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, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Google Docs are LibreOffice - Writer, CryptPad, Nuclino and Microsoft Word.

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  1. Private offline document reader and organizer supporting PDFs, DOCX, TXT, Markdown, CSV, TSV, and HTML files, enabling editing, formatting, folder browsing, sorting, favorites, and recent file tracking. No ads or tracking, with customizable themes and layouts.

    22 Fossify Documents alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  2. Pages icon
     215 likes

    Word processor providing real-time collaboration, over 90 templates, iCloud integration, support for Word and EPUB files, over 700 shapes, advanced formatting tools, change tracking, mathematical equations, multimedia insertion, wireless printing, and flexible export options.

    83 Pages alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Pages vs Google Docs Comments
    polx
    Negative
    -3

    Fantastic app but no real time collaboration.

    • Pages is Freemium and ProprietaryGoogle Docs is Free and Proprietary
  3. MediaWiki icon
     184 likes

    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.

    96 MediaWiki alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    • Sandstorm
     
  4. Foam icon
     55 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Visual Studio Code
     
  5. OpenKnowledge icon
     10 likes

    Markdown editor with WYSIWYG interface, AI-powered wiki tools, LLM integrations, and collaboration features. Supports team sharing, GitHub sync, graph link navigation, TUI access, and embeddable components for specs or reports, all in a private environment.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Node.JS
     
  6. Fileverse  icon
     26 likes

    Trustless collaboration platform with decentralized file-sharing, collaborative editing, cheap storage, privacy controls, onchain team and community access, website and blog publishing, open workflows, customizable spaces, and alternatives to traditional online suites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Dropbox Paper icon
     51 likes

    Dropbox Paper is more than a doc—it’s a workspace that brings creation and coordination together in one place.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Dropbox Paper vs Google Docs Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    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.

    chloekavanaugh
    Positive
    0

    It's quite well designed, a more modern and lightweight alternative to Google Docs.

    • Dropbox Paper is Free and ProprietaryGoogle Docs is also Free and Proprietary
    • Dropbox Paper is a Note-taking Google Docs is a Word Processor
  8. WPS Writer icon
     114 likes

    WPS 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  9. 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.

    43 Collabora Online alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
     
  10. Notula icon
     10 likes

    A WYSIWYG Markdown editor for docs as code, so the whole team can read, edit and comment on the .md files in your git repository, not only the people who use git.

    8 Notula alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  11. Twake icon
     30 likes

    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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • iPhone
    • Android
    • Online
     
  12. TextMaker icon
     68 likes

    TextMaker is the word processor in SoftMaker Office – fast, powerful, compatible and GDPR-compliant.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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