Open source alternatives to Google Docs

One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what Google Docs does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Google Docs does

Write and format documentscore
Real-time collaborationcore
Comments and suggestions
Sharing and permissions
Version history
Offline editing
Import and export Word files
Templates

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

Project	Covers	Stars	Commits, 12 weeks	Last release	Closed vs opened	Setup	License
docsCollaborative real-time wiki and document editor built on Django and React	Replaces it95%	17k+14	428	19 days ago	100%	Needs a server	MIT
Covers all 2 core jobs. Partly: Comments and suggestions.See the evidence Write and format documentscoreYesRich-text & Markdown editing Real-time collaborationcoreYesLive cursors & presence Comments and suggestionsPartlyComments & sharing Sharing and permissionsYesDecide exactly who can view, comment, or edit Version historyYesEvery save is a version. Offline editingYesOffline editing Import and export Word filesYesBring in .docx and .md files, and export to .docx TemplatesYesStart from ready-made templates for common use cases

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