SharePoint Smart Permissions: A better way to review permissions

I recently completed a permissions audit across 300+ SharePoint sites using PnP PowerShell reports, and ran into a few frustrations along the way:

• What report should I show - users with site access? users with access to any file? Both?

• There's no good self-service option for site owners to review permissions themselves, so I ended up having 34 separate meetings just to walk through reports with site owners

• M365 Groups appeared in reports, but not the actual users inside those groups

• Some sites required permissions reporting down to the first or second folder level

• There's no easy way to see which folders/files have unique permissions, or which folders contain files with unique permissions

• Site owners asked to identify exactly which files had been shared with specific users (that were shown as having Limited Access)

So I ended up building a SPFx web part for the next time I have to do this and maybe it can ease someone else's pain:

https://sharepointsmartsolutions.com/smart-permissions

The goal is to give both site owners and admins a clearer view into SharePoint permissions by:

• Providing an interactive visual view of file and folder permissions

• Generating reports on a site, library, folder, or file level

• Identifying exactly which files users can access on a site

Give it a try and let me know what you think!