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Asked: 2026-06-05T23:18:32+00:00

I want to build desktop application for Windows OS and use Google Drive to

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I want to build desktop application for Windows OS and use Google Drive to save some data in the cloud. After reading Google Drive SDK I found that only Web-applications, were installed from Chrome Web Store are allowed to use API and have access to data on Google Drive.

So my question: do I have any way to build native client (C++, Windows) for Google Drive? I know about hacks with using Google Docs API – but they can stop working any time, and I want something stable. Why Google team do not allow me create desktop application for their service? I have support of many other cloud storages and they do not have such restrictions.

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  1. Editorial Team

    For now you will have to use the (older) Google Document List API which provides full read-write and list access to Google Drive. (Google Drive and the former Google Docs use the same data)

    So until we extend the capabilities of the current Drive API to cover the Google Document List use case you should use that instead.

    EDIT: We just launched the v2 of the Google Drive SDK so you should now use that instead.

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