7.1kActiveWindows · Mac · Linux · In your browserAGPL-3.0Runs on your own server
ONLYOFFICE Docs is an office suite for documents, spreadsheets, presentations and forms that several people can edit together, and it opens Microsoft Office files well. You run it on your own server, or use ONLYOFFICE's separate free desktop app.
Runs on your own server · GitHub · Server, or free desktop app; ask for hosting
3.4kActiveIn your browserMPL-2.0Runs on your own server
Collabora Online is office software you run on your own server so people can write and edit documents together in a web browser. It is for groups and organizations that want shared document editing on their own server.
Runs on your own server · GitHub · Needs your own server
Not on GitHubActiveWindows · Mac · LinuxVerifiedMPL-2.0App
LibreOffice Writer is a desktop word processor for writing and editing documents on your own computer. It is for people who want an office suite that runs locally and works with common document formats.
19kActiveIn your browserApache-2.0Replaces partlyRuns on your own server
Etherpad is a real-time shared text editor where several people can write in the same document at once, and every change is recorded with its author. It is aimed at organisations, schools and self-hosters who want to run their own server.
Runs on your own server · GitHub · Plain shared text; no page layout
8kActiveIn your browserAGPL-3.0Replaces partlyRuns on your own server
CryptPad is a web-based document suite where files are encrypted in your browser before they are stored or shared, so the server cannot read them. It is for people who want to write, edit and share documents, sheets and presentations together with privacy.
Runs on your own server · GitHub · Encrypted; simpler formatting than Word
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Read the list of open-source alternatives at https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/documents.json. Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
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Here is a list of open-source alternatives to Microsoft Word, from Open Source Everything (CC BY-SA 4.0):
- OnlyOffice Docs (AGPL-3.0, https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/DocumentServer; replaces fully): ONLYOFFICE Docs is an office suite for documents, spreadsheets, presentations and forms that several people can edit together, and it opens Microsoft Office files well. You run it on your own server, or use ONLYOFFICE's separate free desktop app.
- Collabora Online (MPL-2.0, https://github.com/CollaboraOnline/online; replaces fully): Collabora Online is office software you run on your own server so people can write and edit documents together in a web browser. It is for groups and organizations that want shared document editing on their own server.
- LibreOffice Writer (MPL-2.0, https://git.libreoffice.org/core; replaces fully): LibreOffice Writer is a desktop word processor for writing and editing documents on your own computer. It is for people who want an office suite that runs locally and works with common document formats.
- Etherpad (Apache-2.0, https://github.com/ether/etherpad; replaces partly): Etherpad is a real-time shared text editor where several people can write in the same document at once, and every change is recorded with its author. It is aimed at organisations, schools and self-hosters who want to run their own server.
- CryptPad (AGPL-3.0, https://github.com/cryptpad/cryptpad; replaces partly): CryptPad is a web-based document suite where files are encrypted in your browser before they are stored or shared, so the server cannot read them. It is for people who want to write, edit and share documents, sheets and presentations together with privacy.
Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
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