Google Docs

Founded by Sundar Pichai in 2006

Create, edit, and share documents online with others in real time

Cost

Free

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Immediate

You can use Google Docs to write and edit documents directly in your browser without installing software. Multiple people can work on the same document at the same time, seeing each other's changes live. It saves your work automatically to Google Drive, supports comments and suggestions, tracks revision history, and lets you export files to Word or PDF formats. You can also access your documents from any device.

What Google Docs does

Write and format text documents in a browserShare a document link with edit, comment, or view permissionsLeave and resolve comments on specific sections of a documentTrack all changes made by different collaborators over timeExport a finished document to Word or PDF formatSet up offline access for editing without internetInsert images, tables, and links into documentsUse templates for resumes, letters, and project proposalsMultiple users can edit the same document simultaneously with live cursor trackingAutomatically saves every change to the cloud with no manual saving neededFull revision history lets you see and restore any past version of a documentInline comments and suggestion mode for reviewing and tracking editsWorks entirely in a browser with no software installation requiredExport documents to .docx, .pdf, .odt, and other formatsVoice typing lets you dictate text directly into a documentOffline mode lets you keep editing without an internet connection

Tutorials & Demos

Frequently asked

Google Meet Slack

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