Open Finder files in Google Docs with one click

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HiThis is an itch I've been meaning to scratch for some time.https://glint.statictype.org/Glint is a simple utility that lets you double-click xlsx and docx files in Finder and open them in your Google account.I don't use Office and I don't like Numbers and Pages. My current workflow is to open Google Sheets/Docs and manually import files that are shared with me. Its a tedious process, and Google's design sense doesn't make it any easier.This app tries to solve that.It registers file handlers for .xlsx and .docx. It uploads the file the first time you open it. After that, it adds some metadata to the file so next time you open it, it directly opens the existing Google Doc without trying to u

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