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Download Google Docs Desktop App For Windows 10/11
In this post, we will show you how to download the Google Docs Desktop app for Windows 11/10. Google Docs is a web-based word processor app. However, you can install Google Docs in Windows to quickly access the app with a click of a button. There's a feature in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers that lets you install Google Docs as an app on your Windows 11/10 PC.
We have previously covered how to easily create desktop shortcuts to open websites using different browsers (Chrome, Edge, and Firefox). This is a similar feature where you'll create a Google Docs app shortcut that eventually allows you to run the app in its own browser window.
Before we take you through the detailed steps of installing Google Docs on Windows, it is worth noticing that the process won't change the default behavior of the software. That means you can't work with the Google Docs app in offline mode. You will require an active internet connection to run this online word processor.
Here's how you may download and install the Google Docs desktop app on your Windows 11/10 PC:
1] Install the Google Docs desktop app using Google Chrome
Visit the Google Docs website in the Chrome browser. Sign in to Google Docs using your Google account. Click on the three vertical dots icon in the top-right corner of the page (If you've multiple tabs open in Chrome, do not switch to a different tab; stay on the Google Docs tab only). Select More tools > Create shortcut. A 'Create shortcut?' popup will appear. Enter a suitable name for the Google Docs app shortcut in the available field and click on the Create button. Chrome will install Google Docs as an app on your Windows 11/10 PC. Once installed, the app will get pinned to your taskbar. You may now launch the app using the taskbar icon or using the Start menu/Windows Search option. The app will run in a new browser tab in Google Chrome. 2] Install the Google Docs desktop app using Microsoft Edge 
Launch Microsoft Edge and visit the Google Docs website. Sign in with your Google account. You will see the Google Docs page. Stay on the page and click on the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner next to your profile icon. A menu will appear. Select Apps > Install this site as an app. A popup will appear. Enter a suitable name for the Google Docs desktop app and click on the Install button. A few seconds later, Google Docs will get installed on your Windows 11/10 PC and open in a new browser window. A notification popup will also appear, seeking your permission to allow the app pin to the taskbar and the Start menu. You can also choose to create a desktop shortcut for Google Docs or set it to auto-start on device login. Select/de-select desired options and click on the Allow button to submit your preferences. The next time you launch the Google Docs app, it will run in its own focused window in Edge. 3] Uninstall the Google Docs desktop app 
You may uninstall Google Docs just like any other Windows app from your system. Click on the Start button icon and select Settings. Click on Apps in the left panel. Then click on Installed apps in the right panel. Type 'docs' in the Search bar on top. Google Docs will appear in the search results. Click on the three-dots icon on the extreme right of the app's name. Select Uninstall from the dropdown options. Again, click on Uninstall to confirm your action. This is how you may install Google Docs as an app in Windows. I hope you find this useful. Keep reading this space for more interesting tips and tricks. Read: Google Docs Voice Typing not working. How do I install Google Docs on Windows 11? You can use Microsoft Edge to install Google Docs in Windows 11. The browser allows installing the Google Docs website as a Progressive Web App (PWA) for faster access. Once installed, the app will run in a standalone Edge window that won't have any typical browser interface, giving you a similar experience to a traditional Windows app. Can I download Google Docs to my desktop? Google hasn't released a desktop version of the Google Docs software, but Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome browsers allow you to install Google Docs as an app on Windows. Once installed, you can use Google Docs simply by launching the app – no need to open the browser in order to run the app. Read Next: Can't launch Google Drive for Desktop in Windows. Google Docs
Google Docs originated from web-based word processor Writely. The app would lay the groundwork for such common features as collaborative text editing. Eventually acquired by Google, it was made available to all Google Apps users in February of 2007.
The marquee feature of Docs is the ability to collaborate with a wide number of people online. Controls help determine who can see, comment, and edit documents. In its current form, Docs is an HTML5 app that runs on most modern browsers and even has support for rudimentary viewing on mobile. Its Android and iOS apps are quite powerful and gives users access to the same web functionality.
On Chrome, Docs works offline and allows users to work without an internet connection and have changes synced backed up to the cloud. An Add-ons feature allows third-party developers to add extra functionality like a thesaurus and a bibliography creator.
Zoom Is Releasing Its Own Version Of Google Docs
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SaveSAN JOSE, Calif. — When you think of creating a collaborative document for you and your colleagues, what app comes to mind? Google Docs? Microsoft Word? Zoom hopes it, too, will be a top option.
The company, known for its video conferencing product, debuted Zoom Docs on Tuesday at its annual conference dubbed Zoomtopia. The product will be equipped with Zoom's artificial intelligence assistant, AI Companion, and other AI capabilities that will help users draft, edit, summarize and change tones as well as include items from meeting discussions. It also could answer questions about the content in the document. The shared documents will be integrated into Zoom's platform so that users can work on a document from its meetings, chat, desktop and mobile apps. The product will be generally available in the spring of 2024, and Zoom said it is still determining pricing.
Several workplace software makers recently have added AI capabilities to their suite of apps. Both Google and Microsoft have been rolling out AI features to help automate some tasks, including drafting and editing in Google Docs and Microsoft Word. With its soon-to-be-released documents product, Zoom is increasing its competition with Microsoft and Google. It has competing products for video conferencing, chat and email. But the two giants dominate the market for workplace content creation apps, and some experts say it would take a big disruption to change workers' default documents app.
"Something would have to fundamentally change the nature of how we create content to upend the market," said Craig Roth, research vice president for market insights firm Gartner. Replacing the two market leaders in the space "is unlikely in the near future."
Microsoft has long ruled the authorship and email market, which includes apps like word processors, spreadsheets and presentations, with an 83.5 percent share in 2022, according to Gartner data. Google, which has slowly been gaining market share, owns 15.6 percent. And all other providers own less than 1 percent of the market.
Zoom isn't as far behind when it comes to collaborative applications, which include web conferencing and virtual event tools, according to market intelligence firm IDC. Last year, Zoom's market share was 11.2 percent, trailing Microsoft at 29.7 percent and Google at 13.5 percent.
Zoom may try to leverage the masses it attracted to its video conferencing product to adopt its word processing tool. At the end of the second quarter, ended July 31, Zoom reported it had 218,100 enterprise customers, representing a 7 percent increase from a year earlier. The company said Zoom Docs will make it easier for workers to collaborate on a document within the Zoom products they already use so they don't have to toggle between tabs or apps.
"Am I giving my train of thought to the [document] or am I giving it to the attendees and participants?" said Theresa Larkin, lead of employee experience product marketing for Zoom. "We're able to streamline [documents] so you don't have to juggle both worlds."
Users can easily pull information from the meetings, chats, emails and project management tools from the Zoom platform into their documents. They also can create customized layouts and workflows, tag colleagues on action items, assign tasks, track and manage projects, and link pages and embed them in a visual tree so people can see how information is connected. Users also are expected to be able to drag and drop content blocks to add tables, charts and images into their documents.
Wayne Kurtzman, research vice president of social, communities and collaboration for IDC, said Zoom doesn't have to displace the incumbents to be successful in this space. It just needs to offer a set of features that work and make users more productive.
"How we work in five to seven years from now is going to be significantly different than we do today," he said. "That opens up opportunities. The question becomes who can meet the evolving needs."
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