Extend Google Drive with Google Workspace add-ons

  • Google Workspace add-ons extend Google Drive functionality by letting you build custom interfaces directly within the Drive interface.

  • These add-ons, built using Apps Script, automate tasks, provide extra information, and enable interactions with other systems without leaving Drive.

  • Add-ons can have non-contextual homepages or contextual interfaces that appear based on user selections, but mobile support is not yet available.

  • To build add-ons, you need to define the interfaces and actions using Apps Script's Card service and configure behavior with a manifest.

Drive provides a cloud-based storage solution for Google Workspace files and other user data. Managing data in Drive can be a time-consuming task.

Save time and effort for your users by extending Drive with add-ons. When you build an add-on, you can define custom interfaces that are inserted directly into Drive, exactly where the user needs them. These interfaces help automate Drive tasks, present additional information to the user, or let the user interact with a third-party system without having to switch to a new browser tab.

Add-ons can define the following kinds of extensions within Drive:

  • Non-contextual homepages
  • Contextual interfaces that appear when users select items in the Drive interface.

You can't yet extend Drive using add-ons on mobile clients.

See what you can make

You build add-ons using Apps Script, and define their interfaces using the Apps Script Card service. See Building add-ons for an overview. You configure add-on behavior using a manifest, which includes Drive-specific sections.

For more details, see the following guides: