Overview
ONLYOFFICE Docs (formerly Document Server) provides browser-based editors for documents, spreadsheets, presentations, forms, and PDFs with real-time collaboration and strong Office Open XML compatibility. It can be embedded into systems such as ownCloud, Seafile, Moodle, and Odoo. The latest release checked is v9.4.0.
Features and best fit
Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:
Edit office documents, forms, and PDFs in one web editing environment
The suite covers documents, spreadsheets, presentations, PDF forms and editing, with collaboration features such as comments, review, change tracking, and version history.
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Embed editors into existing storage/business systems and extend them with plugins
ONLYOFFICE Docs can serve as the editing layer for third-party sync/share and business systems, while plugin APIs extend editor functionality.
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For organizations adding Office-compatible web editing to an existing file platform
It fits architectures where storage and identity stay in another system while ONLYOFFICE provides browser editing and collaboration.
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Review feature and licensing differences across Community, Enterprise, and Developer editions
Community Edition is free under GNU AGPLv3 and is listed with a recommendation of up to 20 users; clusterization, admin panel, mobile web editors, and other capabilities differ by edition. Enterprise and Developer editions are proprietary, while Developer adds services such as Document Builder and Automation API.
Official sources
- [1]ONLYOFFICE/DocumentServer repository(2026-09-18)
- [2]ONLYOFFICE Docs Readme(2026-09-18)
- [3]ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer LICENSE(2026-09-18)
- [4]ONLYOFFICE DocumentServer v9.4.0 release(2026-09-18)
Supplemental curator note
ONLYOFFICE Docs is not primarily a file-storage service; it is an online editing engine that can be embedded into systems such as ownCloud, Seafile, Moodle, and Odoo. Community Edition is AGPLv3 while Enterprise and Developer editions are proprietary.
Try it in 3 steps
- 1
Get the source
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/DocumentServer.git - 2
Enter the repository
cd DocumentServer - 3
Check the official steps
Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.
find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Growth
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Development activity
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GitHub data
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GitHub Topics
- onlyoffice
- office
- word
- excel
- spreadsheet
- presentation
- docx
- xlsx
- pptx
- doc
- xls
- ppt
- Stars
- 6,910
- Forks
- 1,308
- Watchers
- 164
- Open issues
- 1,141
- Primary language
- Shell
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Repository last updated
- Jul 22, 2026
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