Sync.in

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Sync.in
Developer(s) Cynapse
Type Collaborative real-time editor
Website sync.in

Sync.in was a web-based collaborative real-time editor, from Cynapse. [1] It allowed multiple people to edit the same text document simultaneously. Participants could see others' changes in real-time, [2] with each author's text in their own color. A chat box in the sidebar allowed participants to communicate.

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Sync.in was based [3] [4] on EtherPad that was acquired by Google [5] in December 2009, and released as open-source [6] later that month.

Sync.in used the Freemium financial model. Free service required no sign-up or registration and users could create unlimited public documents. Pro version was available in a Software as a service model and offered business-centric functions. [7]

As of May 2013, creation of public notes has been disabled on the sync.in domain.[ citation needed ]

Features

Anyone can create a new collaborative text document, known as a "note". Each note has its own URL, and anyone who knows this URL can edit the note and participate in the document collaboration. Users can invite their friends or colleagues by sharing the note URL using the "share this note" functionality provided in each note. Note, URLs can be shared by Email or other social networking sites [8] like Twitter, Facebook, Del.ici.ous, Digg, LinkedIn, Ping.fm and Cyn.in

The software auto-saves the document at each keystroke, while participants can permanently save specific versions at any time. A “time slider” feature [9] allows anyone to explore the history of the note and how it evolved to its current state. It is a screenshot video of the creation of the note, keystroke-by-keystroke. The final document can be downloaded in HTML, plain text, or a bookmark file. [10]

Sync.in Pro allows teams to create a secure site on a sync.in subdomain with users for everyone in the team. Notes are private to the team members, [11] and individual notes can be password protected. There is also an option to selectively make notes available to the world.

An Adobe Air-based desktop client [12] is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux and has enhanced features for Pro users. The desktop client lets users create new notes and launch notes directly from their desktop.

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References

  1. ↑ "Cynapse Releases Sync.in - A Real Time Web Based Document Collaboration and Conferencing Tool for Teams and Businesses" (Press release). Cynapse. 2010-04-20.
  2. ↑ "Sync.in - Editing Documents With Your Team In Real Time". KillerStartups.com. 2010-05-03. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  3. ↑ Josh Lowensohn (2010-05-11). "EtherPad dies this week: Here are six great clones". CNET Networks cnet news -- Webware. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
  4. ↑ Erez Zukerman (2010-05-04). "Sync.in is an EtherPad clone with some actual style". DownloadSquad.com. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
  5. ↑ Stephen Shankland (2009-12-04). "Google acquires EtherPad online collaboration tool". CNET Networks cnet news. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  6. ↑ Juan Carlos Perez (2009-12-18). "Google Releases EtherPad as Open Source to Calm Users". PCworld . Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  7. ↑ "Sync.in Pro features".
  8. ↑ MOin (2010-04-30). "Easily Make Collaborative Notes And Share With Various Social Media Sites With Sync.in". SmashingApps. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  9. ↑ Ruth Fleet (2010-05-21). "Sync.in: In Sync With Today's Collaborative Teams". Georgia Library Media Association. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
  10. ↑ Sree (2011-07-04). "Sync.in Collaborative Documents Real-Time Editor". TECK.IN. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  11. ↑ "Sync.in: Instant Collaboration On Documents Online". MakeUseOf.com.
  12. ↑ "Sync.in Desktop Client".
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