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CryptPad Document 💝✒️🌐
Open-source collaboration suite with a strong emphasis on privacy. Most instances have this word processor. Allows for real-time collaboration.
GMX Online Office 💝✒️🌐🍎🤖
Free, online word processor. The free GMX account comes with 2 GB of storage, and it does not appear that you can do real-time collaboration with this tool, but you are able to edit things via their email website or app.
Zoho Writer 💝🌐🍎🤖🍏🪟🐧
Free online word processor. Not as privacy-focused as some options, but it does allow for real-time collaboration.
Nextcloud Write 💝🌐
You can choose a provider from the link, but you should get at least 2 GB of cloud storage. There is both a simple note-taking tool, and a more advanced word processor. No real-time collaboration, unfortunately.
SSuite 💝🌐
Stored locally, but accessible online or via downloaded software, depending on which you choose. Does not allow for real-time collaboration. There are several word processors.
LibreOffice Writer 💝📵✒️🍏🪟🐧
Free, open-source word processor, similar to Microsoft Word. It does need to be downloaded to a computer, so it is not feasible for real-time collaboration.
Apache OpenOffice Writer 💝📵✒️🍏🪟🐧
Free, open-source word processor, similar to Microsoft Word. It does need to be downloaded to a computer, so it is not feasible for real-time collaboration.
Ellipsus 💝✒️🌐
Free, online writing collaboration website. Founded in/based in Germany, and vocally opposed to generative AI. It is only in the browser, and from my experience, the mobile navigation is pretty good.
Proton Docs 💝🌐🍎🤖🍏🪟
Free, online writing website and app (accessible via the Proton Drive app).
Etherpad 💝✒️🌐
An open-source project with many public instances you can use. Etherpad is more of a notetaking tool than a full word processor, but it allows for real-time collaboration.
Obsidian 💝🍎🤖🍏🪟🐧
Notetaking tool that allows you to organize many small notes in "vaults". Obsidian is stored locally, not on cloud.
HackMD 💝🌐
Notetaking tool that allows for cloud storage and real-time collaboration. It has formatting options for tables diagrams, and other useful tools. Allows for three collaborators on the free tier.
Writty 💝🌐🍏
Notetaking webapp with local document storage (no real-time collaboration). Additional features are available with the macOS app ($13 one-time purchase), but it can be used in the browser on any device.
Bean 💝📵✒️🍏
Word processor for macOS, with no real time collaboration.
Growly Write 💝📵✒️🍏
Word processor for macOS, with no real time collaboration.
Jarte 💝📵✒️🪟
Word processor for Windows, with no real time collaboration.
AbleWord 💝📵✒️🪟
Word processor for Windows, with no real time collaboration. Also can be used for PDF editing.
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