Google Offers "experimental" Quick Search Box Tool for Macs

Google has released a search box tool for Macs. The company revealed that it is interested in beta testers willing to participate in taking Google Quick Search Box from an "experimental" state to a fully formed powerful search tool.

This Mac version is much more experimental than its iPhone sibling, Google Mobile App, and through it you will be able to see many of the areas google are exploring: contextual search, actions, and extensibility. It is by no means feature-complete, but is a very good indication of things to come.

"If you are interested in participating in our experiment, head over to the Google Code site and give it a try. We are eager to involve users in the development process and will be posting new builds frequently. Over the coming months we'll be posting a few articles about the architecture and interaction we are exploring, and we look forward to your feedback." said Google Mac team members Nicholas Jitkoff and Dave MacLachlan

A quick-start guide for the Quick Search Box offers further information including current compatibility issues with Firefox and Gmail.

Google Quick Search Box requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard