Google Docs
About Google Docs
Google Docs is an online word processor that lets you create and format text documents and collaborate with other people in real time.
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- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Best Free Web-Based Document Editor
Reviewed on 2023/11/27
Overall, I love using Google Docs. I have moved most of my day-to-day collaborative tasks to Google...
Overall, I love using Google Docs. I have moved most of my day-to-day collaborative tasks to Google Docs. Once the product is in the final version, I usually move it to MS Word for finer editing and presentation, but all the work on content is done in Google Docs.
Pros
The interface is very intuitive, if you have used a word processor like Word before, you will find most things where you expect them to be.
The system runs inside a browser and can function fully without any plugins, so it is almost entirely platform agnostic. Nothing changes from Mac to PC to Linux.
Very easy to collaborate in real-time, editing together, making comments, adding people to make suggestions, assigning tasks. All of these are very simple to do.
Integrates seamlessly with Google Drive and other Google products to make it easy to use/share.
Cons
The app interface for mobile is not as intuitive.
Compatibility with MS Word formats is hit or miss.
Offline editing requires a plugin and is somewhat limited.
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Everytime, Everywhere, Google Docs
Reviewed on 2024/11/30
My overall experience with Google Docs is very good. Google Docs helps me to keep track of my...
My overall experience with Google Docs is very good. Google Docs helps me to keep track of my documents, and give me the possibility to share and work together with my colleagues.
Pros
Cloud, sherable, collaborative documents everytime and everywhere.
Cons
No particular dislikes in term of use with Google Docs.
- Industry: Accounting
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Google Docs - It is what it is and it does pretty well, what it does
Reviewed on 2024/02/12
Amazing that we have such tools at our disposal. We can work on almost anything, from anywhere, and...
Amazing that we have such tools at our disposal. We can work on almost anything, from anywhere, and collaborate with anyone in the world. Obviously Google did not invent this concept but they are the #1, the go-to. Its really revolutionizing the way we all work together.
Pros
Just the simple fact that we live in such a time where geography doesn't make much difference at all when it comes to collaboration and teamwork, is amazing. I find myself being a big perfectionist in judging Google Docs negatively, instead of simply appreciating that we even have such technology.
Cons
The loss of cross functionality between versions of MS Office and Google, whether it's documents or spreadsheets. It is admittedly pretty great for what it is, but it still isn't standardized enough, in my opinion. Downloading a doc/sheet created using google, into Office, often ends in file corruption.
- Industry: Individual & Family Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Excellent use for free software
Reviewed on 2024/09/25
it works and suits the need it solves for well
it works and suits the need it solves for well
Pros
its universally used and its easy to send and pdf files for view.
Cons
there are very few templates to choose form online
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Microsoft WordReasons for Switching to Google Docs
free there was no cost to use just downloaded from the apps store- Industry: Arts & Crafts
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Couldn’t live without it
Reviewed on 2025/01/07
From meeting notes, to-do lists, copy writing, packing list, project management— I use it for...
From meeting notes, to-do lists, copy writing, packing list, project management— I use it for everything!
Pros
I use Google docs for everything. I can create shortcuts for files and folders and it makes it easy to keep files organized.
Cons
Nothing I can think of. It’s been really useful in my work.
Google Docs FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Google Docs.Q. What type of pricing plans does Google Docs offer?
Google Docs offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$6.00/month
- Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Professional office suite with 30GB storage
Q. Who are the typical users of Google Docs?
Google Docs has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Google Docs support?
Google Docs supports the following languages:
Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian
Q. Does Google Docs support mobile devices?
Google Docs supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Google Docs integrate with?
Google Docs integrates with the following applications:
Dropbox Business, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, OneDrive, Slack, Trello, Zoho Writer
Q. What level of support does Google Docs offer?
Google Docs offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat
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