# Google App Launcher

> Simple access to Google Applications with a toolbar button

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-app-launcher](https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-app-launcher)

## Overview

- **ID:** `google-app-launcher`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Mahesh Asolkar
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,bookmarks
- **Daily users:** 1,878
- **Weekly downloads:** 43
- **Rating:** 4.31 / 5 (48 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3
- **Last updated:** 2020-11-08
- **First published:** 2015-07-16
- **Size:** 181 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-app-launcher/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/asolkar/ffx-addon-gglappbtn/issues](https://github.com/asolkar/ffx-addon-gglappbtn/issues)

## Description

The Google App Launcher Chrome extension offers a convenient toolbar button that opens a customizable panel featuring a grid of popular Google Apps icons. Inspired by the Chrome App Launcher, this tool allows users to quickly launch essential Google services with just a click. Users can rearrange the app icons within the grid to personalize their experience. Currently supporting a select number of Google apps, the extension plans to add more apps in future updates, enhancing accessibility and workflow efficiency for users who rely on Google's ecosystem.

## Rankings

- #2,255 — Overall
- #72 — Bookmarks
- #134 — Feeds, News & Blogging
- #6 — app
- #9 — launch
- #17 — apps

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users appreciate this Firefox add-on for providing easy and lightweight access to various Google apps with stable performance and some customization. However, multiple reviews mention its lack of updates leading to outdated app links, limited customization in changing default apps, absence of popular Google services, no dark mode feature, and occasional functionality issues like slow loading and broken features.

### Pros

- Provides convenient access to a variety of Google apps within Firefox.
- Lightweight and simple to use without requiring extensive permissions.
- Generally stable and reliable with no reported bugs or crashes.
- Allows some level of customization such as rearranging app icons.
- Supports seamless integration of multiple Google services for Firefox users.

### Cons

- Lacks updates and some apps are outdated, e.g., Hangouts not replaced with Chat.
- Limited customization options, such as inability to change default apps permanently.
- Missing apps that users commonly request to be added, like Google Sites, Forms, Groups, and Podcasts.
- No dark mode support or customizable backgrounds, which users desire.
- Some features like 'mail this' stopped working and slow initial loading have been reported.

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