Best alternatives to Black Apps Script (2026)
6 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Black Apps Script, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Black Apps Script alternatives, compared
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Google Apps Script Tools
Enhanced development environment for Google Apps Script with custom themes and tools.
≈60K users2.8★ from 32 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago22 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Black Apps Script
- Rated 2.0 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (22 vs 3)
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Google Apps Script Tools Mod
Enhances Google Apps Script editor with advanced search and replace. Based on extension 'Google Apps Script Tools' by Rubén Sánchez.
≈1K users3.7★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago3 permissions- About 20× fewer users than Black Apps Script
- Updated more recently
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Google Apps Script Copilot
AI pair-programmer inside the Apps Script editor — chat, inline completions, and an agent that edits code for you.
≈10K users4.0★ from 43 ratingsUpdated 8 days ago22 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Black Apps Script
- Rated 0.8 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (22 vs 3)
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AppsScript Color
Provides folders display and a dark color theme to the google apps script editor.
≈30K users4.7★ from 154 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions- About 1.5× more users than Black Apps Script
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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GASE — The modern IDE for Google Apps Script.
GASE — The modern IDE for Google Apps Script
≈6K users4.5★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago5 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Black Apps Script
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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Google Apps Script GitHub Assistant
Manage your gas code with github/github enterprise/bitbucket/gitlab
≈40K users4.6★ from 108 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago3 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Black Apps Script
- Updated more recently
Black Apps Script alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Black Apps Script?
By users, the most popular alternative is Google Apps Script Tools with ≈60K users and a 2.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Google Apps Script Tools.
Which Black Apps Script alternative has the best rating?
AppsScript Color has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 154 ratings.
Is there a Black Apps Script alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
AppsScript Color asks for 2 permissions, against 3 for Black Apps Script.
How many alternatives to Black Apps Script are there?
We list 6 close alternatives to Black Apps Script on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.