Google Drive Add-on Permissions
Add-ons from the G Suite Marketplace require different permissions based on their level of integration with Google Drive and other services. Google requires SharingTree to ask permission to see, edit, create and delete all of your Google Drive files. This permission request needs an explanation. We need to see and create files in your Google Drive, but we never use the ability to edit or delete any files. Unfortunately, Google bundles all these permissions, and so you have two options to use our service. The first is to click the “Allow” button. The second option is to use a secondary Gmail account that only connects to services like ours and then click the “Allow” button. Once the files are in your secondary account, you can easily share them with your primary.
Below we compare SharingTree’s permissions with other common Google Drive Add-ons. We are working to reduce our permission level and will keep you updated here.
SharingTree
Sharingtree allows teachers to share and collaborate on G Suite lessons and activities.
Permissions:
Kami
Kami allows you to take any existing document, including scanned PDFs, and write, draw, type, annotate, comment, augment, enhance, and otherwise bring it to life – all within your browser.
Permissions:
formLimiter – Add in for Google Forms
formLimiter shuts off a Google Form after a max number of responses, at a date and time, or when a spreadsheet cell equals a value.
Any.do
Any.do makes it easy to remember all your personal and work tasks, anywhere you go.
Permissions:
Zoho Creator
Create custom apps for all your business needs with very little code. Build once on web and use them across mobile platforms with targeted functionality.
Permissions:
Smartsheet
Smartsheet is a cloud-based platform for work execution, enabling teams and organizations to plan, capture, manage, automate, and report on work at scale, resulting in more efficient processes and better business outcomes. Smartsheet empowers better collaboration, accountability, innovation, and real-time visibility into what
Permissions:
Lucid Charts
Lucidchart provides collaborative online diagramming to make it easy to draw flowcharts, org charts, wireframes, UML, mind maps and more. Work together in real time with your team and clients.
Permissions:
Let us know if you have any questions at contact@sharingtree.net
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