Google Sheets canvas mini-apps can now be shared as their own link
Google now lets you publish a Sheets canvas to its own link, it said on November 11. A Sheets canvas uses Gemini to turn spreadsheet data into a small interactive app, such as a dashboard, a kanban board or a calendar.
People with the link can use the canvas in read-only mode, but they do not get the source spreadsheet. The link has its own audience setting, so you can publish to your whole organization while only a small team can open the file. You need edit access to the canvas to publish it. Click the icon in the canvas toolbar, then Publish canvas. You can update the published canvas each time the sheet changes, or publish a fixed view of the current data. From the same menu you can copy the link, change the audience or stop publishing.
Publishing works in Sheets on the web. It uses the existing Publish to the web setting in Drive, so admins control it there. Rapid Release domains get it from November 11 and Scheduled Release domains from December 2, each over up to 15 days. It is for Business Standard and Plus, Enterprise Standard and Plus, Google AI Pro and Ultra, and some education and AI add-ons.
What it means for your work
- For program managers: Publish a launch timeline from your tracker so others see live dates without edit access.
- For event and training leads: Share a filterable schedule with hundreds of people from one sheet.
- For admins: Check your Publish to the web setting before staff share canvases widely.
Workspace also added reusable skills for Gemini this week. See our report on skills in Google Workspace.