If you don't use these tools in a collaborative setting, it's probably not that big of a deal. It makes sense, given that Dropbox says it has 'hundreds of millions' of Gmail or G Suite users who also use its own products. Once you're done with a document, it shows up in your Dropbox alongside any other files you have saved.ĭropbox's thinking for this integration is that it wants to work with any other tool its users might be using, rather than force them into choosing between Google and Dropbox. There are a few other hints: the top of the page where it usually tells you that all changes have been saved now says 'saved to Dropbox.' But otherwise, you can create and edit G Suite files in the same way you would if you were going through Google Drive. The only way you'd know you're going through Dropbox is that the URL is a Dropbox domain, rather than Google. Assuming you're logged in with a Google account, clicking one of Google's document options opens the familiar Docs / Sheets / Slides interface. For starters, when you're in Dropbox's web view, clicking the 'create new file' button will show options for Docs, Sheets, and Slides alongside the option to create new Microsoft Office documents. Starting today, Dropbox Business customers can participate in an open beta program that makes Google Docs, Sheet and Slides work natively in Dropbox.Īs expected, using Dropbox with Google's documents is essentially the same as Microsoft Office / Dropbox integration that's been around for a few years. The Gmail / Dropbox integration launched last summer, and now we're getting to the main event. It's been more than a year since Dropbox and Google announced that they would partner to make their products (including Gmail, Docs, Sheets and Slides) work better together.

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