Nextcloud Office

Nextcloud Office integrates Collabora Online into Nextcloud to provide real-time, high-fidelity editing of documents, spreadsheets, presentations and drawings inside the Nextcloud ecosystem. It preserves layout and formatting across many file formats and enables collaborative workflows including comments, suggestions and anonymous public-link editing.

Key Features

• Real-time multi-user collaborative editing with per-author highlighting and comments
• High-fidelity server-side rendering that preserves document layout and formatting
• Broad file format support (DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, ODF and many import/view formats)
• Integration with Nextcloud apps (Files, Talk, Tasks, Whiteboard, Text, Tables, Collectives) for seamless workflows
• Anonymous editing via public shared links and granular share controls
• AI-powered document generation and diagram generation features (configurable)
• Federated editing support across Nextcloud instances with version and configuration requirements

Use Cases

• Teams collaborating on documents, spreadsheets and presentations without relying on third-party cloud services
• Educational deployments where compatibility with varied Office formats and centralized control are required
• Organizations needing on-premise office editing with integration into existing Nextcloud workflows and access controls

Limitations and Considerations

• Requires a separate Collabora Online / COOLWSD service to run alongside Nextcloud; the app itself is only the Nextcloud integration
• Collabora Online can be resource intensive and typically needs dedicated CPU/RAM for good performance at scale
• Some enterprise-grade stability, scalability and support features are provided only via commercial Collabora/Nextcloud offerings
• Federated collaborative editing requires compatible versions and specific configuration (trusted servers and embedding/CSP settings)

Nextcloud Office is suitable for organizations that require on-premise collaborative document editing tightly integrated with their Nextcloud instance. It provides a feature-rich, extensible editor experience while keeping data under server control.