UW-Madison Google Workspace - Consumer Apps (Non-core apps)
This document lists consumer apps (non-core) apps that are available to UW-Madison Google Workspace accounts, with some exceptions and limitations. Please keep the following in mind when using your account to access non-core apps:
- Unsupported: Google does provide admins tools to support consumer apps.
- Not protected: Non-core apps are not covered by the Google Workspace for Education terms of service. Each app has its own consumer terms of service.
- Age Restrictions: Apps with an age restriction are not available for users under 18 years old. Once the user turns 18, they will gain access.
General Services and Utilities
Service |
Description |
Availability |
Age Restriction |
| Google Alerts | Notifies you via email when new content (news, blogs, etc.) matches your chosen keywords. | On | Yes |
| Google Earth | A planetary explorer that lets you view the world via high-resolution satellite imagery and 3D terrain. | On | Yes |
| Google Maps | A comprehensive web mapping service that provides features for navigation, exploration, and local discovery. | On | Yes |
| Google My Maps | Tools for navigation, local discovery, and creating your own custom maps. | On | Yes |
| Google News | A curated news platform that centralizes and spotlights global headlines. | On | Yes |
| Google Photos | A cloud-based photo and video storage and sharing service. This app is no longer available for UW-Madison Google Workspace accounts. | On | Yes |
| Google Translate | A service that translates text, documents, and websites between over 100 languages. | On | Yes |
| Messages by Google |
The official app for texting (SMS/MMS) and RCS (Rich Communication Services) on Android. | On | Yes |
| Timeline |
View your location history and visited places. |
On |
No |
| YouTube |
Platform for watching, sharing, and hosting videos. UW-Madison Google Workspace administrators do not have tools to support or manage YouTube accounts. We cannot recover missing videos or transfer ownership. Consider using a Microsoft 365 service account when creating a YouTube account to share access with multiple users. Learn how to log in to Google Workspace using a service account. |
On |
Yes |
Advertising and Business Tools
Service |
Description |
Availability |
Age Restriction |
| Campaign Manager | A web-based ad management system for advertisers and agencies. | On | No |
| Google Ad Manager | A comprehensive ad exchange platform for large publishers. | Off | No |
| Google Ads | An online advertising platform where businesses pay to display brief advertisements. | On | No |
| Google AdSense | Allows website publishers to earn money by displaying targeted Google ads on their content. | Off | No |
| Google Analytics |
A powerful tool for tracking and reporting website and app traffic.
UW-Madison Google Workspace administrators do not have tools to support or manage Google Analytics accounts. We cannot recover missing content or transfer ownership. Consider using a Microsoft 365 service account when creating a YouTube account to share access with multiple users. Learn how to log in to Google Workspace using a service account. |
On | No |
| Google Business Profile Manager | Helps business owners manage how their business appears on Google Search and Maps. | On | No |
| Google Merchant Center | A tool that helps businesses upload their store and product data to Google for Shopping ads. | On | No |
| Google Search Console | Provides direct data from Google on which keywords drive traffic, identifies technical indexing issues, and tracks mobile usability and security health to help improve organic search rankings. | On | Yes |
| Partner Dash | A dashboard for Google partners to manage their relationship and data with Google. | On | No |
| Search Ads 360 | A search management platform that helps agencies and marketers manage large-scale search marketing campaigns | Off | No |
AI, Developer, and Technical Tools
Service |
Description |
Availability |
Age Restriction |
| AI Studio | A fast way for developers to build with Gemini, Google's largest and most capable AI models. | On | No |
| Colab | A browser-based tool that allows you to write and execute Python code, specifically for data science and AI. | On | Yes |
| Google Cloud Platform (GCP) |
A suite of cloud computing services for hosting, data analytics, and machine learning. GCP is covered under separate terms of service. Learn more about their service offering, pricing, and more. |
On | No |
| Google Developers | A resource for documentation, SDKs, and tools for building on Google platforms. | On | No |
| Google Play Console | The platform for developers to publish and manage their apps on the Google Play Store. | Off | Yes |
| Looker Studio | A data visualization tool that turns data into informative, easy-to-read, and shareable dashboards. | On | Yes |
| Programmable Search Engine | Allows you to create a custom search engine for your own website or a collection of sites. | On | Yes |
| Search and Assistant | Settings and tools related to how Google Search and Google Assistant interact with your data. | On | Yes |
| Third-Party App Backups | A management area for data backed up to your Google account by non-Google apps. | On | Yes |
Education and Learning
Service |
Description |
Availability |
Age Restriction |
| Applied Digital Skills | A free curriculum to help people learn the digital skills needed for jobs and daily life. | Yes | Yes |
| Google Books | A digital library and search engine for the full text of millions of books. It provides free access to public domain works and limited previews of copyrighted titles to help users discover and buy books. | Yes | Yes |
| Scholar Profiles | Allows authors to set up a profile to track citations to their academic papers. | Yes | Yes |
| Socratic |
An AI-powered learning app that helps students understand their school work at the high school and university levels. Google has officially moved Socratic's core technology into Google Lens and the main Google App. You can still access "Socratic-style" help by using the "Homework" filter inside Google Lens. |
Yes | Yes |
Creativity and Chrome Utilities
Service |
Description |
Availability |
Age Restriction |
| Blogger | A content management system that allows users to create and maintain their own blogs. | On | No |
| Chrome Canvas | A simple web app for making quick drawings that are automatically saved to your Google Account. | On | Yes |
| Chrome Cursive | A handwriting app for capturing notes on Chromebooks and other touch devices. | On | Yes |
| Chrome Remote Desktop | Allows you to access your computer securely from another phone, tablet, or computer. | On | Yes |
| Chrome Web Store | The marketplace for Chrome extensions and themes. | On | Yes |
| Google Arts and Culture | An online platform that provides high-resolution images, videos, and virtual tours of artworks and cultural artifacts from over 2,000 museums and archives worldwide. | On | Yes |
| FeedBurner | A feed management service used to optimize and track RSS feeds. It offers tools to manage podcast details, create custom feed URLs, and view basic analytics on subscriber growth. | On | Yes |
| Flow | An AI-integrated workspace for creative content and media management. | On | No |
| Studio | Usually refers to YouTube Studio, the hub for creators to manage their channels and interact with fans. | Off | No |
Device and Account Management
| Service | Description | Availability | Age Restriction |
| Brand Accounts | Accounts for businesses or organizations that can be managed by multiple people. | Yes | No |
| Chrome Enterprise Security Services | Security management tools specifically for Chrome in a business environment. | No | No |
| Early Access Apps | A program allowing users to try out new, unreleased Android apps. | Yes | No |
| Google Domains | A domain name registration service (now managed by Squarespace). | No | No |
| Google Fi | Google’s own telecommunications and mobile virtual network operator. | No | No |
| Google Home | The app and ecosystem for managing smart home devices. | Yes | Yes |
| Google Pay | A mobile payment service and digital wallet. | Yes | No |
| Google Play | The digital store for apps, games, and media on Android. | Yes | Yes |
| Managed Google Play | An enterprise version of the Play Store for businesses to distribute apps to employees. | Yes | Yes |
| Pinpoint | A tool for journalists to analyze and search through large collections of documents. | Yes | No |
| Play Books Partner Center | A tool for publishers and authors to sell books on Google Play | Yes | No |