Comparison with popular online editors

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Which online editor to choose for working on your document?

Let's open the file containing plain text without complex formatting in an online editor.

What else can be important?

desktop application

This is not as simple as it may seem

online editor

this word is placed in the third line instead of the fourth one (there are some other displacements here)

the second paragraph contains 6 lines while the original includes 7 ones

we do not see paragraph spacing3

2

1

3

2

1

3

2

1

Now let's apply more complicated formatting...

desktop application

headers and page numbers

multilevel lists

images and autoshapes

tables and charts

text wrap

... and try different online editors.

The file is not quite identical to the original

you'll have to search where's the header got to

the table and autoshape are essentially shifted

there are no paragraph background and border

text does not wrap around the image

the chart cannot be edited, it's just a picture

multilevel lists are not supported

desktop application online editor

images in the header are displaced

text is highlighted only, it's not the paragraph background

the autoshape is not displayed at all

the floating table can only be displayed as the inline one

the text in these cells is shifted

the chart cannot be edited

desktop application online editor

Some differences can be found here too

The attempt to open the file keeping the same formatting failed again

the header elements are placed otherwise than the original ones

text within the autoshape is missed

there is a problem with the table background display

the image overlaps text

the chart is represented as a picture; it overlaps text

desktop application online editor

desktop application

The file is displayed with great fidelity

online editor

When working with files (contracts, invoices etc.) containing complex formatting, you may be sure it will be preserved.

Why does the document look so differently in other editors?

ONLYOFFICE Editor is built in HTML5

unlike of other editors that use HTML4

own font metrics acquisition engine getting free access to pixels independent text drawing all elements are rendered accurately to a

pixel all desktop editor features can be

implemented in a browser

Documents always preserve the original formatting!

ONLYOFFICE provides features which are not currently available in other online editors

Capabilities ONLYOFFICE MS Office Online Google Drive Zoho Docs Open X-Change

Nonprinting Characters + - - + -

Use Rulers + - +/- +/- -

Pagination options + - +/- + -

Line Spacing options + + +/- + -

Custom Tab Stops + - + + -

Floating Tables + - - - -

Insert/Edit Autoshapes + - +/- +/- +/-

Group/Arrange Objects + - - - -

Insert/Edit Chart + - - - -

Section Breaks + - - - -

More information can be found on the official website http://www.onlyoffice.com/

Online editing without formatting loss

Work with large filesQuick processing of

multi-page documents

ONLYOFFICE Editors advantages

Enhanced toolsetDesktop functionality

available online

HTML5 Canvas100% view, edit, print equality

in any browser