#google docs alternative

[nvrfknlrnd2rd]

okay so google drive is being a lil sketchy w AI stuff and it frankly makes me just uncomfy enough to look for an alternative.

the one that i have landed on (for now) is obsidian bc it works nicely for what i typically use google docs for (outside of academic stuff for college) and the reviews on the app store were MUCH better than evernote, which i also considered. so here are a list of what i consider pros and cons

pros

the organization! the style of organization works really well for me personally, with folders and the ability to link to other notes. this helps me keep character development and world building uncluttered during the process

tagging! you can set tags within each file, or vault, in order to better find notes or graphics. i haven't explored this a ton yet BUT it seems promising especially when files get bigger and more complicated

themes! you can customize the colors and themes inside the app (im using 80s neon rn) which isnt super critical for me but is helpful for people who benefit from being able to change that (i personally just enjoy it)

free use of like 99% of the app! the app itself is free and no app features are "off limits" without payment. vvv

cons

does NOT sync automatically. you CAN sync between devices but it is an $8 monthly subscription which i just cant afford on top of other monthly payments rn. maybe one day. (other payment plan is a $50/year fee for commercial use and priority support)

a little complicated. theres no real tutorial so anything beyond basics i've figured out by hitting buttons until they did something. if youre up for a little trial n error learning or asking other people about it, its fine

#google docs alternative #google docs #obsidian app #writing #creative writing #writers #writers on tumblr

[unicornlovers10]

Do you guys (gender-neutral) know of a good alternative to Google Docs? I've been using it for years and I want to move my writing off of it. Because Google is planning to start this, and I don't want that to happen to my writing. Even if it's in a really rough state.

I should also explain my current writing system (as of August 2023). This is extremely simplified by the way, also there is some overlap between different programs/apps.

~My current writing system~

Google Docs: Online backup of drafts, random lore tidbits, practice drafts, chapter outlines, story arc outlines, character sheets, basic worldbuilding, etc. The bulk of my writing stuff happens here.

LibreOffice: Everything that Google Docs does but offline

Pluot: Lore, detailed worldbuilding, character sheets, story arc outlines, chapter outlines

Notion: Visualizing timelines, compiling everything into a "wiki"

Also, just to let you know, I'm on a pretty strict budget. So I can't afford the super-expensive programs or subscription services. I'd prefer to use something that's free, or super cheap.

#tia talks #degoogle #google docs alternative #google drive alternative #google docs alt #google drive alt #google alternative #google alt #r/degoogle #fic writer #writers #writer #tumblr writer #writeblr #writers on tumblr #normally i would ask this kind of question on my personal account #but my main has a wider reach #so i'm posting it there #/gen question #/genq #/gen #/genuine #/gen /srs #/serious #i am /srs #i'm /srs #/srs

[kippykasey]

A Google Docs alternative is LibreOffice (found here: www(.)libreoffice(.)org/ without all the parentheses) My computer guy actually introduced me to what I've recently learned is the previous version of that, OpenOffice! That one is really more like the store brand Microsoft Word; it's okay, it just kinda feels... off when using it. I haven't gotten the chance to use LibreOffice yet, but I hear nice things!

Ooo I totally forgot about OpenOffice. I used it a lot in like 2012ish. I'll have to check into LibreOffice. Thanks!

#google docs alternative

[deadal3x]

Help

Hey y'all, Currently trying to find a good, free Alternitve to Google Docs after learning about the whole "Google is stealing user data from drive users to train AI!" rumor. (I say Rumor because I do not know how true it is.)

I'd love recommendations, as long as they're free and can cross save across devices. (I'd also love a dark mode, but it's not required lol)

Thanks!!

#writing #google docs alternative #send writing help #I need an alternative #Google is stealing data I guess #having trouble writing comfortably on everything I've tried #I've tried Drop-box paper #It sucked imo #Writer things #writer problems #I need severe help #I have fics in progress #four more are being planned #what do I do?? #this is a cry for help

[the960writers]

Alternatives to google docs

For various reasons, this is now a hot topic. I'm putting my favorites here, please add more in your reblogs. I'm not pointing to Microsoft Word because I hate it.

Local on your computer:

1.

LibreOffice (https://www.libreoffice.org/), Win, Linux, Mac.

Looks like early 2000 Word, works great, imports all formats. Saves in OpenDocumentFormat. Combine with something like Dropbox for Cloud Backup.

2.

FocusWriter (https://gottcode.org/focuswriter/) Win, Linux.

