Word processing and collaborative editing, top 15 options you might consider processing and collaborative editing.
Microsoft Word Online (Office 365)
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- Company: Microsoft
- Founded: 1975
- A cloud-based version of Microsoft Word that allows real-time collaboration and is fully compatible with the desktop version.
Zoho Writer
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- Company: Zoho Corporation
- Founded: 1996
- Part of the Zoho Office Suite, it offers a clean interface, collaborative editing, and compatibility with multiple file formats.
Apple Pages
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- Company: Apple Inc.
- Founded: 1976
- Apple’s word processor with iCloud integration, enabling you to create and edit documents across Mac and iOS devices.
OnlyOffice
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- Company: Ascensio System SIA
- Founded: 2009
- An online office suite that provides advanced formatting tools and collaborative features for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
Dropbox Paper
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- Company: Dropbox, Inc.
- Founded: 2007
- A collaborative workspace that allows teams to create, edit, and share documents seamlessly within Dropbox.
Quip
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- Company: Salesforce
- Founded: 2012 (Acquired by Salesforce in 2016)
- Developed by Salesforce, Quip combines documents, spreadsheets, and chat in one place for enhanced team collaboration.
WPS Office
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- Company: Kingsoft
- Founded: 1988
- A free office suite that includes a word processor with cloud support, compatible with Microsoft Office formats.
LibreOffice Online
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- Company: The Document Foundation
- Founded: 2010
- The online version of the popular open-source office suite, offering collaborative editing through a web browser.
Etherpad
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- Company: Originally developed by AppJet, now open-source
- Founded: 2008
- An open-source web-based collaborative real-time editor, ideal for teams needing a simple, no-frills writing tool.
Notion
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- Company: Notion Labs Inc.
- Founded: 2013
- An all-in-one workspace that supports note-taking, document creation, databases, and collaborative editing.
Collabora Online
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- Company: Collabora Productivity Ltd
- Founded: 2013
- A powerful online office suite based on LibreOffice, designed for integration into web applications and services.
CryptPad
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- Company: XWiki SAS
- Founded: 2004
- A privacy-focused, encrypted collaboration suite that includes a rich-text editor for secure document creation.
Coda
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- Company: Coda, Inc.
- Founded: 2017
- Combines documents, spreadsheets, and apps into a single platform, enabling teams to create dynamic and interactive documents.
Evernote
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- Company: Evernote Corporation
- Founded: 2000
- While primarily a note-taking app, Evernote allows for collaborative editing of notes and supports rich text formatting.
Apache OpenOffice
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- Company: Apache Software Foundation
- Founded: 1999
- An open-source office suite similar to LibreOffice; while mainly desktop-based, it can be used with cloud services for collaboration.
