Google has just released a new version of its toolbar: version 3.0.119.6. It is available .

Google Toolbar v3

Here are the 3 new features:

  • AutoLink : One click on this button turns street addresses into links to online maps (only addresses in the US), using Google Maps. AutoLink can also link package tracking numbers to delivery status, VIN numbers (US) to vehicle history, and publication ISBN numbers to Amazon.com listings.
  • WordTranslator : Just hover your mouse cursor over an English word and Toolbar's WordTranslator will tell you what it means in your own language. WordTranslator currently supports translation from English into Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Japanese, Korean, French, Italian, German and Spanish.
  • SpellCheck : Google Toolbar's new SpellCheck button finds any spelling mistakes whenever you type into a web form, including web-based email, discussion forums, and even intranet web applications. The AutoFix option even corrects all of your text with a single click.

The toolbar's design has been slightly enhanced.

BUT... There is still something that Google still hasn't done: a Firefox version! I hope that the recent Yahoo! toolbar for Firefox will make Google develop a Google toolbar for Firefox.

Large blog coverage:

French discussion: Google toolbar version 3.