Fluid Framework

Fluid Framework

Developer(s)	Microsoft
Initial release	September 2020; 4 years ago (2020-09)
Stable release	Client: v0.27.1 Server: v0.1013.0 / Client: October 16, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-10-16) Server: September 23, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-09-23)
Repository	github.com/microsoft/FluidFramework
Written in	TypeScript, JavaScript
Platform	Cross-platform
Available in	English
Type	Software library for building distributed, real-time collaborative web applications
License	MIT License
Website	fluidframework.com

Fluid is a free and open source computer platform for real-time collaboration across applications. Microsoft first demonstrated the software at its Build conference in May 2019^[1] as a framework that would allow for real-time collaboration between users of its Office on the web online office suite. It replaces the concept of a "document" with a cloud address for real-time collaboration and sharing of content forms including text and tables. Microsoft expects to implement it in its Teams chat software, Outlook mail software, and other productivity software. It is designed for integration with other services, such as live translation and Cortana voice assistance.^[2] Public and private previews of the software began in November 2019.^[3][4] Microsoft open sourced the software in September 2020.^[5]

See also

• Distributed computing
• Document collaboration

References

1. Muchmore, Michael (May 19, 2019). "What Is Microsoft's Fluid Framework?". PC Magazine. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
2. Warren, Tom (November 4, 2019). "Microsoft previews the future of Office documents with Fluid Framework for the web". The Verge. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
3. Lardinois, Frederic (November 4, 2019). "Microsoft launches the first public preview of its Fluid Framework for collaborative editing". TechCrunch. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
4. Salter, Jim (November 5, 2019). "Strongly typed documents, move aside—Microsoft Fluid is coming". Ars Technica. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
5. Tung, Liam (September 10, 2020). "Microsoft's new Fluid Framework: Now it's open-sourced on GitHub". ZDNet. Retrieved September 20, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• FluidFramework on GitHub