OnlyOffice

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OnlyOffice
Developer(s)Ascensio System SIA
Stable release
8.0.1[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 26 February 2024
Repositorygithub.com/ONLYOFFICE
Written inHTML, JavaScript, C++
Operating system
Available in25 languages
TypeOffice Suite, Project management, Collaboration, CRM, Document Management
License
Websitewww.onlyoffice.com

OnlyOffice (formerly TeamLab), stylized as ONLYOFFICE, is a free software office suite and ecosystem of collaborative applications. It consists of online editors for text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, forms and PDFs, and the room-based collaborative platform.

OnlyOffice is delivered either as SaaS or as an installation for deployment on a private network. Access to the system is provided through a private online portal.

Ownership[edit]

Based in Latvia, OnlyOffice owner Ascensio System SIA was a subsidiary of Russian-based New Communication Technologies.[2] Due to EU economic sanctions targeting Russia, European organizations that used the commercial version of OnlyOffice were prohibited from doing so.[3]

In August 2023, OnlyOffice announced a restructuring of its organization.[4] Ascensio System SIA was to become 100% owned by the British-based Ascensio System Ltd, which in its turn was to be 100% owned by OnlyOffice Capital Group Pte. Ltd, a Singaporean holding company.[5] The reason for registering the holding company was the need for incorporating all the existing branches under the OnlyOffice brand. The beneficiaries of OnlyOffice Capital Group Pte. Ltd. are listed in the registry of Singapore companies by ACRA.

OnlyOffice Docs[edit]

OnlyOffice includes an online editing suite called OnlyOffice Docs which comprises:

  • Document editor (styling and formatting tools, objects, table of contents, bookmarks, document comparison, mail merge, etc).
  • Spreadsheet editor (functions and formulas, table templates, named ranges, charts, equations, pivot tables, conditional formatting, macros, etc).
  • Presentation editor (formatting tools, objects, style options, transitions, animations, Presenter mode).
  • PDF editor (text annotations, including highlight, underline, cross out; comments, freehand drawings).
  • Form creator & filler (multiple fillable fields, extended field properties, export to PDF).

The suite also allows collaborative editing.[6] Communication tools include commenting, chatting, Zoom, Jitsi, and Rainbow plugins for audio and video calls.[7] The editors also provide revision history and change-tracking features.

The beta version of OnlyOffice Docs predecessor, Teamlab Document Editor, was introduced at CeBIT 2012 in Hannover. The product was built using Canvas, a part of HTML5 that allows dynamic, scriptable rendering of 2D shapes and bitmap images.[8]

The basic formats used by OnlyOffice Docs are OOXML (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX) and DOCXF and OFORM. Other types of supported formats (ODT, DOC, RTF, EPUB, MHT, HTML, HTM, ODS, XLS, CSV, ODP, PPT, DOTX, XLTX, POTX, OTT, OTS, OTP, XML, XPS, DjVu and PDF-A) are processed with inner conversion to DOCX, XLSX or PPTX if editing is possible.

The suite's functionality can be extended using plugins (side applications). Users can choose from the existing list of plugins or create their own applications using the provided API.[9] OnlyOffice Docs also supports integration via WOPI.[10]

OnlyOffice DocSpace[edit]

OnlyOffice DocSpace is a cloud collaboration platform by OnlyOffice that combines online editors and a sharing environment based on rooms.[11]

Rooms of different types can be created:

  • In Collaboration rooms, users have access to all editing tools in the editors and can freely access any content.
  • In Public rooms, it is possible to invite users via external links to allow them to view files without registration, as well as embed the room contents into web interfaces.
  • In Custom rooms, following roles can be granted: room manager, power user, viewer, editor, commenter, reviewer, and form filler, with corresponding level of access to the files in the room.

Along with various access levels, DocSpace admins can adjust the security settings to control the login procedure and prevent data leaks, including such options as 2FA and Single Sign-On, trusted mail domains and session lifetime, IP restriction, etc.[12]

OnlyOffice DocSpace integrations[edit]

For developers and integrators, OnlyOffice provides open API which allows integrating DocSpace into own web applications – both separate rooms or the whole space.[13]

Integration Developers Languages License Current version Features
Zoom Ascensio System SIA C#, HTML, CSS GNU AGPL v3.0 1.2.0
  • Collaborating on office documents during Zoom Meetings
  • Managing files between meetings via the DocSpace account
WordPress Ascensio System SIA PHP, JavaScript, CSS GPL-2.0 1.0.1
  • Adding DocSpace rooms or files to the WordPress pages
  • Storing, editing, collaborating on documents without leaving the WordPress interface

Implemented AI technologies[edit]

In February 2023, OnlyOffice released the first version of the ChatGPT plugin[14] with a basic set of features, such as text generation based on a user’s prompt, question answering, translation, text summarization and conversation-style communication.[15]

In January 2024, version 1.1.4 of the plugin was released which provided new tools for document editing and access to GPT-4.[16]

Technology[edit]

OnlyOffice Docs (Document Server) maintains text document, spreadsheet, presentation, PDF, and form editors, and is technologically based on HTML5 Canvas, JavaScript SDK, and Node.js for server-side scripting.

