ONLYOFFICE

2024. ONLYOFFICE Docs gets PDF forms



The new version ONLYOFFICE Docs 8.0 allows to create complex forms in PDF and fill them out online, in the desktop and mobile apps. To build fillable PDF forms, use DOCXF templates. This file format allows inserting various types of fields and adjusting them to make your form look as you need it. Like in a regular document, you can work with text applying any styling and formatting as well as collaborate on forms together with your team. Also in version 8.0 the developers have added Goal Seek in the spreadsheets. If you know the result that you want from a formula, but are not sure what input value the formula needs to get that result, you can use this function. Another new feature - Chart wizard - displays a list of the recommended chart types and a preview for all types of charts based on the selected data.


2017. ONLYOFFICE integrates with SharePoint



ONLYOFFICE, that competes with Microsoft Office and other alternatives, released an app for SharePoint. So from now companies running SharePoint Server can use the most complete online office suite in SharePoint web interface. ONLYOFFICE is an open-source solution, free for up to 20 users that can be deployed on your private network. It promises 100% compatible with Microsoft Office formats and allows to collaboratively work on Word and Excel documents with a really complex formatting. Besides document editors it provides document management, email client, calendar, project management and community.


2014. Teamlab opens source code and changes name to ONLYOFFICE



Teamlab, the collaboration service, has always dreamed of becoming Office—ever since it launched its own online office document editor. It's really quite good, and that's what Teamlab decided to focus on. At one point, they even changed their name to Teamlab Office. But even that wasn't enough. Yesterday (in honor of its 4th birthday), Teamlab was renamed to ONLYOFFICE. Although, as you can see from the website's main page, the developers don't hide the fact that, in addition to Office, the service includes CRM, project management tools, and document management. In addition to renaming, the developers decided to completely open-source the service. They say it's so users can be confident in the product's security. So now, if you want to install ONLYOFFICE on your own server, you can do so completely free of charge.


2013. Teamlab launches free alternative to Google Docs and MS Office



Online service Teamlab is know not only for its collaboration and business management features, but also for cool online document editors that can be well compared to Google Docs, MS Office Web Apps or Zoho Docs. But until now these editors where available only for Teamlab paid users. Today TeamLab is launching a free productivity tool Teamlab Personal - an alternative to Google Drive, Skydrive and Zoho Docs. It's a cloud file storage with office editors. Teamlab says that it combines reach formatting features from MS Office with collaboration tools from Google Docs. The service allows to upload and edit Word, Excel, PowerPoint from your computer and even pull docs from other online services: Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, Box (note that the last three services have their own document editors). You can share files with colleagues, co-edit and comment them in real time and embed documents to your web page.


2012. TeamLab updated its Projects module



Teamlab, a web service for collaborative project, document and client relationship management, is launching an updated version of its Projects module. More flexible configuration options in the Projects module allow you to prioritize work, create subtasks and pause projects. Multiple assignees can now be assigned to each task. Each registered portal user now receives individual access rights for each module. This makes it possible to engage third-party specialists in project work and improves the security of business data stored in the system. More convenient data sorting has been implemented in all lists created using Ajax technology. Users who prefer to retain the familiar design of the service can quickly switch from the new version to the previous one.


2010. TeamLab - free alternative to Basecamp



Latvian service Teamlab is now available. It's a very interesting solution for collaboration and project management, often compared to Basecamp. Teamlab is available either as a free SaaS service (with virtually no restrictions) or as an installable open-source system (again, free). Considering that Teamlab is a truly high-quality solution, comparable in functionality to Basecamp, one wonders: why such generosity? According to the developer, Teamlab was created for their own needs and they liked it so much that they decided to share their enthusiasm with others. The company hopes to attract third-party developers to develop the product and gain popularity through free users to truly compete with Basecamp in the global market. Then they plan to introduce paid features (while promising that the open-source version will remain free forever).