Developed by Google[2], Google Docs is an online application that offers a platform for users to generate, modify, and store documents on the internet[3]. The software’s roots trace back to Writely, an independent web-based word processing tool, which Google acquired in 2006. It enables real-time collaboration, permitting several users to view and modify documents at the same time. Google Docs is compatible with an array of browsers including Google Chrome[1], Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Safari, and can be accessed via its dedicated mobile app for Android and iOS devices. It also supports offline editing on the Chrome browser and offers an automatic saving feature for seamless work. While Google Docs has been commended for its intuitive interface and innovative features like the Explore function, it has been criticized for being less robust than desktop-based suites. Despite encountering a few security concerns in the past, Google has promptly rectified them, reinforcing its reputation as a trustworthy tool for document management.
Google Docs is an online word processor included as part of the free, web-based Google Docs Editors suite offered by Google, which also includes Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Drawings, Google Forms, Google Sites and Google Keep. Google Docs is accessible via an internet browser as a web-based application and is also available as a mobile app on Android and iOS and as a desktop application on Google's ChromeOS.
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 An example of a blank document in Google Docs | |
| Developer(s) | |
|---|---|
| Initial release | March 9, 2006 |
| Written in | JavaScript, Java |
| Operating system | Android, iOS, ChromeOS |
| Platform | Web application |
| Available in | 100 languages[citation needed] |
| Type | |
| Website | google |
Google Docs allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating with other users in real time. Edits are tracked by the user making the edit, with a revision history presenting changes. An editor's position is highlighted with an editor-specific color and cursor, and a permissions system regulates what users can do. Updates have introduced features using machine learning, including "Explore", offering search results based on the contents of a document, and "Action items", allowing users to assign tasks to other users.
Google Docs supports opening and saving documents in the standard OpenDocument format as well as in Rich text format, plain Unicode text, zipped HTML, and Microsoft Word. Exporting to PDF and EPUB formats is implemented.
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