Google Docs Editors Explained

Google Docs Editors
Google Docs
Logo Size:	70px
Developer:	Google
Ver Layout:	stacked
Programming Language:	JavaScript, Java
Operating System:	Android, iOS, macOS, ChromeOS
Platform:	Web application
Language Count:	100

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] and the awaited Google Vids (AI video editor). 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Google Docs: Free Online Documents for Personal Use. October 13, 2020. www.google.com.
2. Web site: Notice: Google Fusion Tables Turndown - Fusion Tables Help . March 13, 2022 . support.google.com.
3. Web site: G Suite - Choose a Plan . October 30, 2016.
4. Web site: Announcing Google Workspace, everything you need to get it done, in one location. Google Cloud Blog.
5. Web site: 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. October 6, 2020. T3. en.
6. Web site: Warren. Tom. May 4, 2015. Microsoft brings real-time collaborative editing to Office 2016. October 6, 2020. The Verge. en.
7. Web site: 2021-12-25. de. Google Workspace (ehemals G Suite): Preismodelle.
8. Web site: Announcing Google Workspace, everything you need to get it done, in one location. Google Cloud Blog.