OnlyOffice

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OnlyOffice
Developer Ascensio System SIA
Initial release31 July 2009;16 years ago (2009-07-31)
Stable release
9.1.0 [1]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg / 15 October 2025
Repository github.com/ONLYOFFICE
Written in HTML, JavaScript, C++
Operating system Windows, Linux, MacOS, [2] Android and iOS [3]
Available in45 languages [4]
Type Productivity software
License
Website www.onlyoffice.com

OnlyOffice, stylized as ONLYOFFICE, is a productivity software suite developed by Ascensio System SIA, a Latvian software company founded in 2009. It is available as an open source community edition and a proprietary enterprise edition. Initially introduced as a project management and collaboration platform called TeamLab, it was rebranded as ONLYOFFICE in 2014 with a focus on online document editing and office productivity. [5] [6]

Contents

The suite includes applications for word processing (Document Editor), spreadsheets (Spreadsheet Editor), presentations (Presentation Editor), PDF files viewing and editing (PDF Viewer and Editor), form creation, and diagram visualization. [2] It natively supports the Office Open XML formats (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx, etc.). [7]

ONLYOFFICE is available as both a cloud service and a self-hosted software, with deployment options for Linux and Windows servers, as well as desktop clients for Windows, macOS, and Linux, [8] and mobile apps for iOS and Android. [3] The suite also integrates with platforms such as Nextcloud, ownCloud, Seafile and Confluence. [9] [10]

The software's Community Edition is distributed under the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL), while commercial editions with extended features and support are offered by Ascensio System SIA under a proprietary license. [11] [12]

ONLYOFFICE has been adopted by French government organizations, [13] and is available in 45 languages. [4]

History

In 2009, a group of software developers from Ascensio System SIA (Latvian-based) and New Communication Technologies (Russian-based) launched a project called TeamLab, a platform for internal team collaboration. [14]

In March 2012, TeamLab introduced the first HTML5-based online document editors at CeBIT. [15]

In July 2014, TeamLab Office was officially rebranded to OnlyOffice. [16] [17]

In March 2016, the developers released a free desktop application – OnlyOffice Desktop Editors. [18]

In August 2023, OnlyOffice opened a holding company in Singapore and incorporated all the existing branches (those in Latvia, US, UK, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Serbia) under the one brand. Ascensio System SIA was to become 100% owned by the British-based Ascensio System Ltd, which in its turn was to become 100% owned by OnlyOffice Capital Group Pte. Ltd. The beneficiaries of OnlyOffice Capital Group Pte. Ltd. are listed in the registry of Singapore companies by ACRA. [19]

In February 2023, [20] [21] OnlyOffice released the first version of the ChatGPT plugin. [22] In January 2024, version 1.1.4 of the plugin was released which provided new tools for document editing and access to GPT-4. [23]

In November 2024, [24] OnlyOffice launched Virtual Data Rooms for file security with automated indexing and content tracking. [25]

Organization

Based in Latvia, OnlyOffice owner Ascensio System SIA was a subsidiary of Russian-based New Communication Technologies. [26] Due to EU economic sanctions targeting Russia, European organizations that used the commercial version of OnlyOffice were prohibited from doing so. [27]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ONLYOFFICE-DesktopEditors-9.1.0". 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 Ionescu, Stefan (26 March 2022). "OnlyOffice review". TechRadar. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 "OnlyOffice official website". www.onlyoffice.com. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Languages available for Docs interface" . Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Organizing Secure Document Collaboration: How to Install OnlyOffice DocSpace Server on Linux | Linux Journal". www.linuxjournal.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "OnlyOffice Desktop Editors review: All your Microsoft Office editing needs in one app". PCWorld. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors make for a great in-house cloud-based document system". TechRepublic. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Nextcloud Hub: User tips (free PDF)". TechRepublic. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Productivity software ONLYOFFICE hits version 7". Theregister.com. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Docs Enterprise Edition FAQ - ONLYOFFICE". Docs Enterprise Edition FAQ - ONLYOFFICE. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "Ascensio System SIA's ONLYOFFICE" . Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "French city of Lyon ditching Microsoft for FOSS". Theregister.com. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "Microsoft Office, Google Docs beware: This open-source startup is after your users". ZDNET. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "W3C CEO calls HTML5 as transformative as early Web | IT World Canada News". www.itworldcanada.com. 6 March 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  16. ↑ "Entering a new stage under a new brand: Teamlab Has Grown into OnlyOffice". OnlyOffice Blog. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  17. ↑ O'Hear, Steve (9 January 2014). "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.
  18. ↑ "How to use plugins (add-ons) in OnlyOffice Desktop Editors". HowtoForge. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  19. ↑ "OnlyOffice opens a holding company in Singapore". OnlyOffice Blog. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "What is ChatGPT and how to use it". OnlyOffice Blog. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  21. ↑ "New plugins in OnlyOffice Docs: ChatGPT and Zoom". Seafile Community Forum. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  22. ↑ "OnlyOffice Adds ChatGPT and Zoom Integration". It's FOSS News. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  23. ↑ "Polish your texts with the new version of the ChatGPT plugin". OnlyOffice Blog. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  24. ↑ "How VDR in OnlyOffice DocSpace transforms data handling". ONLYOFFICE Blog. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  25. ↑ "OnlyOffice DocSpace 3.0 Released to Enhance Document Collaboration". 27 November 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  26. ↑ "Маскувався під латвійський. Як популярний в Україні сервіс OnlyOffice ховав російський слід". Економічна правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  27. ↑ 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.

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