Google is making it easier to access its Drive cloud-storage service on the Chrome browser, bringing its Documents, Spreadsheets, and Presentations apps to the Chrome Web Store.
Starting today, the programs - now known as Docs, Sheets, and Slides - are available in the Chrome store. Add them to your browser for one-click access whenever you open a new tab. Drawings, Forms, and Script apps are also available.
On the Chromebook, Google said Docs, Sheets, and Slides will be listed by default on Chrome in the next few weeks.
Google Drive, formerly known as Google Docs, launched in April, and provides up to 5GB of free cloud storage for documents, videos, photos, and more.
While it took Drive only a few months to make the jump into the Chrome store, Docs has been hanging around for six years. PCMag sister site Geek.com pointed out that the wait may have been due in part to the lack of offline editing, which was introduced only this summer. Now that all three programs can run without Internet access, it makes more sense to integrate them into the Chrome OS hardware, Geek said.
While Chrome has picked up steam among Web users, Google has had less success with its Chromebooks $744.57 at Amazon Marketplace. Last week, however, it unveiled the $249, ARM-based Samsung Chromebook, a low-cost option that might appeal to a broader audience. For more, see the slideshow below.
Meanwhile, Google's three-year-old whatbrowser.org has been completely rebuilt in HTML5, available in 43 languages, and now works on mobile, too. The site originated as a way to help people learn about the importance of browser choice, and has evolved into a mechanism to ensure that users know and understand which browser version they are running. It also highlights the importance of using a modern browser and keeping it up to date — to save time, stay safer, and open online possibilities.
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