Google Docs Alternatives

Apps similar to Google Docs include ONLYOFFICE, which is free and open source. Other options are LibreOffice - Writer, Microsoft Word, CryptPad and Apache OpenOffice. There's no shortage of Word Processors like Google Docs, with more than 100 alternatives for the web, Windows, Mac, Linux and Android.

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  1. MS-365-Electron icon

    MS-365-Electron

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    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
    • IN flagIndia
    MS-365-Electron screenshot 1
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  2. AbleWord icon

    AbleWord

     14 likes

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

    56 AbleWord alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main screen
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  4. Mellel icon

    Mellel

     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.

    68 Mellel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
    • IL flagIsrael
    Mellel screenshot 1
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    ONLYOFFICE icon
    ONLYOFFICE

    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...

    https://www.onlyoffice.com
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  6. Litewrite icon

    Litewrite

     3 likes

    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
    Litewrite screenshot 1
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  7. Rizonesoft Verbum icon

    Rizonesoft Verbum

     1 like

    Verbum is a simple, user friendly word processor that works with a wide selection of file formats. When working with Verbum, do not expect to find fancy ribbon menus or lots of tools, like in Microsoft Office.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • ZA flagSouth Africa
    New version, as part of Rizonesoft Office
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  9. Aspose.Words for Android icon

    Aspose.Words for Android

     3 likes

    Aspose.Words for Android is a Java word processing component that enables developers to generate, modify, convert and render Word documents within their Android applications. Aspose.Words supports DOC, DOCX, OOXML, RTF, HTML, XHTML, MHTML, OpenDocument, ODT, PDF, XPS, EPUB &...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • US flagUnited States
    Aspose.Words for Android Main Page
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  10. Aspose.Words for Cloud icon

    Aspose.Words for Cloud

     1 like

    Aspose.Words for Cloud is a REST API that helps developers processing documents. It is a cloud based document creation, manipulation and conversion API, with a variety of features for document processing. Aspose.Words for Cloud is platform independent document manipulation API.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Java Mobile
    • US flagUnited States
    Aspose.Words for Cloud screenshot 1
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  11. WebODF icon

    WebODF

     6 likes

    WebODF is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to add Open Document Format (ODF) support to your website and to your mobile or desktop application. It uses HTML and CSS to display ODF documents.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    WebODF screenshot 1
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  12. ProWiki icon

    ProWiki

     3 likes

    ProWiki is a collaborative knowledge management tool for teams and organizations.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  13. eduPad icon

    eduPad

     13 likes

    Real-time collaborative text-editor. No account required. Edits highlighted in authors color. Infinite undo history. Syntax highlighting for editing code. Copy of Etherpad

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Etherpad
    eduPad screenshot 1
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  14. Merge Word icon

    Merge Word

     Like

    Merge Word is a user friendly word processing application. It is fully compatible with most word processing file formats. It is a great value in comparison to other word processors. It is part of Merge Soft Office.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Merge Word screenshot 1
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  15. ConstEdit icon

    ConstEdit

     6 likes

    ConstEdit word processor is a Google Chrome / Microsoft Edge web browser extension. It writes doc in the html format, which is the standard internet webpage format. Documents written are therefore directly viewable with any web browsers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Sections Structure Dialog for managing document sections structure intuitively
    Design Html Stylesheet function of ConstEdit lets you design your own custom css stylesheet.
    Assigning a different css stylesheet to a document makes it look totally different, without any change in document content.
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