(05) Integrations · Google Slides

The first scientific figure add-on for Google Slides.

Lab-meeting decks, conference talks, weekly journal clubs — most of academia lives in Google Slides. SciVue is the only platform that meets you there.

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Live sidebar

A Google Apps Script sidebar lists every figure in your SciVue workspace. Click to insert at the cursor.

Linked or embedded

Insert as a linked image that auto-refreshes from SciVue, or embed a static PNG that travels with the deck.

First-mover

BioRender does not support Google Slides natively. SciVue is the only scientific figure platform with a native Workspace add-on.

Setup in 3 steps

  1. 01

    Open the add-on

    In any Google Slides deck: Extensions → Add-ons → Get add-ons → search 'SciVue' and install. (While in beta, copy the script below into Apps Script.)

  2. 02

    Authorize once

    Google will ask permission to read/write the current presentation and call SciVue's API. Approve once per Google account.

  3. 03

    Paste your API key

    In the sidebar, paste a key from Settings → API Keys in SciVue. It's stored in your user properties — never visible to the deck or its viewers.

Apps Script entry point

// Apps Script — paste into Extensions → Apps Script
// Full source: https://scivue.live/addins/google-slides/Code.gs
function onOpen() {
  SlidesApp.getUi()
    .createAddonMenu()
    .addItem('Open SciVue', 'showSidebar')
    .addToUi();
}
function showSidebar() {
  const html = HtmlService.createHtmlOutputFromFile('Sidebar')
    .setTitle('SciVue Figures');
  SlidesApp.getUi().showSidebar(html);
}

Works with

  • Google Slides (personal Gmail accounts)
  • Google Workspace (university and enterprise tenants)
  • Both linked images (auto-refresh) and embedded PNGs