Getting started with Text Editor for Google Drive (How to create or edit text files in your Google Drive)

To learn more about the Text Editor for Google Drive by cloudHQ, visit the Text Editor for Google Drive website.
To install the extension or add-on, choose from the links below:

  1. Introduction
  2. Installing Text Editor for Google Drive workspace add-on
  3. How to to create a new Text file
  4. How to edit an existing Text file


This article discusses the Text Editor for Google Drive, a Google Workspace add-on.

Installing Text Editor for Google Drive workspace add-on

Here’s how to get the Text Editor for Google Drive workspace add-on :

  1. Login to your Google Drive.
  2. Go to the Text Editor for Google Drive add-on page on the Google Workspace Marketplace by clicking here. Click on Install or Domain Install. If you’re a Google Workspace admin, use Domain Install to enable it for all users.
  3. After installing the Text Editor for Google Drive add-on, go to Google Drive in your browser and refresh the page.

How to to create a new Text file

To create a new Text file do the following:

  1. Launch a Google Drive browser by visiting: https://drive.google.com/.
  2. Click on the New button in the upper right cornder and in dropbdown meny select
  3. In the dropdown menu select More, then select Text Editor for Google Drive:
  4. A new blank Text file will open up in Text Editor for Google Drive:

How to edit an existing Text file

To modify a text document in your Google Drive, do this:

  1. Launch a Google Drive browser by visiting: https://drive.google.com/.
  2. Pick a text file you want to change and choose Text Editor for Google Drive
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