One row in your sheet, one folder in Google Drive.

Sproutfold builds Drive folders from the rows of a Google Sheet: one for each client, student, project or new hire. It copies your templates into each folder with names filled from the row, shares it with the people in the row, and writes the links back. You see the whole plan before anything is made, and you can undo any run.

Email us to get Sproutfold See pricing A Google Sheet of law office clients after Sproutfold ran: Folder, Files and Build status columns with links for every row, and the sidebar reporting 16 rows built, 53 folders made, 64 files copied and 16 shares added.

What it does

Folder trees from columns

Type a path like Clients/{Client}/{Year}. Rows that share a folder share it; folders made by earlier runs are reused.

Templates, named per row

Copy Docs, Sheets, Slides, PDFs or a whole template folder with its subfolders into every row's folder, named like {Client} engagement letter.

Sharing without surprises

Viewer, Commenter or Editor, or a role per row. Google's sharing email is off unless you turn it on. Addresses outside your domain are skipped unless you allow them.

Links back in the sheet

Every row gets its folder link, links to its files and a status line saying what was made and shared.

Safe to run again

Build only the new rows, or fill in what's missing in every row (a template you added later, a deleted file). Nothing is made twice.

Hundreds of rows, and undo

Big sheets run in batches you can stop and continue. Undo any run: its shares are removed and what it made goes to Drive's trash.

See every folder before it's made

The preview is a free dry run. It lists each row's folder path, every copy with its final name and every share with its role, and flags the things that go wrong in bulk: an address outside your domain, an empty cell that would leave a gap in a name, two rows pointing at the same folder, text that isn't an email address.

The Sproutfold sidebar's dry run: 16 rows to build, 53 new folders and 64 copies, 16 shares with no emails sent, the addresses outside the domain listed, and each row's plan.

Copy whole template folders

Pick a template folder and Sproutfold copies its subfolders and files into every row, up to 10 levels deep. Names inside it can use your columns too: a file called {Client} invoice log becomes "Acme Fabrication invoice log".

Two templates in the sidebar: a template folder with Correspondence and Billing subfolders and three files, and an engagement letter Doc named from the Client and Year columns, copied into the Correspondence subfolder.

Share quietly, at the right role

Sharing options: share with the Client email column as Commenter, share each row's folder, Google's sharing email turned off, and a switch to allow addresses outside the domain.

Undo any run

Every run is listed. Undo removes the shares it added and moves the folders and files it made to Drive's trash (restorable for 30 days). It never touches anything that was there before the run.

Past runs in the sidebar with the undo confirmation: remove the 16 shares this run added and move its 53 folders and 64 files to the trash.

Pricing

Free for 14 days or 50 rows, whichever comes first. Every feature, no card. Previews and undo never count, and stay free after the trial.

$119 / year

One Google account, any number of sheets and rows. Renews yearly at the same price until you cancel.

$12.99 / month

One Google account. Cancel any time from Manage billing in the add-on.

$499 / year

Team plan: everyone on your company's Google Workspace domain.

What counts as a trial row. A sheet row Sproutfold built or filled in. Previews, undo, rows skipped as already built and rows already up to date don't count.

Renewals and cancelling. Subscriptions renew automatically at the price shown until you cancel. Cancel any time in the add-on (Plans and billing, then Manage billing) or by emailing us; you keep access until the end of the period you paid for. Prices are in US dollars; tax may be added at checkout. Only the person who runs Sproutfold needs a plan; the people you share with don't.

UK and EU customers: you have 14 days from purchase to cancel and get a full refund, no reason needed. Email hello@greatwork.company.

How it compares

	Sproutfold	Typical folder add-on	A copied script
Drive access	Only what you pick and what it makes	Often all of your Drive	All of your Drive
Dry run before building	Yes, free	Rarely	No
Sharing per row, email off	Yes, with roles	Sometimes	If you write it
Outside-domain check	Yes	No	No
Re-run without duplicates	Yes	Varies	Usually duplicates
Undo a run	Yes	No	No

Privacy

Sproutfold can only open the spreadsheet you use it in (spreadsheets.currentonly) and, in Drive, the folder and templates you pick plus what it creates (drive.file). It can't see the rest of your Drive, and it never opens your documents' contents.
Everything runs inside Google. Our server receives your email address and a count of rows built to check your plan, nothing from your files.
We don't sell data, use it for ads, or use it to train AI. Sproutfold's use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Full policy: addons.greatwork.company/privacy. Terms: addons.greatwork.company/terms.

Questions

How do I start?

In a Sheet: Extensions > Sproutfold > Open builder. Choose the folder to build in, type a folder path like {Client} and press Preview.

Why does it ask me to pick a template folder's contents?

Google gives Sproutfold only what you pick. Picking a folder shares the folder itself, not what's already inside, so you also select its files (Ctrl+A) once. The sidebar shows what Sproutfold can see.

Does it fill in the text inside the copied documents?

No. It names files and folders from your columns and leaves their contents as they are, which is why it never needs access to your documents.

Can it build inside a Shared drive?

Yes, if you can add files there. Sharing rules your administrator set still apply.

What does it add to my sheet?

Folder, Files and Build status columns, a hidden Sproutfold log tab listing what each run made (that's how re-runs and undo work), and a Sproutfold preview tab if you ask for one.