Today, we're
announcing Google Drive—a place where people can create, share, collaborate and keep
all of their stuff. Drive is a natural step in the evolution of Google Docs. Drive is built to
work seamlessly with other Google applications like Google+, Docs and Gmail, and your app can
too. Joining the launch today are 18 web
apps that have integrated with Drive using the Google Drive SDK.
Integrating your application with Google Drive makes it available to millions of users. Drive
apps are distributed from the Chrome Web
Store, and can be used with any modern browser. Plus, your app can take advantage of
Google's sharing, storage, and identity management features.
Create and collaborate
Google Drive allows for more than storage. Google Docs is built right into Drive, and your app
can join the party. For example, Lucidchart
is an online visual diagramming tool integrated with Google Drive. You can start a new
Lucidchart or share your diagrams with friends or coworkers straight from Drive, just like a
Google document or spreadsheet.
Store everything safely and access it everywhere
With Google Drive you can store all of your files and access them from anywhere. For example,
MindMeister,
an app for creating mind maps online, also lets you open files from popular desktop mind
mapping applications. By integrating with Google Drive, MindMeister users can open their mind
maps stored in Drive from any modern browser.
Search everything
Your app can also take advantage of Drive's storage, indexing, and document viewers. For
example, HelloFax
is a web application that lets you sign and fax documents from your browser. HelloFax users
can now store all their inbound and outbound faxes in Google Drive, making them easy to find
later. Plus, with automatic OCR, users can even search and find text in faxed images. Your
application can store files of any type up to 10 GB in size or create file-like shortcuts to
your application's data.
Want your application to work with Google Drive? Full documentation on the Google Drive SDK is
available at developers.google.com/drive, or if
you're itching to start building, head to our Getting Started guide. Our
team will be on Stack Overflow
to answer any questions you have when integrating your app with Google Drive. You can also
bring your questions to our Hangout
this Thursday at 10:30 AM
PDT / 17:30 UTC.
Look for more posts about working with the Drive SDK on the Google Apps Developer Blog in the
coming weeks.
Mike
Procopio is a Software Engineer for Google Drive, focusing on all things Drive apps.
He gets to leverage his passion for the developer and user experience by working on the
next-generation APIs that help unleash Google Drive. Before joining Google in 2010, he was a
machine learning researcher, and enjoys engaging in illuminating statistical discussions at
every opportunity.
By Mike Procopio, Software Engineer
