Selfhosted @lemmy.world fikran @lemm.ee 3w ago

Web-based Document Editor?

Hi all,

What fast but functional document editor do you recommend? I would like to add custom fonts and do some page layout work, but otherwise nothing too fancy.

Suggestions?

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OnlyOffice is probably going to be your best bet.
- Why not libreoffice
  
  Edit: I believe it’s maintained unlike the former
  
  OnlyOffice is not the unmaintained OpenOffice.
  
  Thanks for the correction
  
  So, LibreOffice can be used over the Internet in a web browser?
  
  https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/libreoffice
  
  I believe so.
  
  Ah, I see. Not as native web application, though.
  
  They’re using Alpine Linux, install X and Openbox and Xvnc and serve KasmVNC via Nginx and connect via KasmVNC to that X instance. LibreOffice is started in fullscreen and looks like a slightly blurry web application.
  
  But in reality it is just a regular desktop installation with some extra things.
  
  @fikran@lemm.ee, maybe this is a solution? I wouldn’t recommend it because it’s not really a web-based document editor.
  
  Oh that looks horrible, never mind!
  
  Usually you just see LibreOffice and nothing else, so it’s fine, I guess. Not a web-based editor, but usable.
  
  I use Collabora CODE, which is an online version of LibreOffice. I don't know a ton about the technical details, but I'm pretty sure it does server side rendering.
  
  Here's a guide to configure it with Nextcloud.
- As long as you’re okay with an interface that slavishly clones the terrible MS-Word ribbon bar.
  
  Okay, what would be your alternative?
  
  I’m not a huge fan of Google as a company, but Google Docs seems to be the first and only one that actually put some new thought into how to organize their toolbar, so that’s my go-to.
  
  Edit: thinking a little further, my other go-tos are Overleaf or Typst. Those do require that you be okay with a non-wysiwyg editor of course, but they are excellent.

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