Google Sheets extensions—officially called Add-ons—expand what Sheets can do beyond its built-in features. They’re installed from Extensions → Add-ons → Get add-ons and integrate directly into your spreadsheet.

Here are practical examples of Google Sheets extensions (add-ons) and what they help you do:

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📊 1. Supermetrics

Use: Pull data from marketing platforms into Sheets
Example:

• Automatically import your Google Ads, Facebook Ads, or LinkedIn Ads performance every morning.
• Build dashboards that update themselves with campaign stats.

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✉️ 2. Yet Another Mail Merge (YAMM)

Use: Send personalized emails based on spreadsheet data
Example:

• You have a sheet with Name, Email, Discount Code.
• YAMM sends each person a custom email with their discount code.
• Great for newsletters, follow-ups, or invitations.

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🔄 3. Zapier for Google Sheets

Use: Connect Sheets with thousands of apps
Example:

• When a new row is added in Sheets, automatically create a task in Todoist or send a Slack message.
• No coding required.

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🧹 4. Power Tools

Use: Simplify data cleanup & formatting
Example:

• Remove extra spaces, delete duplicates, merge/split columns.
• Convert data formats quickly (e.g., dates, text cases).

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📈 5. Autocrat

Use: Generate documents (PDF/Google Doc) from Sheets
Example:

• Create certificates, invoices, or reports from spreadsheet rows.
• Autocrat can auto-email them too.

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📁 6. Advanced Find & Replace

Use: Search across sheets with powerful filters
Example:

• Find all instances of a term across multiple tabs or workbooks.
• Replace with specific rules (case-sensitive, whole cells only, etc.).

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📅 7. Calendar Events Creator

Use: Create Google Calendar events from rows
Example:

• You list Event name, Date, Time, Guests in Sheets.
• The add-on creates all those events in your calendar in one click.

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📦 8. AppSheet

Use: Turn your Sheets into mobile/web apps
Example:

• A restaurant turns its inventory sheet into an internal mobile app.
• Staff can update stock from their phones.

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📊 9. Solver

Use: Perform advanced “what-if” analysis
Example:

• Maximize profits by changing pricing or product mix.
• Useful in finance, logistics, and modeling scenarios.

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🧠 10. AI Assistant for Sheets (some add-ons)

Use: Generate formulas, analyze trends, or summarize data
Example:

• Ask the add-on to create a complex formula for you (like dynamic ranges or lookups).
• Summarize sales trends from raw data.

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