Ingantt Help

Google Drive Integration #

Ingantt stores your project files in Google Drive so you can access them from any device. This article covers signing in, the permissions Ingantt asks for, how Drive and Ingantt fit together, and what to do when Google sign-in does not behave.

Sign in to Google #

On the Projects screen, click Sign in with Google. A standard Google dialog opens and asks for the permissions below. You can sign out again at any time with Sign out of Google.

Ingantt requests the following permissions:

The third permission is the narrow Google Drive scope: Ingantt only ever sees files you created in Ingantt or opened with it. The rest of your Drive stays invisible to Ingantt, which is also why Ingantt cannot browse your Drive folders for you.

Creating and opening projects in Google Drive #

Once you are signed in, the Projects screen is your Drive:

Use Open → Open from Google Drive to pick an existing file, or the Upload tab of that dialog to browse for a file on your device or drag one in. Microsoft Project, Primavera, and the other supported formats can be opened this way — see Import & Export.

New projects come from New on the Projects screen: New project, New with AI, or New from template. When you are signed in on the web, a new project is targeted at Google Drive straight away and autosaved from then on.

Missing a file in "Shared with me"? Google requires you to open a shared file from Google Drive first. Right-click the file there and choose Open with → Ingantt. It then appears in the list.

Using Ingantt from Google Drive's own interface (web) #

On the web, Ingantt can be launched from Drive rather than the other way round. This is what the Connect itself to your Google Drive permission is for: granting it when you sign in to Ingantt registers Ingantt as a Drive app for your account, so it appears in Drive's New menu and in the Open with menu of Ingantt files. Adding Ingantt from the Google Workspace Marketplace does the same thing; you do not need both.

In both cases Drive opens web.ingantt.com and passes along the folder or file to use, so you land directly in the right project.

Troubleshooting Sign in to Google (Web) #

Google Drive does not offer Ingantt in its New or Open with menus. Sign out of Google in Ingantt, sign in again, and make sure you grant the Connect itself to your Google Drive permission on the consent screen; Google adds the Drive menu entries only once that permission has been granted, and it is easy to skip. Adding Ingantt from the Google Workspace Marketplace grants the same permission. Reload Drive afterwards. If you use a Google Workspace account from work or school, your administrator may have disabled third-party Drive apps or restricted Marketplace installs.

A file someone shared with you is not in "Shared with me". Open it once from Google Drive with Open with → Ingantt. Because Ingantt only has access to files you use with Ingantt, a shared file is invisible to it until you have opened it that way at least once.

"Error saving file to Google Drive". Check your connection first. If it persists, sign out of Google and sign in again — the sign-in may have expired or lost a permission.

"Could not sign in to Google." If you use more than one Google account, make sure the popup is signing in as the account that owns your projects. Browser extensions that block third-party cookies or popups can also stop the Google dialog from completing.

Still stuck? Contact support and tell us your platform, your browser, and the exact message you see.

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