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Shimo DocsCollabora Online
Freemium

Personal use and private deployment for up to five people are free; team and enterprise…

 Freemium

A free development edition exists. Supported production use requires a paid subscription.

macOS, Web, Self-hosted Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Real-time collaboration across documents, sheets and slides
  • Imports and exports Excel and PowerPoint files
  • Edits ODF and Office formats natively, with no conversion step
  • Integrates directly into Nextcloud and similar platforms
  • Interface and documentation are in Chinese
  • Cloud-centred, so files live on Shimo's servers unless self-deployed
  • Server-side rendering is resource hungry for many concurrent users
  • The free development edition has a user limit; production use is a paid subscription
Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web application
Closed source Open source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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