Google X was a project released by Google Labs on March 15, 2005 and rescinded a day later. It consisted of the traditional Google search bar, but it was made to look like the Dock user interface feature of Apple's Mac OS X operating system.

The rumor is that it was pulled because of a threatened lawsuit by Apple. Google has not released any official statement as to why the project was shut down. Apple has a patent for the graphical design which means they may well be able to successfully sue those who copy the look and feel of their interface. Since Google X has been taken down, a little over 50 mirrors are available. Some of them are exact copies, and some are edited ones.

At the bottom of the page one could read the following: "Roses are red. Violets are blue. OS X rocks. Homage to you."

Google X, alternate interface to Google search (As seen on Jay's Site.com, see External links)

External links

• Google Labs
• Google X Google Group
• elliottback.com - Archive, Mirror with original code, Discussion

Mirrors with modified code

• Jay's Site.com - Drag-and-drop customization of toolbar, better approximation of OS X Dock zoom (with text-only option), extra search modes, open source code (valid HTML 4.1)
• JohnFogleman.com - Drag-and-Drop customization for Google searches, forums, original version, Google personalized links (valid HTML 4.1)
• Evilpig's Mirror - Google X in other languages including French, German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Italian and Swedish.
• DrDrrae.com - Based on code from Jay's Site.com
• Gmail Button, Firefox Start Page, and UK version by Zilos
• JoeAnderson.co.uk Google - Gmail Button, background
• q4q.org - Gmail Button, Background
• Ablaze.fr - Dock on the bottom and framed screenscraped results
• shiwej.com - True OS X Dock Animation, uses branded Google search, does not have the Google logo, uses alternative JavaScript implementation of the OS X Dock Animation from lojjic.net
• jamesgamble.net Gmail Button, Code, Google X logo, Original Mirror.
• Tech info Blog!
• chreviews.com - Similar to Jay's Site.com