---
title: Document Collaboration
icon: material/account-group
description: Most online office suites do not support end-to-end encryption, meaning the cloud provider has access to everything you do.
cover: document-collaboration.webp
---

<small>Protects against the following threat(s):</small>

- [:material-server-network: Service Providers](basics/common-threats.md#privacy-from-service-providers){ .pg-teal }

Most online **document collaboration** platforms like Google Drive do not support end-to-end encryption, meaning the cloud provider has access to everything you do. The provider's privacy policy may legally protect your rights, but it does not provide technical access constraints.

## CryptPad

<div class="admonition recommendation" markdown>

![CryptPad logo](assets/img/document-collaboration/cryptpad.svg){ align=right }

**CryptPad** is a private-by-design alternative to popular, full-fledged office suites. All content on this web service is E2EE and can be shared with other users easily.

[:material-star-box: Read our latest CryptPad review.](https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/02/07/cryptpad-review)

[:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://cryptpad.fr){ .md-button .md-button--primary }
[:octicons-eye-16:](https://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/view/GcNjAWmK6YDB3EO2IipRZ0fUe89j43Ryqeb4fjkjehE){ .card-link title="Privacy Policy" }
[:octicons-server-16:](https://cryptpad.org/instances){ .card-link title="Public Instances" }
[:octicons-info-16:](https://docs.cryptpad.fr){ .card-link title="Documentation" }
[:octicons-code-16:](https://github.com/xwiki-labs/cryptpad){ .card-link title="Source Code" }
[:octicons-heart-16:](https://opencollective.com/cryptpad){ .card-link title="Contribute" }

</details>

</div>

## Kriter

**Please note we are not affiliated with any of the projects we recommend.** In addition to [our standard criteria](about/criteria.md), we have developed a clear set of requirements to allow us to provide objective recommendations. Bir projeyi kullanmayı seçmeden önce bu listeye aşina olmanızı ve sizin için doğru seçim olduğundan emin olmak için kendi araştırmanızı yapmanızı öneririz.

### Minimum Gereksinimler

- Must be open source.
- Must make files accessible via WebDAV unless it is impossible due to E2EE.
- Must have sync clients for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
- Must support document and spreadsheet editing.
- Must support real-time document collaboration.
- Must support exporting documents to standard document formats (e.g. ODF).

### En İyi Durum

En iyi durum kriterlerimiz, bu kategorideki mükemmel bir projede görmek istediklerimizi temsil etmektedir. Önerilerimiz bu işlevlerden herhangi birini veya tamamını içermeyebilir, ancak içerenler bu sayfada diğerlerinden daha üst sıralarda yer alabilir.

- Should store files in a conventional filesystem.
- Should support TOTP or FIDO2 multifactor authentication support, or passkey logins.
