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1. Word Online
- Useful feature: convenient integration with all Microsoft services, including the web version of Skype, as well as the ability to synchronize on the fly with the desktop version of Word.
- Price: for free or 3,500 rubles per year.
This is the most famous analogue of Google Docs from Microsoft. The online service offers all the basic features of a traditional Word editor. The toolbar in it is about the same as in the desktop version of the program – you won’t have to learn for a long time.
Give access to a document to other users in a few clicks. To work, you only need to save the file to OneDrive and a Microsoft account for all participants.
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- Useful feature:5 GB of storage is provided free of charge in the proprietary cloud for all documents and any other files.
- Price: free for up to 3 people or from 4 euros per user.
This is one of the Zoho cloud platform services with a very user-friendly and uncluttered interface. All buttons and toolbars are hidden in the side menu, accessed only by pressing a special button. This solution allows you not to take up valuable space at the top of the screen and fully concentrate on the text, eliminating distractions.
Access to a document with read and edit rights can be sent by e-mail. The service supports import and export of all major file types, as well as quick publication of material on the web.
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- Useful feature: single space for teamwork, including shared folders, files, and task lists.
- Price: from $10/month per user.
This is part of Quip's feature-packed online service, where there is a live chat for communication right in the text editing window. With its help, discussion can be conducted without taking it out of context, without overloading the document with a mass of comments. All user edits are saved in the general change log.
Permissions can be configured for each member, limiting or expanding their permissions. Quip also allows you to work without the Internet, including from a mobile device. Documents are synchronized the first time you connect to the Web.
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4. Only Office
- Useful feature:support for features that are usually only available in desktop editors – text wrapping around images, footers, autoshapes.
- Price: 30 days free, then 4.2 euros per user per month.
A set of office solutions for working through the web version or desktop applications. A text editor, when sharing a document, allows you to display all changes instantly or only after resaving the file. For certain parts of the text, you can enable editing protection.
Users also have access to comments and discussion functions in a dedicated chat. Documents are fully compatible with all traditional formats and can be exported. The service is free for a month in trial mode, but after that a subscription is required.
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5. Notion
- Useful feature: a large database of document templates for all occasions.
- Price: free for up to 5 people or from $4 month.
A popular service for individual and team work with documents of various types. Notion is so functional and at the same time simple that it is perfect for both ordinary notes and for organizing internal processes of a large company.
The content of the documents consists of a variety of blocks that are easy to combine with each other, creating documents for your needs. In addition to text, tables, kanban boards, knowledge bases, calendars, and more are supported. You can start from scratch or use one of the many ready-made templates.
You can insert photos, videos, links and attach files into documents. Inside there are comments, the ability to mention colleagues and assign them tasks with deadlines.
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6. Dropbox Paper
- Useful feature: deep integration with proprietary cloud storage.
- Price: free or $10/month
A document collaboration tool from Dropbox that is available to anyone with a service account. The editor is simple and concise.
Paper makes it easy to embed images and files from your cloud into documents, and to invite users, just mention them in the comments. You can create tasks from any bulleted list, add a due date to them, and assign people who work on the document.
Thanks to the integration with the calendar, it will be easier to find the files that will be needed at the meeting. And to prepare the agenda for the meeting, you can use one of the templates.
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7. Slite
- Useful feature: easy-to-use templates with a ready-made structure.
- Price: Free or $8/month.
This relatively new service is mainly designed for collaborating with notes, but it is also suitable for texts that do not require clear formatting. All the editing tools you need are there: you can use lists, images, YouTube videos, and even files from your computer.
All entries have a history of changes, allowing you to create copies at a certain stage of the discussion. For the convenience of working with a PC, desktop applications for Windows and macOS are provided. You can learn more about the service in our review.
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- Useful features: fast registration and easy integration with WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger and other platforms.
- Price: free.
An ascetic service for collaborating on text, where each invited user works with their own copy of the document. There are no formatting buttons and fields in it. The author can approve or reject the changes made. If necessary, it is easy to roll back to a previously saved text. You can also import documents from cloud services, such as Dropbox, Evernote, Box, Google Drive.
Draft is completely free to use, without any subscriptions. But the Russian-language interface, unfortunately, is not provided.
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9. Notejoy
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- Useful feature: desktop apps for macOS and Windows, as well as mobile apps for iOS.
- Price: for free or from $4 per month.
A user-friendly platform with a focus on multi-text collaboration. All documents are distributed among libraries, and a specific user can be assigned to each. When a change is made, they will receive appropriate notifications by mail or in the connected mobile application. You can conduct a discussion in a dedicated chat.
Notejoy also provides a search engine for a given word, which is especially useful when working with multiple copies of documents. Using the service by a group of up to 10 users is available free of charge. More details in our review.
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10. SMASHDOCs
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- Useful feature: saving a list of changes for each object separately: for a text field, image, table.
- Price: free or subscription with price on demand.
A little-known service with the ability to invite users to read or edit material. Rights can be revoked at any time by depriving access. The Material Design-style interface is visually simple and intuitive, but minimal knowledge of English is still required.
A convenient side menu allows you to quickly navigate through images, tables, lists or headings, which is convenient when working with large documents. Text editing has its own context menu that appears when any element is selected.
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This material was first published in February 2018. In November 2021, we updated the text.
