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Dev tools · April 22, 2019

Apps Script Starter

Write GSuite add-ons and Google web apps locally in VS Code

Apps Script Starter launched on April 22, 2019 with 130 votes, #216 of 3,128 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

What it does

Setup a local development environment inside Visual Studio Code and write your Apps Script projects in modern JavaScript. Build GSuite add-ons and other web applications that integrate with Gmail, Google Drive, Docs and all the other Google services.

Setup a local development environment inside Visual Studio Code and build Google Workspace add-ons with Google Apps Script - labnol/apps-script-starter

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