OnlyOffice DocSpace is based on the .NET Core and the latest version of .NET for the server side, and React for the client side. Other technological components for the back-end include С#, MySQL, Kafka, ElasticSearch; for the front-end — ES6, CSS/SASS, Mobx, Styled-Components, i18next, Webpack 4/5.

OnlyOffice Workspace comprises Document Server, Community Server, and Mail Server. The Community Server is written in ASP.NET for Windows and in Mono for Linux and distributions. The Mail Server is based on the iRedMail package which consists of Postfix, Dovecot, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, OpenDKIM, Fail2ban.

Desktop and mobile apps[edit]

OnlyOffice Desktop is an offline version of OnlyOffice editing suite.[17] The desktop application supports collaborative editing features when connected to the portal,[18] Nextcloud, ownCloud,[19] kDrive,[20] Seafile,[21] or Liferay. It is offered free of charge for both personal and commercial usage.

The desktop editors are cross-platform available for Windows XP or later (x86 and x64), Debian, Ubuntu and RPM-based Linux distributions, macOS 10.10 and newer, including computers built on Apple Silicon. Besides platform-specific versions there is also a portable option. OnlyOffice Desktop Editors are available for installation as Flatpak, snap and AppImage packages on Linux.

In early 2019, OnlyOffice announced the launch of a developer preview of end-to-end encryption of documents (files themselves, online editing and collaboration) that involves blockchain technology and is included in the functionality of the desktop suite.[22] In 2020, the developers announced Private Rooms based on AES-256 algorithm and RSA asymmetric encryption.[23]

OnlyOffice Desktop Editor is available by default in the following operating systems:

Name Availability
Br OS Pre-installed
Cutefish OS Available in official store
Deepin Available in official store
Escuelas Linux Pre-installed
Linkat Pre-installed
Linspire Pre-installed
Linux Mint Available in official store
LinuxFX Pre-installed
Manjaro Available in Pamac
risiOS Pre-installed
SparkyLinux Pre-installed
Zorin OS Available in official store

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Release 8.0.1". 26 February 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Маскувався під латвійський. Як популярний в Україні сервіс OnlyOffice ховав російський слід". Економічна правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  3. ^ Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University (30 May 2023). "Software OnlyOffice will be switched to the Open-Source-Version | Zentrum für Datenverarbeitung". Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  4. ^ "ONLYOFFICE opens a holding company in Singapore". ONLYOFFICE Blog. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  5. ^ "ASCENSIO SYSTEM LIMITED persons with significant control - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  6. ^ O'Hear, Steve. "TeamLab, A Canvas-Based Document Editor, Wants To Send Microsoft Office 365 Back to the Drawing Board | TechCrunch". Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  7. ^ Africa, IT News (5 November 2022). "ONLYOFFICE Docs Review: A Reliable Document Collaboration Tool". IT News Africa | Business Technology, Telecoms and Startup News. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  8. ^ "W3C CEO calls HTML5 as transformative as early Web". IT World Canada. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  9. ^ "ONLYOFFICE connector | ownCloud marketplace". marketplace.owncloud.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  10. ^ "ONLYOFFICE Docs 6.4 Released With Conditional Formatting And WOPI Support". Itsubuntu.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  11. ^ Neeraj Paruthi (26 May 2023). "ONLYOFFICE DocSpace: The New and Better Way to Collaborate on Documents With Customers and Partners". MUO. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Organizing Secure Document Collaboration: How to Install ONLYOFFICE DocSpace Server on Linux | Linux Journal". www.linuxjournal.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  13. ^ "ONLYOFFICE Api Documentation - Overview". api.onlyoffice.com. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  14. ^ "ONLYOFFICE Adds ChatGPT and Zoom Integration". It's FOSS News. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  15. ^ Content, Partner (13 September 2023). "ChatGPT Plugin in ONLYOFFICE: Generate Texts, Images, Summarize, Translate and More". Beebom. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Polish your texts with the new version of the ChatGPT plugin". ONLYOFFICE Blog. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  17. ^ "OnlyOffice: An Open Source Microsoft Office Contender Worth Your Time". MakeUseOf. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  18. ^ "How to use plugins (add-ons) in ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors". howtoforge.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  19. ^ "ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors for Christmas | ONLYOFFICE Blog". 21 December 2018. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  20. ^ "ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors v7.0: moduli compilabili, nuova modalità di avvio, integrazione con kDrive e Liferay e molto altro". Aggregatore GNU/Linux e dintorni. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  21. ^ "How to Connect ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors v.6.3 to Your Seafile Server". Linux Today. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  22. ^ Brett, Charles (29 April 2019). "ONLYOFFICE – document collaboration via blockchain and encryption -". Enterprise Times. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  23. ^ "ONLYOFFICE Private Rooms: the ultimate security of document collaboration". 16 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

External links[edit]

Media related to Onlyoffice at Wikimedia Commons

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