Microsoft is primarily known for its offline Office Suite, but once it dipped its fingers into cloud-based products, it quickly showcased how it can innovate. Not only does it let you sync your documents with other cloud-based services such as Excel and Powerpoint, but it can also be used in their offline counterparts. It offers real-time collaboration and co-author features for seamless knowledge sharing. Additionally, the user-friendly interface is helpful in finding the necessary tools quickly. However, it is not the only document editor tool out there. In fact, there are several alternatives available, with some of them even being free.
Check out the 5 best Microsoft Word alternatives you can try among the likes of Google Docs, Quip, and more.
Google Docs offers a reliable and tool-heavy platform for writing, editing, and other text-based collaborative projects. In today's times, it is one of the best platforms and possibly one of the most widely used text editors out there. You can create and edit documents online and multiple people can work on the same document in real time. It is connected to Google Drive to provide a hassle-free editing experience.
It is an open-source document editor, which means it can be self-hosted and is free to use. It offers real-time collaboration, and version history and has an integrated chat window to connect and discuss with other members easily. Alongside, it also has security features like two-factor authentication and end-to-end encryption.
Zoho Writer is quite similar to Google Docs. The interface has a clean look and wider margins to give it a real paper-like appearance. While starting out, you can pick from over 500 templates and while editing you can make sure of its advanced
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