ONLYOFFICE Document Server is a free collaborative online office suite comprising viewers and editors for texts, spreadsheets and presentations, fully compatible with Office Open XML formats: .docx, .xlsx, .pptx and enabling collaborative editing in real time.
Starting from version 6.0, Document Server is distributed under a new name - ONLYOFFICE Docs.
ONLYOFFICE Docs can be used as a part of ONLYOFFICE Workspace or with third-party sync&share solutions (e.g. Nextcloud, ownCloud, Seafile) to enable collaborative editing within their interface.
It has three editions - Community, Enterprise, and Developer.
ONLYOFFICE Document Server contains the following components:
- server - the backend server software layer which is the base for all other components of ONLYOFFICE Document Server.
- core - server core components of ONLYOFFICE Document Server which enable the conversion between the most popular office document formats (DOC, DOCX, ODT, RTF, TXT, PDF, HTML, EPUB, XPS, DjVu, XLS, XLSX, ODS, CSV, PPT, PPTX, ODP).
- sdkjs - JavaScript SDK for the ONLYOFFICE Document Server which contains API for all the included components client-side interaction.
- web-apps - the frontend for ONLYOFFICE Document Server which builds the program interface and allows the user create, edit, save and export text, spreadsheet and presentation documents using the common interface of a document editor.
- dictionaries - the dictionaries of various languages used for spellchecking in ONLYOFFICE Document Server.
- sdkjs-plugins - the add-ons for ONLYOFFICE Document Server used for the developers to add specific functions to the editors which are not directly related to the OOXML format.
ONLYOFFICE Document Server includes the following editors:
- ONLYOFFICE Document Editor
- ONLYOFFICE Spreadsheet Editor
- ONLYOFFICE Presentation Editor
The editors allow you to create, edit, save and export text, spreadsheet and presentation documents and additionally have the features:
- Collaborative editing
- Hieroglyph support
- Reviewing
- Spell-checking
ONLYOFFICE offers different versions of its online document editors that can be deployed on your own servers.
ONLYOFFICE Docs (packaged as Document Server):
- Community Edition (
onlyoffice-documentserverpackage) - Enterprise Edition (
onlyoffice-documentserver-eepackage) - Developer Edition (
onlyoffice-documentserver-depackage)
The table below will help you to make the right choice.
* If supported by DMS
** End-to-end encryption via Private Rooms requires ONLYOFFICE Workspace
The easiest way to install ONLYOFFICE Document Server is to use the Docker image. You can also install it from the repository or compile it from source code. The following documentation is available to the community depending on the way you choose:
- Compiling ONLYOFFICE Document Server for a local server
- Installing ONLYOFFICE Document Server Linux version
- Installing ONLYOFFICE Document Server Windows version
- Installing ONLYOFFICE Document Server Docker version
ONLYOFFICE Docs packaged as Document Server is a part of ONLYOFFICE Workspace that also includes ONLYOFFICE Groups packaged as Community Server, Mail Server, Control Panel and Talk (instant messaging app).
It can also be integrated with third-party sync and share solutions.
Official website: https://www.onlyoffice.com
Code repository: https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/DocumentServer
Docker Image: https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/Docker-DocumentServer
License: GNU AGPL v3.0
ONLYOFFICE Docs on official website: https://www.onlyoffice.com/office-suite.aspx
ONLYOFFICE Workspace on official website: https://www.onlyoffice.com/workspace.aspx
List of available integrations: https://www.onlyoffice.com/all-connectors.aspx
If you have any problems with or questions about ONLYOFFICE Document Server, please visit our official forum to find answers to your questions: forum.onlyoffice.com or you can ask and answer ONLYOFFICE development questions on Stack Overflow.