---
title: "Google Developers Blog: Building G Suite Add-ons with your favorite tech stack"
author: "Martin Hawksey"
date: 2020-08-31T19:00:50+00:00
modified: 2020-08-31T19:00:54+00:00
canonical_url: https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2020/08/google-developers-blog-building-g-suite-add-ons-with-your-favorite-tech-stack/
markdown_url: https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2020/08/google-developers-blog-building-g-suite-add-ons-with-your-favorite-tech-stack.md
categories:
  - "Add-on"
  - "Official News"
  - "Solutions"
tags:
  - "@GSuiteDevs"
  - "developers.google.com"
featured_image: https://pulse.appsscript.info/files/2020/08/Untitled2Bdesign2B252842529.png
description: "Google recently announced the ability to develop G Suite Add-ons using other frameworks other than Google Apps Script. This post on the Google Developers Blog introduces how you can develop G Suite Add-ons with something other than Google Apps Script. "
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# Google Developers Blog: Building G Suite Add-ons with your favorite tech stack

![Google Developers Blog: Building G Suite Add-ons with your favorite tech stack](https://pulse.appsscript.info/files/2020/08/Untitled2Bdesign2B252842529.png)

> [https://developers.googleblog.com/2020/08/building-g-suite-add-ons-with-your-favorite-tech-stack.html](https://developers.googleblog.com/2020/08/building-g-suite-add-ons-with-your-favorite-tech-stack.html)
> Let’s talk about the basics of G Suite Add-ons. G Suite Add-ons simplify how users get things done in G Suite by bringing in functionality from other applications where you need them. They provide a persistent sidebar for quick access, and they are context-aware — meaning they can react to what you’re doing in context. … Up until recently, G Suite Add-ons leaned on Apps Script to build Add-ons, but choice is always a good thing, and in some cases you may want to use another scripting language.. So let’s talk about how to build Add-ons using additional runtimes.

Google recently announced the ability to develop G Suite Add-ons using other frameworks other than Google Apps Script. This post on the Google Developers Blog introduces how you can develop G Suite Add-ons with something other than Google Apps Script.

Source: *[Google Developers Blog: Building G Suite Add-ons with your favorite tech stack*](https://developers.googleblog.com/2020/08/building-g-suite-add-ons-with-your-favorite-tech-stack.html)

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*Published by [Martin Hawksey](https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/author/admin/) on [Pulse](https://pulse.appsscript.info/). Original article: [https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2020/08/google-developers-blog-building-g-suite-add-ons-with-your-favorite-tech-stack/](https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2020/08/google-developers-blog-building-g-suite-add-ons-with-your-favorite-tech-stack/)*