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Stats gLinks gLinks Google Hangouts Google Hangouts
User count 20,000+ 6,000,000+
Average rating 3.10 3.40
Rating count 235 33,665
Last updated 2023-04-25 2022-04-14
Size 9.10K 721.92K
Version 0.0.0.2 2022.407.1237.1
Short description
read urls, links and more Hangouts brings conversations to life with photos, emoji, and even group video calls for free.
Full summary

With this extension, you can create and open *.url, *.webloc and *.glink files directly from your Google Drive. Keep your files and links/bookmarks all together in your Google Drive.

Update on August 2014: solves issues caused by Google's Picker API update.

Use Hangouts to keep in touch. Message friends, start free video or voice calls, and hop on a conversation with one person or a group.

  • Include all your friends with group chats for up to 150 people.
  • Say more with photos, videos, maps, emoji, stickers, and animated GIFs.Turn any conversation into a free group video call with up to 10 friends.
  • Keep in touch with friends across Android, iOS, and the web, and sync chats across all your devices.
  • Message friends anytime, even if they’re offline.
  • Snooze your notifications so you can respond later.
  • See what you chatted about in the past, including shared photos and your video call history.
  • Keep a record of any conversation for just a short period of time by turning history off.
  • Connect your Google Voice account to make calls, send and receive SMS, and access your voicemail.

Hangouts Chrome extension:

  • Use Hangouts and get notifications as you move from tab to tab in Chrome, or even without a Chrome window open.
  • Position Hangouts anywhere on your screen, even if you have more than one monitor. Keep conversations in a single window or pop out the important ones.
  • View and continue your conversations across devices.
  • Get notifications just once. After you see an alert, it’ll be removed on other devices.
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