Super customizable to make it look pretty, all toolbars hide to be as non-distracting as possible. Can make typewriter sounds as you type, and you can set daily wordcount goals. Saves in OpenDocumentFormat. Combine with something like Dropbox for Cloud Backup.

3.

Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview) Win, Mac, iOS

The lovechild of so many writers. Too many things to fiddle with for me, but I'm sure someone else can sing its praises. You can put the database folder into a Dropbox folder for cloud saving (but make sure to always close the program before shutting down).

Web-based:

4.

Reedsy bookeditor (https://reedsy.com/write-a-book) Browser based, works on Firefox on Android. Be aware that they also have a TOS that forbids pornography on publicly shared documents.

My current writing program. Just enough features to be helpful, not so many that I start fiddling. Writing is chapter based, exports to docx, epub, pdf. You can share chapters (for beta reading) with other people registered at Reedsy.

5.

Novelpad (https://novelpad.co/) Browser based.

Looks very promising, there's a youtuber with really informative videos about it (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHN8TnwjG1g). I wanted to love it, but the editor didn't work on Firefox on my phone. It might now, but I'm reluctant to switch again.

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So, this is my list. Please add more suggestions in reblogs.

#writing software #writing tools #gdocs #gdocs alternatives #google docs #libreoffice #focuswriter #scrivener #reedsy editor #novelpad

[yasmeensh]

Finally got to paint something a little more proper for my project. Paleolithic kids see a dragon come down from the sky 🐉

a few more doodles of my OCs Tam Kujo below >>

drew this one in the span of three days during class time :p. A few lines here and there while I wait for the prof to set up the slides and start the class. Kept going until I felt like not adding anymore.

two more

#personal project #OCs #stone age project #paleolithic #neanderthal #I don't know what to tag this project tbh #Tam and Kujo #I can't believe I've settled for final names #but believe it or not.... no final story #my google docs is full of story ideas that I can't commit to #I can't decide on one and make it the fate of this project!!!! #There are so many alternatives!!! So many things that COULD be done #so I decided to forget about having a concrete storyline and just get back to drawing fun things that spark my imagination #I find myself getting more ideas while I'm drawing #I'm drawing the mountain and then I think ah... there will be a very mysterious cave here. yes #I'll probably need to continue writing different ideas until I find one that sticks for a very very long time #ALSO THE NINTENDO DIRECT? #I couldn't breathe after #I had class right after the direct and i couldn't focus #totk is coming lets goooooooo

[haveyoureadthisbook-poll]

as the first polls are coming to an end I'd really like to make a list like 'books tumblr has read' somewhere, but i dont know which platform would be suitable

on goodreads everyone can add to lists (i think) which would be against the point and on storygraph you cant even create lists...

Does anyone have an idea?

#i dont really want to do a google doc but if there are no alternatives i will ig #it would be better if the lost was on a book platform #maintenance

[sesamenom]

in light of Recent Events: i do not currently have other socials but, in case of mass bans/site crashes/whatever, you can reach me for conversations, commissions, or anything else at [email protected]

#not silm #not art #my stuff #if i ever end up leaving tumblr and a good alternative site doesnt show up i might just do the 'google doc with the mutuals' thing lol #or make a really long email chain to send art/fics/comments to each other

[decadent-lemon-cakes]

Mulan Family Tree

Pictured below is the family tree for Fa Mulan a long while before 434 AD to 980 AD.

495 AD

Fa Mulan is born to two loving parents. A mother named Fa Li and a father named Fa Zhou. The family (including Grandmother Fa) resides on a beautiful farm in a small village in The Empire of Cathay.

511 AD

Now 16, Fa Mulan goes to see the Matchmaker in hopes of being titled a "perfect bride". Unfortunately it goes horribly wrong and she is cast out by the Matchmaker. She swiftly returns home distraught where her father comforts her. Doubly unfortunately, the Emperor's Counselor has arrived to conscript one man from every household to fight a rising Rouran invasion. Unwilling to let her injured father go to war, Mulan takes his place.

On the way to the war camp Mulan is startled by her guardian Mushu. He is going to help her become a war hero (unbeknownst to her), and help keep her alive. At the war camp Mulan comes up with the masculine name, Fa Ping and immediately makes enemies of her fellow conscripts. General Li leaves with all the experienced soldiers to fight Shan Yu. It is now up to Captain Li Shang to train all the inexperienced soldiers for battle. Li Shang shoots an arrow on top of a pole and tells the soldiers that they will need discipline and strength (represented by two weights) to reach the arrow. Over the next couple of months Mulan and her fellow soldiers become friends and get quite proficient during training. All of this culminates when Mulan retrieves the arrow and the army is summoned to the front lines by "General Li".

