Our Mission & Vision
Live in Google Workspace

Collaboration is a flow, not a disconnected task.

COLLAB was built on a simple premise: teams should communicate where they create, without leaving their documents or sacrificing privacy.

In modern workspaces, teams lose hours navigating between tabs and apps. We provide the infrastructure to bring native, frictionless conversation directly into your Google Workspace, ensuring your team stays focused.

The Native Mandate

We build tools that feel like part of the platform. No third-party subscriptions, no data silos, just pure, integrated collaboration.

The Workspace Imperative

Technical Barriers
Docs
Workspace Focus
Native Threaded Conversations
90%

of team context is lost when switching between documents and external chat apps.

Fragmented feedback loops and context-switching fatigue stall project momentum and clarity.

Slides
Workspace Focus
Real-time Workspace Sync
2.5x

faster decision cycles when conversation lives inside the presentation canvas.

Complex review cycles and disconnected comment threads create steep barriers for remote teams.

Our Approach

How We Build

Open Source
01

Frictionless Integration

Embedding native chat directly into your workspace to eliminate context switching and app fatigue.

02

Community-Driven Tools

Building open-source solutions alongside developers and teams to ensure privacy and transparency.

03

Persistent Collaboration

Ensuring every insight, decision, and feedback loop is captured and accessible within your documents.

100% committed to open-source workspace tools
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Project Maintainers

Meet the Contributors

Our team of developers and maintainers works to keep COLLAB open, secure, and efficient for every community using Google Workspace.

Sarah Jenkins
Apps Script Core

Sarah Jenkins

Lead Script Architect

Maintains the core Google Apps Script logic, ensuring stable synchronization between document sidebars and sheet databases.

Marcus Chen
Sidebar Interface

Marcus Chen

UI/UX Engineer

Designs the frictionless chat interface, focusing on accessibility and seamless integration within the Google Workspace environment.

Amara Okafor
User Support

Amara Okafor

Community Liaison

Manages documentation and support channels, helping community members deploy and customize their own chat instances.

David Miller
Data Privacy

David Miller

Security Specialist

Ensures all script operations adhere to strict privacy standards, protecting user data within the Google Sheets backend.

Leila Hassan
API Connectivity

Leila Hassan

Integration Lead

Specializes in LockService concurrency and sheet optimization to keep chat performance high during peak usage.

Kofi Mensah
Project Outreach

Kofi Mensah

Open Source Advocate

Coordinates contributor efforts and manages the open-source repository to foster a sustainable community ecosystem.

Interested in contributing to COLLAB?

We welcome developers, designers, and community organizers to help improve our codebase.

Join the Team

COLLAB is an open-source platform for teams to integrate native, frictionless chat directly into Google Workspace documents without third-party subscriptions.

Open Source Project

Built for community collaboration, transparency, and secure workspace connectivity.

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Live Sync

Developer Support

Need help with Apps Script integration or custom workspace deployment? Our community engineers are ready to assist.

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Active Community Response
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