---
title: "Building a Gmail Add-on with Apps Script"
author: "Sourabh Choraria"
date: 2020-05-18T16:43:04+00:00
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categories:
  - "Add-on"
  - "Gmail"
tags:
  - "@krippopotamus"
  - "kelseykripp"
  - "Medium"
featured_image: https://pulse.appsscript.info/files/2020/05/1wKg8nO-Cawb7EBtx9FrOlg.png
description: "I recently sent an email where I typed code inline in the message body. I spent a good 15 minutes going through and formatting each line of code to look like, well, code. I wanted..."
---

# Building a Gmail Add-on with Apps Script

![Building a Gmail Add-on with Apps Script](https://pulse.appsscript.info/files/2020/05/1wKg8nO-Cawb7EBtx9FrOlg.png)

[![](https://pulse.appsscript.info/files/2020/05/1wKg8nO-Cawb7EBtx9FrOlg.png)](https://medium.com/@kelseykripp/building-a-gmail-add-on-with-apps-script-162e03632c78)

> I recently sent an email where I typed code inline in the message body. I spent a good 15 minutes going through and formatting each line of code to look like, well, code. I wanted an extension like [Code Blocks](https://gsuite.google.com/marketplace/app/code_blocks/100740430168) that would instantly format my text to a specific preset style.

A well chronicled article by Kelsey Kripp on how to dive right into Apps Script for G Suite to build your own Gmail add on!

Source: *[Building a Gmail Add-on with Apps Script*](https://medium.com/@kelseykripp/building-a-gmail-add-on-with-apps-script-162e03632c78)

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*Published by [Sourabh Choraria](https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/author/scriptgs/) on [Pulse](https://pulse.appsscript.info/). Original article: [https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2020/05/building-a-gmail-add-on-with-apps-script/](https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2020/05/building-a-gmail-add-on-with-apps-script/)*