AwesomeDrive for Google Drive

Name: AwesomeDrive for Google Drive
Rating: 4.204301075268817 (93 reviews)
Author: https://aodocs.com

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AwesomeDrive for Google Drive seamlessly integrates Microsoft Office functionality into your Google Drive experience. Although no longer supported, this extension once allowed users to create new Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files directly from the Drive's NEW menu, eliminating the need for manual downloads and uploads.

Compatible with Windows and macOS Microsoft Office versions, AwesomeDrive provided one-click editing of Office files up to 32MB. Paired with the Universal File Opener (UFO), it expanded capabilities to handle various file types without size limits. Users seeking current support can explore alternative AODocs extensions for enhanced Google Workspace integration. Join the Facebook community for assistance and updates.

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Version:

8.4 Last updated: 2025-02-05

Creation date:

2019-10-01

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Permissions:

notifications
declarativeContent
storage

Size:

206.00KB

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su*****@aodocs.com

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Website ,Privacy policy

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Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 4,482 ▲ 144

Other rankings

#2888 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 3

#9 in drive keyword 51

#124 in microsoft keyword 89 ▼ 2

#147 in file keyword 55 ▲ 8

#167 in permissions keyword 8 ▼ 10

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User reviews

AwesomeDrive for Google Drive is appreciated for enabling users to open and edit Microsoft Office files directly from Google Drive with the desktop MS Office apps, providing better stability and integration. However, multiple users reported functional issues such as inability to create new MS Office documents, save problems, synchronization errors, and lack of recent support or updates. Security concerns arose with malware warnings from Chrome blocking access to Google Drive. Overall, while useful for integrating Google Drive with MS Office, the extension faces notable reliability and security challenges.

Pros

Allows users to open and edit Microsoft Office documents directly from Google Drive using the local MS Office applications.
Good integration with Google Drive, enabling seamless editing and saving of Office files.
Stability better than the web interface according to some users.
Works well on Chromebook Pixel, allowing users to avoid using other devices.
Overall widely appreciated for enabling MS Office usage with Google Drive.

Cons

Extension appears to be losing functionality and lacks active support or updates.
Issues with creating new MS Office documents directly through the extension.
Problems with saving edited Microsoft documents back to Google Drive, requiring local saves instead.
Reported malware warnings from Chrome, potentially compromising security and blocking access to Google Drive.
Synchronization errors reported by multiple users.

Recent reviews

Has always been a great app but is slowly losing functionality and doesn't seem to be supported/updated anymore

St*****, 2023-04-24

I see different issues and complaints with very little support...and that is worrie sum...

Sc*****, 2021-08-23

Great extension. The only thing is that each time I open a Microsoft document the system asks me to 'Enable Editing' and then when I make changes to the doc and save it's not able to save it to my Google Drive and instead I have to save it to my local drive which defeats the purpose. Is there a way to solve this issue?

Fr*****, 2020-11-18

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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AwesomeDrive for Google Drive requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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AwesomeDrive for Google Drive has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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