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The Google Drive user interface
(UI) is a
Google-provided application where Drive users can create,
organize, discover, and share content stored on Google Drive. You can
integrate your Drive-enabled app with the Drive UI
to take advantage of these features. There are two integrations that you can
perform:
If you want Drive UI users to call your app to create a file,
integrate your app with the Drive UI's "New" button.
The "New" button lets users open your application or other editor-style apps,
such as Google Docs and Google Sheets, to create a new document.
Figure 1. Using Drive UI's "New" button.
Drive UI's "Open with" menu item
If you want Drive UI users to open documents with your app,
integrate your app with the Drive UI's "Open with" menu item.
When a user right-clicks on a file in the Drive UI, a context
menu opens. The right-click menu contains an "Open with" item letting the user
select an application to open the file.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-08-28 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Drive UI integration overview\n\nThe [*Google Drive user interface\n(UI)*](https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive) is a\nGoogle-provided application where Drive users can create,\norganize, discover, and share content stored on Google Drive. You can\nintegrate your Drive-enabled app with the Drive UI\nto take advantage of these features. There are two integrations that you can\nperform:\n\n- Using the [Drive UI's \"New\" button](#new).\n- Using the [Drive UI's \"Open with\" menu item](#open).\n\nDrive UI's \"New\" button\n-----------------------\n\nIf you want Drive UI users to call your app to create a file,\nintegrate your app with the Drive UI's \"New\" button.\n\nThe \"New\" button lets users open your application or other editor-style apps,\nsuch as Google Docs and Google Sheets, to create a new document.\n**Figure 1.** Using Drive UI's \"New\" button.\n\nDrive UI's \"Open with\" menu item\n--------------------------------\n\nIf you want Drive UI users to open documents with your app,\nintegrate your app with the Drive UI's \"Open with\" menu item.\n\nWhen a user right-clicks on a file in the Drive UI, a context\nmenu opens. The right-click menu contains an \"Open with\" item letting the user\nselect an application to open the file.\n**Figure 2.** Using Drive UI's \"Open with\" menu item.\n\nRelated topics\n--------------\n\nFor instructions on how to begin your integration, continue to [Configure a\nDrive UI integration](/workspace/drive/api/guides/enable-sdk)."]]
