Google Wave Extensions

Google Wave is a web based service launched by Google in 2009, with the objective of providing a common email, instant messaging and social networking platform for its users. Initially released only for the developers only, Google Wave was given on a trial basis to 100,000 users in September 2009, and eventually opened to the general public in May 2010. The fact that Google Wave is a real-time communications product played a crucial role in its soaring popularity. Soon enough, Google added yet another attribute to its product line, in the form of extensions. These Google Wave extensions were basically a range of gadgets and doodads, which could be added to the Wave to improve its functionality.

Google Wave Extensions List

Basically, the Google Wave API (Application Programming Interface) supports two types of extensions - Robots and Gadgets. There are quite a few differences between the two. While the Robots run on the application servers, the Gadgets run within the wave client itself. Given below are the details of each of these with examples.

Google Wave Extensions: Robots

The Robots run on an application server, and has the ability to read and modify the content, add/remove participants etc. Given below is the list of Robots, also referred to as the bots, which Google Wave has to offer.
Chatbots
Jabberwacky
Ogenex
Eliza the Robot Shrink
Notatory
TooAngel Wave
Conversion
BotURL
Calcbot
Cartoony
CleanTXT
Comic-Sans-Killer
Dice Bot
Flippy
Fnordlinky
Hearty
i-cron
Insulty
IPA Bot
kasyntaxy
Magic Card Linker
Pick-ee
Picsinwave
Piratify
Plotzie
ProfanoBeepy
Quranwave
Rob Shrink
Shortee
Swedish Chef
Talk-Like-A-Pirate!
Watexy
WaveAlpha
Wavefortune
Wikify
Games
Hangman bot
Random Lee
Roshambo Robot
Speedy - Wish
Groups
Groupy
Wavedirectory.net
WaveGroupy
Integration
Drop.io Robot
Emaily Robot
Leprobot
Link-Easy Robot
PlonieBot
CMS Poppy
Rssybot
Starify Bot
Tweety the Twitbot
TweetWave
Twiliobot
WaveEmail
Wavepedia bot
Wave Live Messenger
Language
Aunt Rosie
Kanjistroke
Multi Lingual Bot
Rosy Etta
Wavedict
Polling
Polly the Pollster
Search / Aggregation clisearch
Dr. Maps
DrWeather
WaveSearch
FML Blipper
Grauniady
Stocky-wave
WaveArchive
Wavelinker
Wavethingy
WaveVotely
Yelpful
Utilities
AmazonBot
AmazonMP3Bot
Anti-Public Bot
Appropriate Casey
Awesome Emoticons
Bloggy
Bit.ly Bot
Chart-bot
CountColon
CompanionSphere
Deciwave
Emoticony
Jbreakout bot
Madoqua Wave Bot
Maison
Mathy
Multi
Natural Language Processing
Nokar
Posterous-robot
Publisher
Qrdatabot
Skimmy
Smiley
Style Chart
Tagdef
XMPP
Wave Management
Bouncy
Mywaveid
Read-Onlie
SeekDroid
Sweepy
Taggy
TOC Generator
Wavelet-title-bot
Twitusernames

Google Wave Extensions: Gadgets

On the other hand, the gadgets are applications which run within the client. These Gadgets are owned by the Wave itself, and shared by all the participants. Given below is the list of gadgets that Google Wave has to offer.
Ajax Animator Gadget
AmazonBot Gadget
AmazonMP3Bot Gadget
Approver
Bidder
ClackPoint Wave Gadget
Click me
Fighty
iAdSense
iWave
Licensing
Likey
Lunchy
Map Gadget
Mind Map
My Tweet on a Wave
Napkin
Nimbb Gadget
Pinwand Gadget
Plany
Pol
Pollo
QuakeBot
Raffly
Ratings
Ribbit Conference Gadget
Slashdot Gadget
Roster List Gadget Rssybot
ShareWave
Troco
Utilities 6rounds
Vector Editor
Voicy
Wave Linker
Whiteboard gadget
XBox GamerCard

This list includes some of the best Google wave extensions such as the 'iWave', which allows you to personalize your profile, or the 'Tweety', which allows you to update and track your Twitter timeline. Similarly 'Wikify' facilitates a direct access to Wikipedia, and 'Dr Maps' helps you to obtain a map from an address provided by you. Basically, all these extensions help in making web more exciting than ever before.

How to Install Google Wave Extensions?

On the Google Waves homepage, you will find a tab - 'Extensions' on the navigation panel. You just have to click on this tab, and choose from a range of available extensions. The Robots have their own e-mail addresses which can be used to install them to your Wave. You just have to go to the 'Add Contacts' tab, paste the email address of the bot and click on the 'Submit' tab. Even though the procedure to add a Gadget is a bit different, it is as easy as the installation of a Robot. At the top right corner of the input box, you will see an icon with three dots. When you click on this icon, a drop down menu will appear, which will have a list of the Gadgets in form of small icons. You have to select one of these Gadgets by clicking on the icon, and copy its URL. When you are done with this step, you will see another box, in which you will have to paste the URL of the Gadget you have chosen, and click on the 'Add' tab in the box. If you want to uninstall any of these Wave extensions, you just have to go to the extensions list, wherein you will see all the extensions installed by you, and click on the 'Uninstall' tab besides it, and that particular extension will be uninstalled.