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Google Earth was first made available as a free downloadable app on October 28. 2008. It has been offered continuously from Google ever since it was released.

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Must you pay for Google Earth?

Google Earth has always been free. Google Earth Pro was $400 annually up until 2015 but now that is free also.You can download either Google Earth or Google Earth Pro and freely use them from your computer.UPDATE: As of Google Earth Pro 7.3.0, Earth "Free" and Pro have now been combined into a single product, Earth Pro. See https://support.google.com/earth/answer/40901?hl=en


Where does Google Earth go once you have downloaded it?

When you download Google Earth it usually is saved in the temporary file folder unless you explicitly picked the download location. The Firefox web browser, for example, provides a downloads window showing what was downloaded and where it was saved locally.Next, you run the installer (e.g. GoogleEarthWin.exe) to install the application.


Is it illegal to download Google Earth?

Google Earth is free for personal use as long as you don't want the "deluxe version" (which can be brought on the Google web site). Google Earth is absolutely safe, it is from a worldwide company and there are no serious claims of it causing computer troubles.


How do you find out which version of Google Earth you have?

Normally Google Earth Pro auto-updates to the new version when it is available but if that feature is disabled or not working you can manually install the latest version. Visit the Google Earth download page to download the latest version for Windows, Mac, or Linux desktop platforms. You can show the version of Google Earth in the Hep menu and selecting "About Google Earth". Note that Google Earth desktop has been replaced with Google Earth Pro so all updates will be with the latter.For the web version of Google Earth, your web browser always accesses the latest version and you never have to install or uninstall the application.Mobile platforms can update Google Earth using the Google Store, Apple store, or equivalent application management utlility on the particular platform.


How safe is the free download offered by WinRAR?

The free download offered by WinRAR has been in use for over five years. In this time, there have been no security alerts or virus reports. The majority of users agree that this download is perfectly safe and comes from a reputable source.


Where do I download old versions of Google Earth?

Previous versions of GE can be downloaded from the direct installer links. Prior to the non-beta release of GE 6.0 in March 2011 GE 4.3 was still available and has since been removed. Only caveat is these versions have the auto-installer disabled so you have to manually install any updates yourself. This is not a problem since the auto-update mechanism has been known to cause problems for windows users. See related links.


What are the features of Google Earth Plus?

Google Earth Plus was discontinued in 2008, but had such features as higher resolution and allowing consumer printing. It has been replaced by Google Earth Pro.


Is Google Earth Plugin free?

The Google Earth plugin is free. It can be downloaded with the free version of Google Earth (they're bundled together) or by itself from Google's website (see link below).UPDATE: Google Earth Plugin has been deprecated as of December 12th, 2014.


Why does your house not show on Google earth?

Google Earth is made of pictures taken from satellites. If your house is new or has been renovated, the satellites may not have taken a picture of it yet.


What is the Google Earth equivalent syntax for Google map URL httpmapsgooglecommapsmrt equals loc and t equals k and z equals 16 and q equals 48.8587 2.2938?

Google has documented how to share data from Google Maps to Google Earth - see related link below.Until recently Google Maps had an undocumented feature that by adding "&output=kml" to the Link as seen in Google Maps would generate KML to launch that view in Google Earth. However, that feature has been removed and you can't do that any more.It's easy to switch from Google Earth to Google Maps - just check the "View in Google Maps" option found in the File menu of Google Earth.


When did Google open up their campaign for their Earth program?

Google started their campaign for their Earth program back in October 2008. It has been a huge success so far, by enlightening and teaching people about the Earth and also raising money.


You want to download SimCity 2000 for free but you don't know where?

SimCity 2000 has been offered for free at times in the past by EA Games, on the Origin platform. So, when you see it offered for free, that is where you would need to get it.