512 AD

The army passes through many villages on the way to meet General Li. Their carefree attitude is dashed upon seeing the burnt village and the massacre where Li Shang's father is found dead. The army then heads for the Tung Shao Pass in hopes of meeting Shan Yu and his Rouran army before they reach the Imperial City. Unfortunately Mushu sets off a cannon exposing their position to Shan Yu and his army. In a move both brilliant and idiotic, Mulan buries the entire Rouran army under an avalanche by shooting a cannon at a nearby mountain. Unfortunately Mulan is injured and it is revealed that she is actually a woman pretending to be a male soldier. Instead of being executed for high treason, Li Shang spares her life and leaves her in the mountain pass.

Mulan decides to go home but spots a small group of Rouran (including Shan Yu) that survived the avalanche making their way to the Imperial City. She races to intercept Li Shang to warn him but is met with indifference and coldness. She is ultimately proven right when the surviving Rourans kidnap the Emperor and lock themselves in the Palace. Mulan quickly devises a plan and is joined by Li Shang and her three friends to rescue the Emperor. The group manage to knock out the Rouran guards and free the Emperor. Unfortunately Mulan is chased by Shan Yu onto the roof. Mulan uses her ingenuity to instead trap him on the roof and Mushu uses a firework to finally kill Shan Yu.

Mulan is offered a position on the Emperors Council but declines. So instead the Emperor gives Mulan his medallion so her family will know what she has done for him and Shan Yu's sword so the world will know what she has done for the Empire of Cathay. She returns home and is met by her father who immediately embraces her. Li Shang arrives not long after in hopes of starting a relationship with Mulan.

520 AD

After many years of seeing the Empire, discovering what makes her happy, and being employed as the Emperor's Councilmember, Mulan and Shang marry and start a family.

980 AD

Another prominent figure is born in the Li family, descended from Fa Mulan and Li Shang named Li Chen.

The Empire of Cathay (~2070 BC – 1911 AD) to China (1911 AD – Present)

Pictured below is the approximate geographical map for the Empire of Cathay in 511 AD.

This Empire was founded in ~2070 BC and has gone through many different names and changes from that time. The most recent of which takes place in 1911 AD with the dissolution of the Empire and the formation of the country; China (pictured below; the red with yellow dots and the yellow with red dots).

Additional Information

I have spent almost two years on this massive project now and I'm so glad I can finally share it! Mulan was quite difficult to add to the tree as she is Chinese and most Disney characters are white. I eventually found a loophole after adding non-Disney characters after running out of Disney characters to add and getting bored. Mulan was picked to go first via the poll that was done so I'll do the rest of the Princess's on the poll in their popularity order. I'm also new to Tumblr so let me know if the formatting is weird and needs improving. Thanks for reading!

#mulan #disney princess #disney #family tree #disney movies #Disney family tree #li shang #mushu #alternate universe #alternate history #still a work in progress #I've been working on this for years #I'm a Disney historian now #Family Echo my beloved #Google Docs my beloved #MapChart my beloved #Inkscape my beloved

[nvrfknlrnd2rd]

im doing some reading about the whole google, ai, data scraping situation (articles mostly) in my pursuit of a suitable substitute bc holy balls i just want to write my silly little stories without the anxiety of it being STOLEN making it impossible.

that being said, here's an article that helped me at least sort of understand whats going on as well as offering some alternatives

i have not tried any of the programs suggested yet so if you have and have anything to note about them, please leave them in the replies so i can read them <3 this situation w google sucks but at least im learning about different word processors out there

#writing #writers #google docs #google docs alternative #google docs ai

[ifindus]

if you don't have access to word, is there a way to write directly into ao3?

You can always write directly into ao3 where you go to post, and some people prefer this, but be aware that it doesn't automatically save and won't save if you close the tab. Ao3 encourage you to have a back-up copy of what you write there in the "work text". So it is possible to write directly on ao3, but I would recommend writing elsewhere to avoid loss of the text.

