GoKawiilNew browser tool extracts all comments from Google Sheets exports
A developer launched a Show HN project that lets users upload an exported .xlsx Google Sheets workbook and extracts every comment thread from it in one list, showing the tab, cell reference, reply chains, and resolution status for each. The tool currently works only with spreadsheet files, not Google Docs or Slides. A companion add-on also lets users pull comments directly inside Google Sheets into a new tab without needing to export or upload a file.
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Google Sheets comments are notoriously hard to audit, search, or share outside the spreadsheet interface, which slows down review and QA workflows for teams handling large collaborative documents. Tools like this address a real gap by making feedback data portable and analyzable, potentially useful for auditors, reviewers, or teams tracking action items buried in comment threads.
- The browser tool extracts comment threads from exported Google Sheets .xlsx files, including replies and resolution status.
- It currently supports only spreadsheets, not Google Docs or Slides.
- A separate in-Sheets add-on offers the same extraction without requiring a file export.
Source: bensunter.com — Benjamin J. Sunter, 2026-09-14
Published there as: “Show HN: Pull every comment out of a Google Sheet, in the browser”
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