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Google Gears API

How do I start?

If you're new to the Google Gears API, here's how we recommend you get started:

  1. Install Google Gears.
  2. Run the sample applications.
  3. Read the developer tutorial.

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What is the Google Gears API?

Google Gears is an open source browser extension that lets developers create web applications that can run offline.

Features

Google Gears consists of three modules that address the core challenges in making web applications work offline.

LocalServer LocalServer Cache and serve application resources (HTML, JavaScript, images, etc.) locally
Database Database Store data locally in a fully-searchable relational database
WorkerPool WorkerPool Make your web applications more responsive by performing resource-intensive operations asynchronously