, without Internet connection in offline mode, and not only in relation to Google Reader but also to Gmail, Google Docs or Google Calendar.
You can free download Google Gears and safe install the latest trial or new full version for Windows 10 (x32, 64 bit, 86) from the official site.
Devices: Desktop PC, Laptop (ASUS, HP, DELL, Acer, Lenovo, MSI), Ultrabook
OS: Professional, Enterprise, Education, Home Edition, versions: 1507, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803, 1809