Need a recommendation that replaces Google drive and Google Docs. This is for a writer so it's all about sharing word processing documents between different machines and different locations.
Discussion
Notion?
Nextcloud?
Nextcloud on your nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll server. It’s not plug and play but as close as you can get.
Well, if the writer is the only one editing the files, keeping them on a thumb drive is an option. Then use whatever editor they like (Libre Office for example)
Proton drive
Proton has been advertising their new word processor web app and hosted storage
If you just need something to write notes and organizing your thoughts you can try obsidian. Otherwise the proton suite has a cloud service you can upload to. If you need higher security you can self host your own file browser on @start9
If they’re looking for more tailored homelab options, there’s nextcloud/owncloud or seafile or syncthing but be prepared to dyor and fix your own problems.
I run Nextcloud, but back it up with protonmail. I auto backup my Obsidian notes to Nextcloud to integrate it, but I prefer HedgeDocs for he Google Docs-esque documents.
https://docstr.app/ is pretty good, but I haven't tested it enough to really vouch for it. I haven't even tried private documents.
Keet is the easiest way to share files between all your own computers, but I'm not sure it's conducive to collaboration just yet.
NextCloud or StandardNotes (if only word docs)
Proton is catching up quickly. They just rolled out Docs recently so it still needs polish, but their version of Drive is mature.
GitHub plus markdown editor like Typora
My goto here is Nextcloud with Collabora. Can access on my desktop, laptop, and phone.
I ditched Google apps and services years ago went with Nextcloud. Used it to replace Drive, Docs, Notes, Photos, etc. Takes a few minutes to get everything set up but then you host your own data and are able to share it if you decide you want to that.
