Open Source Self-Hosted Google Docs Alternatives

Google Docs is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best open source Self-Hosted alternative is ONLYOFFICE. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ONLYOFFICE or CryptPad. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Google Docs and 18 are open source and available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Self-Hosted alternatives to Google Docs are MediaWiki, Foam, Collabora Online and Twake.

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Google Docs alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools, but if you're looking for Team Collaboration Tools or Word Processors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Self-Hosted, Online, Android and Online + Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Google Docs.
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  1. ONLYOFFICE icon

    ONLYOFFICE

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    Open-source office suite offering document, spreadsheet, and presentation editing with co-editing modes, plugin support, integration across 30+ services, robust security, and mobile access. Available in Community, Enterprise, and Home Server editions for versatile deployment.

    71 ONLYOFFICE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Flatpak
    • Cloudron
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    intp
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    It's open source and free, and can integrate with many other services like NextCloud

    Shaz Shah
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    If you do move from M$ Office then the learning curve with OnlyOffice is not that steep, as they try to emulate the style of Office. The tabbed interface between different types of usage (word processor, spreadsheet, etc) is pretty cool. While the feature parity with Microsoft not there, OnlyOffice is very capable and (in my view) pretty much on par with Google Docs, as it can also be connected with other cloud storage providers.

    Guest
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    Maybe it used to be but now it's all a paid service. Even for personal use.

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    • Most users think ONLYOFFICE is a great Google Docs alternative.

    • ONLYOFFICE is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Google Docs.

    • ONLYOFFICE is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Google Docs.

    • ONLYOFFICE is Free Personal and Open SourceGoogle Docs is Free and Proprietary
    • ONLYOFFICE is Privacy focusedGoogle Docs is not according to our users
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    CryptPad

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    CryptPad is a private-by-design alternative to popular office tools and cloud services. All the content stored on CryptPad is encrypted before being sent, which means nobody can access your data unless you give them the keys.

    73 CryptPad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    Zero Knowledge collaborative editor. None of the other editors have this feature which is nescesary in today's world!

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    sheets and slides are missing

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    Douze
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    CryptPad is both secure AND easy to use. What's not to love about that ? Privacy isn't limited to tech savvy people anymore !

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    • Most users think CryptPad is a great Google Docs alternative.

    • CryptPad is Freemium and Open SourceGoogle Docs is Free and Proprietary
    • CryptPad is Privacy focused and LightweightGoogle Docs is not according to our users
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    MediaWiki

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    MediaWiki is a free software wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia. It is now used by several other projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation and by many other wikis.

    86 MediaWiki alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    • Sandstorm
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    Foam

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    Foam is a personal knowledge management and sharing system inspired by Roam Research, built on Visual Studio Code and GitHub.

    248 Foam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Visual Studio Code
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    Collabora Online

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    Collabora Online is a powerful LibreOffice-based online office suite with collaborative editing, which supports all major document, spreadsheet and presentation file formats and works in all modern browsers.

    24 Collabora Online alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
    With live video collaboration. Using Talk in the right side bar.
     
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    Twake

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    Twake is a real-time teamwork platform. It is a suite of collaborative tools that includes the specificities of some bestsellers (Slack, Trello, Google Drive...). We provide professional messaging, storage space, online collaborative editors (Words, Excel, PowerPoint), task...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Framapad icon

    Framapad

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    • Create a pad.
    • Start at write your text
    • and invite your employees.
    • Each participant is distinguished by a color
    • and can chat with the group.
    • If necessary, restore an old version from history
    • and when your work is done, export it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Fidus Writer

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    Fidus Writer is an online collaborative LaTeX editor especially made for academics who need to use citations and/or formulas. The editor focuses on the content rather than the layout, so that with the same text, you can later on publish it in multiple ways: On a website, as a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
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    Documize

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    Documize creates the Enterprise Knowledge Backbone by unifying docs, wiki, reporting and dashboards — composition + coordination + discovery + distribution + workflows = faster business outcomes

    78 Documize alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    Graphite Docs

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    Graphite is powered by Blockstack and is the first truly decentralized and encrypted replacement for Google G-Suite and Microsoft Office. Graphite enables convenient, secure, decentralized, and user-owned file creation, file storage, communication, and sharing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Blockstack
     
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    Firepad

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    An open source collaborative code and text editor. Share documents and see changes occur in real-time. It uses Firebase for real-time data synchronization

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Firebase
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