Most org charts are accurate for about a week. Then someone leaves, someone joins, a team restructures — and nobody updates the chart. The fix isn’t trying harder. It’s picking a tool where the chart updates itself.
OrgNice connects directly to your Google Sheets employee roster and keeps your staff directory and org chart in sync, always. No imports to re-run. No manual updates. No stale data.
Built for founders, HR managers, and operations teams at growing companies who manage headcount in Google Sheets and don’t want to maintain a separate org chart tool.
Live, not imported
Most org chart tools import your data once. OrgNice connects to it permanently.
Every time someone views your chart, OrgNice reads the current state of your Google Sheet. When someone joins, leaves, or changes roles — the chart reflects it immediately without you touching anything. The chart your CEO views on Friday shows the same org as the Sheet your HR manager updated that morning.
This is what sets OrgNice apart from diagramming tools and one-time import tools: there is no sync step. There is no “update chart.” There is only your Sheet, and a chart that reflects it.
Configured on first connection
Connect your Sheet and OrgNice gets to work immediately. You don’t start with a blank canvas.
Automatic chart generation
OrgNice analyses your spreadsheet — names, reporting lines, titles — and builds a complete org chart automatically. Our data analyser handles inconsistencies and auto-corrects unexpected values, generating an accurate chart in almost all cases. If you want to adjust the mapping, you have full control over it.
Smart auto-enhancement
Beyond the core structure, OrgNice’s AI automatically configures a polished, full-featured chart on first connection:
- Additional fields — Detects relevant columns like job titles, departments, locations, emails, and phone numbers and pre-populates them on employee cards
- Employee profiles — Sets up the employee profile panel automatically — contact details, location, working pattern, and any other relevant fields from your Sheet, ready in under a minute
- Profile images — If your data contains image URLs (web, Google Drive, etc.), OrgNice automatically configures them as profile images
- Theme selection — Selects an appropriate visual theme (Corporate, Dark, Personal, Minimalist, etc.) based on your org’s data structure
- Layers — Identifies categorical data suitable for visual expression — colour-code by department, team, location, or any field to reveal patterns at a glance
You see a summary of what was auto-configured and can adjust anything to match your preferences.
Make it yours
Full control over what to show and how it looks.
Visual customisation
Control colours, borders, and layout to match your brand or the platform you’re embedding into.
Additional fields
Display any data from your Sheet on employee cards — titles, departments, contact info, links to bios, current project, or anything else relevant to your org.
Layers
Colour-code nodes by any categorical field — department, location, status, office — to reveal organisational patterns at a glance. Configure multiple layers for multi-dimensional views. Learn more about Layers.
Employee images
Display profile images directly in chart nodes from multiple sources:
- Public URLs — Any publicly accessible image (your own servers, CDNs, etc.)
- Google Drive (public sharing) — Publicly shared Google Drive files
- Google Drive (private) — Private files shared securely via service account
Configurable layouts, sizes, shapes, and borders. Learn more about employee images.
Employee profiles
Click any person to open a full profile panel — contact details, location, department, working patterns, and any additional fields from your Sheet. Profile images display prominently. Reporting relationships are navigable directly from the panel, so you can move through the org without losing context.
This is what turns an org chart into a working staff directory: not just who reports to whom, but enough information to actually reach someone and understand their role.
OrgNice sets this up automatically when you first connect — no configuration required. The panel is also fully configurable — custom sections, field grouping, field types (email, phone, link, date), and icons.
Search & discovery
Find anyone instantly. Search by name, ID, or any field to explore team structures. Results are intelligently ranked, with keyboard navigation for effortless exploration of large org charts.
Share — and it stays current
Whoever you share with always sees the latest state of your Sheet. No re-sharing needed after org changes.
Share
Share with specific people or your whole organisation. Generate unique share links for anyone without a Google account — links are view-only and can be revoked instantly. Perfect for clients, contractors, or partners outside your org.
Embed
Embed your org chart anywhere it needs to be:
- Inside Google Sheets via the OrgNice Google Sheets Add-on
- In wikis like Confluence, or tools like Salesforce
- On your internal website or intranet
- In Google Sites
An embedded chart never needs to be re-embedded after a team change. It’s always current.
Export
Export to SVG, PNG, or PDF for use in emails, presentations, or anywhere static images work.
Your data never leaves Google
OrgNice accesses your Sheet via Google’s standard OAuth mechanism — you grant explicit access and can revoke it at any time. No copies of your data are stored on OrgNice’s servers. The chart is generated fresh from your Sheet on every view. There is nothing to breach, sync, or expire.
Don’t see what you need?
OrgNice is constantly improving. Chances are we’re already working on it. Tell us what you’re looking for and help drive the roadmap.
Learn more about OrgNice
Ready to try it? Connect your Google Sheets roster at OrgNice — it takes a few clicks and your chart stays current from that point on.