Q: Options for Protection in Commercial Excel Workbooks
Have you considered developing a similar secure solution for protecting and selling Excel files, Google Sheets is a great tool for organization and data processing, but it is not powerful enough for advanced engineering calculations, where VBA in Excel provides unmatched automation and computational ability. The true value and revenue opportunity lies in securing and selling Excel spreadsheets, as engineers overwhelmingly rely on Excel and VBA for their daily critical tasks. Offering protection and monetization for advanced Excel workbooks would meet a real need in the engineering community and present a strong business opportunity beyond Google Sheets.I strongly encourage you to explore building a platform or features focused on Excel spreadsheet protection and sales to address this significant gap in the market.
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Andrew_BetterSheets
Nov 5, 2025
A: Nope. I do Google Sheets. I am that Google Sheets guy. Google Sheets has Apps Script. Which in some cases is way better than Excel VBA because it is basically Javascript. A huge community for learning and helping. Also very easy to find someone to manage or take over enginering.
App Script is not way better than VBA and will never I will ever be... Even for the community you hide your face my boy... It's incredible to see a founder veil himself in front of him like that For me it's negative
So does this cover all Google Drive Folders? For example if we wanted to put an MP3, a short video, and a PDF into a folder we could then have the buyer added to view the folder and download the contents inside?
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Andrew_BetterSheets
Jul 7, 2025
A: yes exactly that. You can add items to a google drive folder and then give access based on payment via OnlySheets.
Will your software hide the original script code? I have a created a a system but don’t have it as add on , will your software be able to hide the original code and protect it from reselling it? Can I also revoke access if needed when selling via Gumroad?
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Andrew_BetterSheets
Apr 29, 2025
A: only sheets does not hide code of your spreadsheet. In order to do that I'd suggest creating a google sheets add-on. yes you can revoke access from anyone in your sheets.
If I want to sell calculators or trackers made on Google Sheets, can I use onlysheets? I want the users to still be able to input their date into the sheets. I'm not quite sure what OnlySheets does. Does it protect the content as well so users cannot copy them, or does it just put the sheets behind a paywall, and the app simply gives a user access to it after making a payment?
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Andrew_BetterSheets
Apr 29, 2025
A: only sheets simply gives a user access to it after making a payment. Only sheets does not prevent viewers or editors from copying your sheet or content. You can set that off for viewers if you would like, in the share settings of a sheet.
Q: How does this stop someone from copying or sharing your sheets?
How does this stop someone from copying or sharing your sheets?
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Andrew_BetterSheets
Apr 7, 2025
A: When someone normally sells a sheet, they set their sheet to anyone with the link. What OnlySheets allows you to do, is keep that restricted. OnlySheets will add each new buyer as a viewer to the sheet. Each time someone buys your sheet only they have access to the original.
Yes someone can, and should copy the sheet to their own google drive. But then they can't share the link of the original to anyone else. Well they could but it would be restricted.
A sheet seller usually can keep their own brand protected by updating often, and even making sure their branding is all over sheet not for if people share it, but when they do.
Q: Options for Protection in Commercial Excel Workbooks
Have you considered developing a similar secure solution for protecting and selling Excel files,
Google Sheets is a great tool for organization and data processing, but it is not powerful enough for advanced engineering calculations, where VBA in Excel provides unmatched automation and computational ability. The true value and revenue opportunity lies in securing and selling Excel spreadsheets, as engineers overwhelmingly rely on Excel and VBA for their daily critical tasks. Offering protection and monetization for advanced Excel workbooks would meet a real need in the engineering community and present a strong business opportunity beyond Google Sheets.I strongly encourage you to explore building a platform or features focused on Excel spreadsheet protection and sales to address this significant gap in the market.
Andrew_BetterSheets
Nov 5, 2025A: Nope. I do Google Sheets. I am that Google Sheets guy. Google Sheets has Apps Script. Which in some cases is way better than Excel VBA because it is basically Javascript. A huge community for learning and helping. Also very easy to find someone to manage or take over enginering.
To each their own.
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App Script is not way better than VBA and will never I will ever be... Even for the community you hide your face my boy... It's incredible to see a founder veil himself in front of him like that
For me it's negative
Q: Google Drive Folders
So does this cover all Google Drive Folders? For example if we wanted to put an MP3, a short video, and a PDF into a folder we could then have the buyer added to view the folder and download the contents inside?
Andrew_BetterSheets
Jul 7, 2025A: yes exactly that. You can add items to a google drive folder and then give access based on payment via OnlySheets.
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Q: Hide Script code
Hello,
Will your software hide the original script code? I have a created a a system but don’t have it as add on , will your software be able to hide the original code and protect it from reselling it? Can I also revoke access if needed when selling via Gumroad?
Andrew_BetterSheets
Apr 29, 2025A: only sheets does not hide code of your spreadsheet.
In order to do that I'd suggest creating a google sheets add-on.
yes you can revoke access from anyone in your sheets.
Share Only Sheets 2.0 by Better Sheets
Q: can onlysheets help me
If I want to sell calculators or trackers made on Google Sheets, can I use onlysheets?
I want the users to still be able to input their date into the sheets.
I'm not quite sure what OnlySheets does. Does it protect the content as well so users cannot copy them, or does it just put the sheets behind a paywall, and the app simply gives a user access to it after making a payment?
Andrew_BetterSheets
Apr 29, 2025A: only sheets simply gives a user access to it after making a payment. Only sheets does not prevent viewers or editors from copying your sheet or content. You can set that off for viewers if you would like, in the share settings of a sheet.
Share Only Sheets 2.0 by Better Sheets
Q: How does this stop someone from copying or sharing your sheets?
How does this stop someone from copying or sharing your sheets?
Andrew_BetterSheets
Apr 7, 2025A: When someone normally sells a sheet, they set their sheet to anyone with the link. What OnlySheets allows you to do, is keep that restricted. OnlySheets will add each new buyer as a viewer to the sheet. Each time someone buys your sheet only they have access to the original.
Yes someone can, and should copy the sheet to their own google drive. But then they can't share the link of the original to anyone else. Well they could but it would be restricted.
A sheet seller usually can keep their own brand protected by updating often, and even making sure their branding is all over sheet not for if people share it, but when they do.
Share Only Sheets 2.0 by Better Sheets