Google Docs Editors

This article is about the office suite. For the online word processing software, see Google Docs.

Google Docs Editors

Developer(s)	Google
Initial release	March 9, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-03-09)
Written in	JavaScript, Java
Operating system	Android, iOS, macOS, ChromeOS
Platform	Web application
Available in	100 languages^[citation needed]
Type	Office suite Collaborative software
Website	google.com/docs

Google Docs Editors is a web-based productivity office suite offered by Google within its Google Drive service. The suite includes:

• Google Docs (word processor)
• Google Sheets (spreadsheet)
• Google Slides (presentation software),
• Google Drawings (vector drawing program)
• Google Forms (online forms, quizzes and surveys)
• Google Sites (graphical website editor)
• Google Keep (note-taking application)^[1]
• Google Vids (AI video editor; currently in beta testing)

It used to also include Google Fusion Tables until it was discontinued in 2019.^[2] The Google Docs Editors suite is available freely for users with personal Google accounts: through a web application, a set of mobile apps for Android and iOS, and a desktop application for Google's ChromeOS. It is also available to enterprise customers utilizing Google Workspace and individuals at educational institutions through Workspace for Education.

Availability

The Google Docs Editors suite is available free of charge for users with personal Google accounts. It is also offered as part of Google's business-centered service, Google Workspace.^[3][4]

Competition

The suite mainly competes with Microsoft Office and iWork software suites.^[5] It pioneered real-time collaborative editing since its inception in 2006, while Microsoft Office introduced it in 2013.^[6]

The suite can open and save files in Microsoft Office file formats like .docx, .xlsx and .pptx . Microsoft Office is a paid suite of productivity apps while Google Docs Editors Suite is available for free to users with private Google accounts. It is also offered as part of Google's business-oriented Google Workspace service, which ran until October 2020 under the name G Suite, a monthly subscription service that unlocks additional features.^[7][8]

iWork competes with Google Docs Editors on features and real-time collaboration, but is primarily used on Apple platforms like macOS and iOS.

See also

• List of collaborative software
• Comparison of office suites
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft 365
• iWork

References

1. "Google Docs: Free Online Documents for Personal Use". www.google.com. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
2. "Notice: Google Fusion Tables Turndown - Fusion Tables Help". support.google.com. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
3. "G Suite - Choose a Plan". Retrieved October 30, 2016.
4. "Announcing Google Workspace, everything you need to get it done, in one location". Google Cloud Blog.
5. Nield 2017-06-26T08:40:23.176Z, David. "Google Docs vs Microsoft Office Online vs Apple iWork for iCloud: battle of the online office suites". T3. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
6. Warren, Tom (May 4, 2015). "Microsoft brings real-time collaborative editing to Office 2016". The Verge. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
7. "Google Workspace (ehemals G Suite): Preismodelle" (in German). Retrieved December 25, 2021.
8. "Announcing Google Workspace, everything you need to get it done, in one location". Google Cloud Blog.