Coda (document editor)
{{Short description|Cloud-based document editor}}
{{Other uses|CODA (disambiguation){{!}}Coda}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Coda
| title = Coda
| logo = Coda_(document_editor)_logo.png
| logo_size = 128px
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| author = Coda Project
| developer = Coda Project
| released = February, 2019
| ver layout = simple
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| platform = Web platform
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| genre = Collaborative software
| website = {{URL|https://coda.io/}}
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Coda is a cloud-based multi-user document editor.{{cite web | last=Newman | first=Jared | title=Coda's new features take on Microsoft Word and Google Docs | website=Fast Company | date=February 23, 2022 | url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90723847/coda-vs-word-google-docs | access-date=May 22, 2022}}{{cite web | last=Newman | first=Jared | title=Move over, Microsoft Word: The race to reinvent document editing | website=Fast Company | date=October 12, 2021 | url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90685280/notion-coda-microsoft-word-alternatives | access-date=May 22, 2022}}{{cite web |last=Finnegan |first=Matthew |date=March 4, 2022 |title=Coda and Notion turn up the heat on Microsoft Office |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/3652691/coda-and-notion-turn-up-the-heat-on-microsoft-office.html |access-date=May 22, 2022 |website=Computerworld}}
Features
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Coda is a document editor that uses features from spreadsheets, presentation documents, word processor files, and apps.{{cite web | last=Wiggers | first=Kyle | title=Coda's rules-based Automations feature automates repetitive tasks | website=VentureBeat | date=November 16, 2018 | url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/11/16/codas-rule-based-automations-feature-automates-repetitive-tasks/ | access-date=May 22, 2022}}{{cite web | last=Newton | first=Casey | title=Coda is a next-generation spreadsheet designed to make Excel a thing of the past | website=The Verge | date=October 19, 2017 | url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/19/16497444/coda-spreadsheet-krypton-shishir-mehrotra | access-date=May 22, 2022}}{{cite web | last=Shrivastava | first=Rashi | title=All-In-One Doc Startup Coda Reaches $1.4 Billion Valuation In $100 Million Raise From A Major Pension Fund | website=Forbes | date=July 8, 2021 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2021/07/08/all-in-one-doc-startup-coda-reaches-14-billion-valuation-in-100-million-raise-from-a-major-pension-fund/ | access-date=May 22, 2022}} Possible uses for Coda documents include using them as a wiki, database, or project management tool. Coda has built a formula system, much like spreadsheets commonly have, but in Coda documents, formulas can be used anywhere within the document, and can link to things that aren't just cells, including other documents, calendars or graphs.{{cite web | title=Coda launches next version of project management app | website=SearchContentManagement | date=October 28, 2019 | url=https://www.techtarget.com/searchcontentmanagement/news/252473016/Coda-launches-next-version-of-project-management-app | access-date=June 8, 2022}} Coda also has the ability to integrate with custom third-party services,{{cite web | last=McCracken | first=Harry | title=To turn docs into apps, Coda had to rethink productivity from scratch | website=Fast Company | date=October 18, 2018 | url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90252845/to-turn-docs-into-apps-coda-had-to-rethink-productivity-from-scratch | access-date=May 23, 2022}} and has automations. It has offered $1 million in grants for developers that create such integrations.
Development
Coda Project, Inc. was founded by Shishir Mehrotra and Alex DeNeui in June 2014, who met at MIT. They developed the project mostly privately before a public beta was announced in October 2017.{{cite web | last=Flynn | first=Kerry | title=A startup is taking on Google and Microsoft with a 'Minecraft for docs' | website=Mashable | date=October 29, 2021 | url=https://mashable.com/article/coda-startup-launch-google-docs | access-date=May 22, 2022}} The company was named Coda, which is an anadrome for “a doc”.{{cite web | last=Russell | first=Melia | title=A Google and Microsoft alum who raised $140 million to take on Microsoft Office explains why productivity is one of the most attractive 'jokes' in Silicon Valley. | website=Business Insider | date=December 5, 2020 | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/productivity-apps-will-boom-says-coda-ceo-2020-12 | access-date=May 23, 2022}} Coda raised $60 million in venture capital funding over two rounds by 2017. The Coda software came out of beta in February 2019.{{cite web | last=Wiggers | first=Kyle | title=Coda launches new workplace collaboration tools | website=VentureBeat | date=October 24, 2019 | url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/10/24/workplace-collaboration-platform-coda-launches-new-organizational-and-sharing-tools/ | access-date=May 22, 2022}} Version 1.0 had an improved user interface, new features for folders and workspaces, and permission levels for accessing files. Coda raised another $80 million in 2020,{{cite web | last=Jeans | first=David | title=Coda, Would-Be Successor To Google's G-Suite, Now Valued Above $600 Million | website=Forbes | date=August 11, 2020 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidjeans/2020/08/11/coda-startup-backed-by-kleiner-perkins-and-greylock-raises-80-million/ | access-date=June 8, 2022}} and $100 million in 2021. The 2021 funding brought Coda's valuation to $1.4 billion, making it a unicorn. In December 2024, Coda was acquired by Grammarly in an all-stock deal for an undisclosed amount.{{Cite news |last=Primack |first=Dan |date=December 18, 2024 |title=Grammarly is buying Coda to expand AI offerings |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/12/18/grammarly-is-buying-coda-to-expand-ai-offerings |website=Axios}}{{Cite web |title=Grammarly is acquiring Coda to define a new era of AI-native productivity |url=https://coda.io/blog/about-coda/grammarly-acquires-coda |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Coda |language=en-US}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://coda.io/}}
Category:Collaborative real-time editors