Microsoft 365
Google Docs
Privacy passport
- No tracking
- Yes
- Open source
- Yes
- Only you can read it
- On device
- No account
- Yes
- Free
- Yes
5 of 5 checks
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Private office suites
11 apps, each with a privacy passport
Online office tools let the provider see every document. Private options either run fully offline on your computer, encrypt documents in the browser, or run on a server you control. Offline suites are simplest; encrypted ones are best for working together.
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Free, offline, opens Office files
Privacy passport
- No tracking
- Yes
- Open source
- Yes
- Only you can read it
- Encrypted
- No account
- Optional
- Free
- Free plan
5 of 5 checks- Web
Shared docs and forms, encrypted
All 11 office suites
Passes
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11 of 11 apps
LibreOfficePick
App
Full offline office suite for documents, spreadsheets and slides, made by a non-profit.
- No tracking
- Open source
- Stays on device
- No account
- Free
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
CryptPadPick
Service8k
Collaborative documents, sheets, slides and forms encrypted in your browser, usable without an account.
- No tracking
- Open source
- End-to-end encrypted
- Account optional
- Free plan
- Web
Proton DriveAudited
Service
Swiss cloud drive where files, photos and the built-in Docs and Sheets are encrypted on your device before upload.
- Minimal tracking
- Partly open
- End-to-end encrypted
- Account needed
- Free plan
- Android
- iPhone
- Mac
- Windows
- Web
kDrive
Service
Swiss cloud drive from Infomaniak with online document editing, hosted and developed in Switzerland.
- Tracking not stated
- Partly open
- Provider can read it
- Account needed
- Free plan
- Android
- iPhone
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Web
Nextcloud
Self-hosted37.3k
Run your own cloud for files, calendars, notes and forms on a server you control, with apps for every device.
- No tracking
- Open source
- On your server
- Account needed
- Free
- Android
- iPhone
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Web
ONLYOFFICE
App7.1k
Office suite with strong Microsoft format support; free desktop editors and a self-hostable online version.
- Tracking not stated
- Open source
- Stays on device
- No account
- Free plan
- Android
- iPhone
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Web
Collabora Online
Self-hosted3.4k
LibreOffice-based online editing you host yourself or use through Nextcloud and other platforms.
- No tracking
- Open source
- On your server
- Account needed
- Free plan
- Android
- iPhone
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Web
Grist
Service12k
Spreadsheet-database hybrid that is open source and can be run on your own server.
- Tracking not stated
- Open source
- Provider can read it
- Account needed
- Free plan
- Web
Etherpad
Self-hosted18.6k
Real-time shared text editor you can host yourself, many public instances available.
- No tracking
- Open source
- On your server
- No account
- Free
- Web
HedgeDoc
Self-hosted7.5k
Self-hosted collaborative Markdown editor for meeting notes, shared docs and simple slides.
- No tracking
- Open source
- On your server
- Account optional
- Free
- Web
Docs (La Suite)
Self-hosted16.9k
Open-source collaborative editor developed by the French and German governments to host yourself.
- No tracking
- Open source
- On your server
- Account needed
- Free
- Web
What to check in office suites
- 1 Documents stay on your device or are encrypted end to end
- 2 Opens and saves Word, Excel and PowerPoint files well
- 3 Real-time collaboration without giving the host access
More in files & work
Cloud storageKeeps your files online so only you, not the provider, can open them15
File transferSends big files to someone without leaving copies readable by a middleman12
NotesHolds your notes and lists where only you can read them15
CalendarsKeeps your schedule private, from meeting titles to who you meet11
Forms & surveysCollects answers without handing respondents' data to an ad company9