# Google App for Desktop rolls out globally for Windows

By Steven Van · 2026-04-15

The Alt+Space search box for web, files, apps, and Drive, with AI Mode and Lens, now reaches all English-language Windows users.

The [Google App for Desktop](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/apps/google-app-desktop>) is now available globally for Windows users in English, having previously been limited to a smaller rollout. Pressing Alt+Space opens a single search box that covers the web, local files, installed apps, and Google Drive, with AI Mode and Lens built in.

[The announcement](<https://x.com/i/status/2044087417293189252>) did not specify a timeline for other languages or platforms.

[View media](<https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2044087300242780160/vid/avc1/1280x720/rM2IhFTTLy1_pfJ-.mp4>)

![Google App for Desktop](<https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=google.com&sz=128>)

Google App for Desktop

AI-powered search on your desktop — press Alt+Space to search the web, your files, apps, and Google Drive with Gemini AI.

[View Google App for Desktop →](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/apps/google-app-desktop>)

[Read Google App for Desktop rolls out globally for Windows on Creators Toolbox](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/google-app-for-desktop-google-app-for-desktop-now-available-globally>)

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