#not hetalia #ao3 help #google docs could be a free alternative to word? #I'm not too familiar with different writing programs 😅 #perk of being a student: free microsoft products

[nonsensicallyhere]

Google Docs but I don't use it for documents

#google docs #google #docs #tmc #tmc art #the mandela catalogue fanart #the mandela catalogue #tmc adam #tmc gabriel #alternate gabriel #adam murray #archangel gabriel

[minu-moni]

Looking for possible alternatives for Google Docs

Considering the state of the world currently and especially regarding AI, I wanted to get a hold on possible alternatives for Google Docs, but nothing I’ve seen so far has appealed to me

I’m looking for apps that might be used for writing with these features:

1. Mobile portability

I write primarily using my phone, but to post stuff on ao3 I need to use the computer because the interface is awful on mobile, so it has to be an app I could use both on my phone and on my computer.

2. Offline usage

I don’t always have internet and don’t want to lose all progress I might have done offline.

3. Free or cheap (preferably free)

I’m Brazilian. Everything that costs a dollar will cost FIVE TIMES the price to me, so I’m not doing the bullshit that Scrivener does that would force me to pay for TWO licenses, which would unironically cost HALF the money I make in a month. It’s either free or under 100 reais (about 20 dollars, but the number might go down if the dollar gets more expensive).

4. Simple and ORGANIZED interface

I’m a slow learner and frankly don’t care about fancy writing stuff that I’m never gonna use. Please, I don’t want those apps that have a shit ton of stuff splashed on the screen, they’ll just confuse me more than anything and I’ll never use any of that trash. Just give me a word counter and I’ll be happy.

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For now I’m sticking with Google docs, it’s the best option to me even if it starts lagging after about 40k words. It seems better than every other option I’ve come across.

But if anyone knows of a better app I could use, please let me know! 🙏🙏🙏

#writblr #writing #writing apps #Google docs #suggestions #alternatives #writing struggles

[theoryofwhatnow]

still writing my fic, and it’s going well. i want you to know that it is Dead Boy Detectives AU (or was at least inspired by that story from the sandman) and this piece of artwork essentially sums it all up

#this is an alternate cover for one of the dbd comics i believe btw #ill try to find the artist #but seriously #the gaping hole on the right side of his face and the glossed over eyes #you would think i based nigel’s description off of this artwork but oddly enough i found it after i established how i wanted him to look #of course the the bullet wound would be much higher on his cheek #probably directly below the eye due to his face being pressed directly up against the barrel #but i thought i would share anyway #also i don’t have good docs or word on my macbook #*google docs (too lazy to rewrite that tag) #so if anyone could recommend any free alternative that’d be wonderful! #first draft is in my notes app as of rn 😭 #like minds #nigel colbie #alex forbes #murderous intent

[adamprrishcycle]

The trees know Adam by name, or something like it. There’s a word that means him, though it’s not a word you can actually say out loud. They know him in a similar way to how Adam knows himself, which is entirely and not at all.

I’m fine, I’m just pondering adam parrish’s identity crisis for fun

#I’ve been at this for a while now #just staggering round in google docs #like slowly losing my mind #it’s post greywaren alternate universe/storyline #just my excuse to isolate adam so I can take him apart like a biro #when you unscrew the top and bottom #and pull the ink out and you’ve just got the clear plastic tube left #just take it apart and look at it #I should probably explain my concept better and see if anyone wanted to read it #but this is all I have to offer #adam parrish #pynch #trc #the raven cycle #tdt #the dreamer trilogy #text #greywaren

[ovenstavern]

Alts to google docs

google data scraping docs and EVERYTHING is my 13th reason (they even got gmail too :((()

anyhoo. here’s alts to google docs bc ill be damned if richy rich people with ai take writers ideas and use it as their own

- OfficeSuite is pretty cool. Its what im currently using and you dont have to pay for anything unless you want some add-on. It’s basically microsoft word but you dont have to pay anything

- Word docs is... ok, in my experience. I used it in my ye olde days when I began writing fanfiction. However, you gotta pay to download and I’m too cheap to spend a dime to write two dudes kissing :/

- Scriviner: I never used this software, and it’s not free. However, I heard a bunch of positive reviews and their format looks nice so do with that information as you will

- Reedsy: accessible everywhere, free, and can export to paperback. I use it to quadruple and quintuple backup my works :)))

- LibreOffice: free and basically like microsoft word. Never used it before, but the reviews sound good

remember yall. eat the rich and add seasoning. good day <3

#like cowabummer dude #what do you expect us to use?? WORD?? #time to backup my work for the fourth time #eat the rich and add seasoning #google doc alternatives #google doc alts #boo capitalism