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. Collaborative document editing of Markdown files inside Nextcloud.

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. Vole Office icon
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    Vole Office suite includes Vole Word, Vole Excel, Vole Internet Expedition, Vole Windows Expedition, Vole Scheduler, Vole Diagram and Vole 4M Showroom, and is a single EXE portable software, can be used in a USB flash drive. Supports Windows7 and higher OS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. SolidWriting icon
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    SolidWriting offers an intuitive interface and powerful features for creating and editing documents. Easily open, edit, and save SWDOC/SWDOC64 and DOCX files. With advanced text formatting, offline AI assistance, and multilingual support, streamline your writing process.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  4. DBook icon
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    DBook is a online service and solution to write large documents in a structured, collaborative and secure way.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. SSuite NoteBook Editor is a free portable text editor that has all the functionality to start you on writing that important novel, short-story or article, with enough bells and whistles to help out. It also includes all the necessary editing short-cut keys for power users and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. MS-365-Electron streamlines your workflow by offering a dedicated desktop interface for the free, web-based version of Microsoft 365. Think of it as a convenient launchpad for web applications like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, eliminating the need to navigate through browser...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
     
  7. Casual Docs icon
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    Open-source self-hosted .docx editor with real-time co-editing. Ribbon toolbar, paginated WYSIWYG layout, tracked changes, comments, spell check, and find & replace. Upload a .docx, share a password-protected link, edit together — no accounts, no lock-in.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  8. Manuscripts icon
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    Manuscripts helps you get started on the right track. The app understands the format you need when submitting to your target journal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. AbleWord icon
     14 likes

    AbleWord is a very capable word processing application that can read and write most popular document formats including PDF's.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Mellel icon
     19 likes

    Mellel is a sophisticated, time-tested and reliable word processor, especially designed to handle long and complicated documents, books, manuscripts, dissertations, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
     
  11. Macro icon
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    Macro is the open source company OS - channels, email, docs, tasks, crm, and AI in one workspace - that's self-hostable and AGPLv3 licensed.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
     
  12. Litewrite icon
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    Litewrite was built out of a need to have a simple way of taking notes, having them everywhere, working on any device, regardless if on- or offline.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • RemoteStorage
     
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