Charles Kraus: Google Docs gets HTML5 offline support and Chrome Web app

Google's been busy these past few days, but the fun doesn't stop with Chrome OS. Google Docs got some love yesterday with the announcement of a Google Docs Chrome 'Web app,' and the return of work offline mode in early 2011 courtesy of HTML5. Previously Google used Gears to provide work offline support for its cloud-based office suite, but retired the offline caching plug-in system in preference of the soon-to-be universally supported offline capabilities of HTML5. Google hopes to deliver offline Docs in early 2011 for 'modern' browsers, probably meaning any browser that supports HTML5 in all its glory.

You can get the Google Docs Web app, which functions as a simple link, from the Chrome Web Store. We'll keep you posted on when you can get your hands on some offline Google Docs action once we know more.

Google Docs gets HTML5 offline support and Chrome Web app originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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