--- title: Google Earth Desktop Client To Be Retired In 2027 description: Google has announced it will retire the Google Earth desktop client in June 2027, at which point new downloads will be discontinued. Existing installations... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/google-earth-desktop-client-to-be-retired-in-2027-ha7dcmznd twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Google Earth Desktop Client To Be Retired In 2027 | daily.dev og:description: Google has announced it will retire the Google Earth desktop client in June 2027, at which point new downloads will be discontinued. Existing installations... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-earth-desktop-client-to-be-retired-in-2027-ha7dcmznd og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/hA7DcmzNd.png og:image:alt: Google Earth Desktop Client To Be Retired In 2027 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google Earth Desktop Client To Be Retired In 2027 **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 30 upvotes · 4 comments ## Summary Google has announced it will retire the Google Earth desktop client in June 2027, at which point new downloads will be discontinued. Existing installations will continue to function for some time, but without updates, any breaking API or OS changes could render them unusable. Users will be directed to the browser-based version or smartphone app. Some community members have noted that the desktop client offers features not available in the alternatives, and there is little expectation that Google will open-source the software. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### When is Google discontinuing the Google Earth desktop client? New downloads of the Google Earth desktop client will stop being available in June 2027. Existing installations will continue to function since Google is not changing anything on the backend, but the company will no longer provide software updates, meaning any future breaking change at the OS or API level could render installed copies unusable. _Anyone relying on Google Earth desktop for mapping work should track deprecation news like this on daily.dev._ ### Will my existing Google Earth desktop installation stop working after June 2027? No, existing installs will keep working past the June 2027 cutoff because Google is not changing anything on the backend of the service. The cutoff only applies to new downloads. However, without further updates from Google, a future breaking change at the OS or API level could eventually cause installed copies to stop functioning. _daily.dev helps developers stay ahead of retirements like Google Earth desktop before they break workflows._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@pdyndal** · 0 upvotes > I'm wondering if web app will provide the same performance for uploaded tile sets or custom layers, but other than that I think anyone could see that coming. **@trevorsuna** · 0 upvotes > I wonder who uses Google Maps desktop app and what they use it for?! 😅 ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Google Assistant is dead, and I won't miss it thanks to my local LLM](https://daily.dev/posts/google-assistant-is-dead-and-i-won-t-miss-it-thanks-to-my-local-llm-rfwme4aph) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Google Drive is shutting down desktop app Photos backups in August - here’s how to prepare](https://daily.dev/posts/google-drive-is-shutting-down-desktop-app-photos-backups-in-august---here-s-how-to-prepare-ohmy1vks3) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#google](https://daily.dev/tags/google) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/google-earth-desktop-client-to-be-retired-in-2027-ha7dcmznd) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Google Earth Desktop Client To Be Retired In 2027","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-earth-desktop-client-to-be-retired-in-2027-ha7dcmznd","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-earth-desktop-client-to-be-retired-in-2027-ha7dcmznd"},"datePublished":"2026-07-16T11:30:33.256Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T18:27:00.223Z","description":"Google has announced it will retire the Google Earth desktop client in June 2027, at which point new downloads will be discontinued. 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