We’re thrilled to announce a major leap in creative automation: Darty-Ai now integrates seamlessly with Google Sheets!
You can now load cloud-based spreadsheets directly into Adobe Illustrator with just a button click — making your variable-data workflows more flexible, collaborative, and powerful than ever.
🔗 Instant Cloud Imports Inside Illustrator
Whether you’re designing for print-on-demand, packaging, or mass customization, your variable data is now just a paste away.
- Paste a public Google Sheet URL into the Darty-Ai panel
- Click “Import”
- Start designing with live data from the cloud
No more saving files. No more desktop syncing. No more CSV weirdness.
Full instructions available in our guide →
🔐 Private Sheets? No Problem
Need to use private Google Sheets instead of public ones?
Just follow a quick setup using a Google service account JSON key, and you’ll be securely pulling in your protected data like a pro.
🌍 Collaborate with remote team members in real time:
A colleague updates the sheet from across the globe → You click Reload → Fresh data loads into Darty-Ai, ready to update your artwork in seconds.
🧠 Google Sheets: More Than Just a Spreadsheet
Unlike traditional Excel workflows, Google Sheets unlocks entirely new VDP possibilities:
- Live API data:
Feed data from your web APIs or automation tools like n8n or Zapier directly into your design workflow. - Smarter formulas:
Google Sheets formulas often offer more flexible logic and ease-of-use than Excel — especially for beginners. - No saving required:
Edits are live and instantly reflected when reloading in Illustrator. No need to hit Ctrl+S ever again.
🏆 Why It Crushes Native Illustrator Variables
Still using native Illustrator Variables? Here’s why Darty-Ai + Google Sheets leaves them in the dust:
- ✅ Proper character encoding — no more garbled special characters or CSV comma confusion
- ✅ Handles file paths correctly, including those with spaces
- ✅ Recolor vector shapes, dynamically control artwork, and go far beyond what Illustrator Variables were ever meant to do
- ✅ Ultra-fast reloading — even faster than importing from Excel
- ✅ No CSV formatting nightmares — especially for translations or multi-language support
💡 Get Started Today
This is a paradigm shift for creative professionals using Adobe Illustrator.
With Google Sheets as your real-time data source, Darty-Ai becomes your live design engine.🎯Check out the setup guide →
🎨 Start designing with data like never before.