ShipAddons is a production-ready boilerplate for building Google Workspace add-ons that handles authentication, frontend setup, backend wiring, and billing. It saves developers significant time by providing pre-configured solutions for the most challenging aspects of add-on development.
ShipAddons is a comprehensive starter kit specifically designed for developers building Google Workspace add-ons, offering a complete toolkit to launch monetized applications in days rather than weeks. This boilerplate addresses the unique challenges of Google Workspace extension development by providing production-ready infrastructure that handles the most complex aspects of add-on creation. Created by Manuel after two years of building Google Workspace Add-ons, this solution eliminates the repetitive setup work that every project requires, serving as the foundational system he wished existed when he began developing add-ons. The product targets developers who want to create commercial extensions for Google Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Forms without spending weeks on boilerplate configuration.
Building a Google Workspace Add-on from scratch involves numerous technical headaches and time-consuming setup processes that delay actual product development. Developers typically spend countless hours configuring authentication systems, implementing payment processing, setting up databases, and wrestling with Google's scope permissions and Apps Script limitations. According to the product's calculations, developers save at minimum 60 hours of development time—equivalent to approximately $3,000 at a $50 hourly rate—by using this pre-built solution. The boilerplate specifically eliminates the need to manually implement Google OAuth authentication, Stripe subscription integration, Supabase database configuration with Row Level Security, and multi-app deployment workflows that support different Google Workspace applications.
The Google Authentication system represents the first major feature group, providing Workspace-native authentication using Google Identity Tokens specifically built for Google Workspace Add-ons. This system handles automatic session management, eliminating the need for developers to implement complex token refresh and validation logic manually. It includes per-app scope configuration that properly handles the different permission requirements for Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Forms applications. The backend includes secure token verification mechanisms that ensure only authenticated users can access add-on functionality, along with user profile retrieval capabilities that provide immediate access to user information within the application context.
The Stripe integration and billing system forms the second major feature group, offering complete subscription management and payment processing capabilities. This system handles the entire monetization workflow from subscription creation to recurring billing management, allowing developers to implement various pricing tiers without building payment infrastructure from scratch. The integration includes entitlement checking that maps features to specific subscription plans, enabling feature-based access control through a clean configuration system. Developers can define which features are available to different subscription levels by simply modifying a feature requirements mapping object, making it easy to implement tiered functionality without complex conditional logic throughout the codebase.
Publisher
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Launch Date2025-12-26
Platformweb
Pricingpaid
Tech Stack
#React#Supabase#Stripe#TypeScript#Vite#TailwindCSS
Domain Authority
Ahrefs DR1/100