Operations managers, HR teams, project leads, and anyone tracking contracts, subscriptions, or tasks in a Google Sheet.
Stop Chasing Deadlines. Let the Sheet Email You.
Set a date, pick a recipient, choose how many days warning you want. Google Sheets does the rest — no daily checking, no missed renewals, no Monday-morning reminder emails.
Features
No coding knowledge needed. The script is pre-written — you just run it once and set a daily trigger. Setup takes under five minutes.
Reminders go out automatically
Attach a trigger once. After that, the sheet checks deadlines daily and sends emails without you touching it — even while you're out of office.
Configure per row
Each row sets its own recipient, subject line, and days-before value. One sheet can send reminders to your entire team, each on the right schedule.
Pre-written script, no coding required
The Google Apps Script is included and ready to run. You set the trigger in two clicks. Nothing to write, nothing to debug.
Works with any deadline type
Contracts, certifications, subscriptions, project milestones, client follow-ups — anything with a date column gets the same automatic alerting.
How It Works
Up and running in minutes.
Copy the template to your Drive
Make a copy to your Google Drive. Your data stays private in your own account — nothing leaves Google's infrastructure.
Add your deadlines
Fill in the columns: Deadline Date, Owner Email, Subject Line, Days Before Alert. Each row is independent — different owners, different timing.
Set the trigger and walk away
Open Apps Script (one click from the Extensions menu), run the setup function, and choose 'daily.' From that point on, alerts go out automatically from your Gmail.
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Perfect For
See yourself here? This template was built for you.
Contract renewal alerts
Get notified 30, 14, and 7 days before any contract expires. Send alerts to the account owner, not a shared inbox nobody reads.
Employee certification expiry
Track certifications, licences, and compliance training in one sheet. Alert the employee and their manager before anything lapses.
Project milestone reminders
Give project leads and clients advance notice of deliverable dates — without building a full project management system.
SaaS and subscription renewals
Track every software renewal date in one place. Alert the budget owner before auto-renewal fires so there are no surprise charges.
Client follow-up sequences
Log the date of each client touchpoint and get reminded when it's time to check in — no CRM required for smaller pipelines.
Simple Pricing
One payment. Lifetime access. No subscriptions.
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We build custom deadline automation workflows for teams that have outgrown the basic template — multi-channel alerts, conditional logic, CRM sync, and more.
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Everything you need to know about this template
Does this work with the free version of Google Sheets?
Yes. The template uses Google Apps Script, which is included with every Google account at no charge — personal Gmail and Google Workspace both work.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. The script is already written and included in the template. You run one setup function (one click), set a daily trigger, and it handles the rest. You never need to open the code.
Can I send reminders to different people for different rows?
Yes — each row has its own recipient email column. One sheet can alert your whole team, each person receiving only their relevant reminders.
What happens if a deadline passes without being actioned?
The script marks alerted rows with a 'Sent' status to avoid duplicate emails. You can reset the status manually to re-send an alert, or add a second alert threshold (e.g. 7 days and 1 day) as separate rows.
Can I use this with Google Workspace business accounts?
Yes. The template works on all Google Workspace tiers. If your organisation has Apps Script disabled by IT policy, contact your admin to enable it for this use case.
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