Foam is a personal knowledge management and sharing system inspired by Roam Research, built on Visual Studio Code and GitHub.
Google Docs Alternatives
Google Docs is described as 'Online word processor offering real-time collaboration, document conversion, robust formatting, revision history, redownloading, and language translation' and is a leading Word Processor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Google Docs for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Mac, Linux and SaaS apps. The best Google Docs alternative is ONLYOFFICE. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ONLYOFFICE or LibreOffice - Writer. Other great apps like Google Docs are Nuclino, Microsoft Word, Apache OpenOffice and Proton Docs.
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Google Docs alternatives are mainly Word Processors, but if you're looking for Note-taking Tools or Team Collaboration Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Self-Hosted, Online, Online + Free and Android. 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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- 247 Foam alternatives
Dropbox Paper is more than a doc—it’s a workspace that brings creation and coordination together in one place.
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- Free
- Proprietary
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- Online
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Comments about Dropbox Paper as an Alternative to Google Docs
chloekavanaughIt's quite well designed, a more modern and lightweight alternative to Google Docs.
Almost everyone thinks Dropbox Paper is a great Google Docs alternative.
- Dropbox Paper is Free and Proprietary
68 WPS Writer alternativesWPS Writer, part of WPS Office , is dependable and fast word processing software that is highly compatible with Microsoft Word , and can read and edit DOC and DOCX formats.
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- Freemium (Pay once)
- Proprietary
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- Windows
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- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
39 HackMD alternativesHackMD is a browser-based, real-time collaborative markdown editor. It was inspired by hackpad but focuses more on speed and flexibility.
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- Freemium (Subscription)
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- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Heroku
- Docker
Comments about HackMD as an Alternative to Google Docs
HackMD is free, you can make 3 private teams and unlimited public teams as well as being able to make unlimited documents
- HackMD is Freemium and Proprietary
53 Lumen AI alternativesMinimalist productivity platform offers centralized notes, task management, meeting capture with audio summaries, inbox processing, and Markdown editing, all enhanced by AI prioritization, custom prompts, backlinks, and flexible workflows, supporting multiple methodologies.
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Fileverse offers a suite of tools similar to Google Suite and Notion but with the difference that it enhances users’ privacy, independence, and creativity.
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24 Collabora Online alternativesCollabora 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.
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- Subscription
- Open Source
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- Mac
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- Online
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- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Cloudron
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76 Zoho Writer alternativesCloud-based word processor with AI assistant for improved writing, document publishing across platforms, e-signature, mobile apps, and MS Word compatibility. Offers collaborative tools, custom workflows, secure cloud storage, and seamless integration with other Zoho applications.
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- Free Personal
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Google Chrome
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66 TextMaker alternativesTextMaker is the word processor in SoftMaker Office – fast, powerful, compatible and GDPR-compliant.
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- Freemium (Subscription)
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
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- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
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97 Word Online alternativesEdit and create documents online with Word Online. Work collaboratively in real-time using your browser. Requires Microsoft 365 sign-in. Save and share documents in OneDrive. Use alongside desktop Office applications for a flexible workflow.
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- Free Personal
- Proprietary
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- Online
- Chrome OS
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
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...
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- Freemium (Subscription)
- Open Source
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- Mac
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18 Curvenote alternativesCurvenote is a collaborative writing tool designed for open-science and reproducibility. Create & edit technical content in real-time, including equations, references, figures, and interactive plots from Jupyter, then export to any journal template.
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- Freemium (Subscription)
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- Online
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Paper is faster and easier to use than Google docs. Docs becomes very slow to load when dealing with long documents, and that's where Paper really outshines it. Paper does have a comparatively limited feature set, but I think it does include the real necessities and the things it leaves are not really missed for me.