Google Docs Editors
{{short description|Cloud-based office suite}}
{{About|the office suite|the online word processing software|Google Docs}}
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| programming language = JavaScript, Java
| operating system = Android, iOS, macOS, ChromeOS
| platform = Web application
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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){{Cite web|title=Google Docs: Free Online Documents for Personal Use|url=https://www.google.com/docs/about/|access-date=October 13, 2020|website=www.google.com}}
- Google Vids (AI video editor; currently in beta testing)
It used to also include Google Jamboard and Google Fusion Tables until Fusion Tables was discontinued in 2019 and Jamboard was discontinued in 2024.{{Cite web |title=Notice: Google Fusion Tables Turndown - Fusion Tables Help |url=https://support.google.com/fusiontables/answer/9185417?hl=en |access-date=March 13, 2022 |website=support.google.com}}{{Cite web |title=Google Jamboard is winding down - Jamboard Help |url=https://support.google.com/jamboard/answer/14084927?hl=en |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250517043627/https://support.google.com/jamboard/answer/14084927?hl=en |archive-date=2025-05-17 |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=support.google.com |language=en}} 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.{{cite web |title=G Suite - Choose a Plan |url=https://gsuite.google.com/pricing.html |access-date=October 30, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/workspace/introducing-google-workspace/|title=Announcing Google Workspace, everything you need to get it done, in one location|website=Google Cloud Blog}}
Competition
The suite mainly competes with Microsoft Office and iWork software suites.{{Cite web|last=Nield 2017-06-26T08:40:23.176Z|first=David|title=Google Docs vs Microsoft Office Online vs Apple iWork for iCloud: battle of the online office suites|url=https://www.t3.com/news/google-vs-microsoft-vs-apple-battle-of-the-online-office-suites|access-date=October 6, 2020|website=T3|language=en}} It pioneered real-time collaborative editing since its inception in 2006, while Microsoft Office introduced it in 2013.{{Cite web|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=May 4, 2015|title=Microsoft brings real-time collaborative editing to Office 2016|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/5/4/8547433/microsoft-office-2016-real-time-co-authoring-features|access-date=October 6, 2020|website=The Verge|language=en}}
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.{{cite web|access-date=2021-12-25|language=de|title=Google Workspace (ehemals G Suite): Preismodelle|url=https://workspace.google.com/intl/de/pricing.html}}{{Cite web|url=https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/workspace/introducing-google-workspace/|title=Announcing Google Workspace, everything you need to get it done, in one location|website=Google Cloud Blog}}
iWork competes with Google Docs Editors on features and real-time collaboration, but is primarily used on Apple platforms like macOS and iOS.