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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    SSuite Blue Velvet is a word processing authoring HTML5 web application that gives you unprecedented choice and flexibility without having to worry about incompatibilities around operating systems, application versions or document formats.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. Doccera icon
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    A modern AI document editor, write your documents with ease with intergrated Context aware AI.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    NoteDiscovery is a lightweight, self-hosted note-taking application that puts you in complete control of your knowledge base. Write, organize, and discover your notes with a beautiful, modern interface—all running on your own server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Plooma icon
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    Plooma is an all-in-one writing platform designed to help authors plan, write, and refine their books. It offers powerful tools for organizing stories, building worlds, and editing with ease.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. GDocsOpen icon
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    Open, Edit and Save DOC and XLS files directly from Windows using Google Docs™.

    Easy to use Open by double click any MS Office, Open Office and Star Office document file; Saves time Automatic background upload to your Google Docs™ account; Auto-sync Synchronize local and remo.

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    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. AmigaWriter icon
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    Word processing program from Haage and Partner, processed some Amiga formats and is compatible with Microsoft Office 2000.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • AmigaOS
     
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    Save My Research is a private, record-keeping system, online tool for teams or individuals as a searchable journal to remember the history of their decisions.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. QJot icon
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    QJot is a relatively small, completely USB portable, alternative rich text editor with Unicode support that saves text files, inserts images and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    There is no need for bulky software that requires time and energy to maintain and setup. After installation, just click the save button and let SF·SO maintain your backups, revision history, and more without any intrusions whatsoever.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Office Excel
     
  10. Hive.js icon
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    Hive.js is a real-time collaboration platform that is modular, scalable, integratable and extensible. It's a Node.js-based server with an accompanying web app that works in your browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
     
  11. WordTsar icon
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    WordTsar is a Wordstar 7.0D document mode clone. It loads Wordstar 4, Wordstar 7, RTF (partial), and DOCX (partial) files, and saves in Wordstar 7 and RTF format.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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