ARIADNE
Lost in Your Spreadsheet Tabs?
Ariadne is a free Google Sheets add-on that organizes your countless tabs into a clean hierarchy with one simple rule. Escape the labyrinth of information and get back to thinking at full speed.
Ariadne is Your Guiding Thread.
Its name comes from the wise princess in Greek mythology.
The Labyrinth was a complex maze where the monster Minotaur lived, a maze from which no one could escape. When the hero Theseus challenged this maze, Princess Ariadne gave him a ball of "thread." By unwinding the thread as he went, he was able to safely find his way out after defeating the monster.
Your spreadsheet is today's "labyrinth of information." Like the thread in this story, Ariadne shows you a clear path, liberating you from the chaos of information.
Grasp the entire structure at a glance and jump to your target sheet with a single click. You no longer need to hunt for tabs.
Setup is Surprisingly Simple.
No more complex configuration sheets. In just three steps, your spreadsheet is reborn.
1. Rename Child Tabs Add an underscore _ to the beginning of the sheet names you want in a group (e.g., _Japan).
2. Arrange the Tabs Drag and drop the child tabs so they are immediately to the right of their parent tab.
3. Open the Sidebar Launch Ariadne, and the hierarchical structure based on your tab order is automatically created.
Solid Features to Boost Your Productivity
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Intuitive Hierarchy
The parent-child relationship is clear at a glance. You'll never get lost, no matter how complex the file.
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Organize with Drag & Drop
Want to reorder your groups? Just drag and drop the tabs in Google Sheets. The sidebar will follow automatically.
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Always Free
All of Ariadne's features are available completely free of charge, with no ads.
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Secure by Design
Ariadne only accesses your sheet names. We never read or store the contents of your cells or your personal information.
The Developers Are The First Users.
This add-on was born from a real challenge we at Atlas Associates Inc. faced in our own daily work, across all departments. "Isn't there a more efficient, smarter way to manage this information?" Ariadne was developed to answer that universal question.
Initially, it was just a limited tool for internal use, but its convenience led to its adoption across the entire company. However, this required users to manually authorize and run the script each time. Publishing it as an "official add-on" also had a practical purpose: it makes it much easier for us to use it internally.
And rather than keep the benefits of this improved workflow to ourselves, we wanted to share it with everyone around the world facing the same challenge. We present this tool with confidence because it's something we truly need and deeply trust ourselves.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q. Is it really free?
A. Yes. All features are permanently available for free.
Q. Is my data safe?
A. Yes. Ariadne only reads your sheet names and never sends or stores the contents of your sheets or any other data externally. For details, please see our [Privacy Policy].
Q. Why a sidebar format?
A. Google Sheets' specifications do not allow for the standard, built-in tabs to be directly converted into folders. Ariadne uses the sidebar format as the optimal way to provide maximum convenience within this constraint.