Google Toolbar 7—cleaner, fresher and faster

Today we’re bringing the speed of Google immediate to the latest version of Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer. We’re also introducing a fresh, clean look that personalizes Toolbar with the tools you use most.

Toolbar Instant

If you’ve used immediate on google.com or in Chrome, you’ll be right at home with Toolbar Instant. Just start typing in the search box and search predictions and results will emerge instantly as you type, receiving you the results you want faster.

You can also type Alt+G to get to the Toolbar look for box more quickly.

To enable Toolbar Instant, visit Toolbar Options and click “Enable immediate for faster searching and browsing.” Toolbar Instant works on IE8 and IE9; if you’re on an older browser, you can also upgrade your Internet Explorer version or try Instant in Chrome, which includes many of the same tools you’re recognizable with in Toolbar.

Personalized Toolbar

This new version of Toolbar is simpler, cleaner and emphasizes what’s significant to you. The tools that you use most will remain noticeable on the toolbar, while buttons that you haven’t used lately will be moved to the new “More” button.

As you discover and use exacting tools that help your browsing experience, like Share or Translate, they’ll automatically appear on the toolbar, making your most pertinent tools easy to access. This personalization is stored only on your computer, so no information is sent to Google except your usage statistics are enabled. You can learn more concerning this personalization at our Help Center.

Making Toolbar work for you

Some Google Toolbar features, such as PageRank and spell check, need sharing some information with Google in order to function properly. With Google Toolbar 7, we’ve made it easier for you to manage your privacy settings. From a single settings menu, you can decide which of these features you'd like to allow and which ones you'd like to stay off.

We’ve also sustained to improve the performance of Toolbar 7 without slowing down your browser, creation it one of the fastest add-ons you can use in Internet Explorer.

Google Toolbar 7 is available in English on our download page and resolve be coming to our other supported languages over the next week. If you’re already using Toolbar, you’ll automatically be updated to the new description over the next few weeks. You can also find out more about Toolbar on our skin page.