Directly modify Google Drive files with desktop applications
Skyfiles is a fully functional Google Drive client app, which allows you to manage Google Drive files with your desktop apps instead of working through a browser.
With Skyfiles, you can harness the full power of your Windows applications to edit Google Drive files with ease - not only documents, spreadsheets and powerpoint slides, but also images, text files, or any format supported by your local software.
The original name of this tool was GDocsDrive. It was renamed to Skyfiles in 2019.
Directly connect Google Drive with desktop apps
Automatically sync modified files with Google Drive
A disk-free client for Google Drive
Secure - OAuth login, SSL encryption
Differences between Skyfiles and Google Drive Backup and Sync
Unlike the official Google Drive client, Skyfiles is disk-free. Each file is downloaded for editing and all changes are automatically uploaded to the cloud every time you save.
| Skyfiles | Backup and Sync | |
|---|---|---|
 Data storage |
Cloud | Cloud and local, all files synced |
 Disk usage |
Almost zero | Tens of Gigabytes or even more |
 Modification of Google format files |
YES, either through Google Docs or local office suite | YES, using Google Docs only |
 Modification of Non-Google format files |
YES, through any installed application on your computer | NO |
 Real-time upload of changes |
YES | YES |
