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Pros:

There are a lot of support for other outlets such as docusign and its easy to integrate into other programs. Its free, so there's no sense in worrying about the price.

Cons:

At the moment I can not think of anything negative to say. I have not had problems only solutions.

Zoho Writer ratings

Average score

Ease of Use
4.5
Customer Service
4.4
Features
4.4
Value for Money
4.6

Likelihood to recommend

8.7/10

Zoho Writer has an overall rating of 4.4 out 5 stars based on 40 user reviews on Capterra.

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Souleymane
Souleymane
Training assistant in Mauritania
Verified LinkedIn User
Mining & Metals, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Zoho Writer is a tool for handling your texts and compositions.

4.0 last year

Comments: Zoho offers real-time collaborative text editing, allowing you to work on documents with collaborators in real time.

Pros:

What I really like is that, in addition to its writing capabilities, Zoho Writer allows you to integrate other software such as Google Drive or OneDrive, making it easy to access and import your stored files.

Cons:

What I don't like is the interface, which I personally don't appreciate much, despite it being a good text editing tool.

Tejas
CEO in Singapore
Entertainment, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Wonderful Free Product

5.0 11 months ago

Comments: I use it because of its simplicity and the fact that sharing and downloading your document in multiple formats is much easier than with Google Docs or Microsoft Word on Android.

Pros:

Zoho writer is an excellent, completely free document editor with an elegant design and awesome export options.

Cons:

I have only found three small issues with Zoho writer: 1) Onboarding within the Android app is slow and often crashes the app 2) Copy Paste from other apps is slightly strange and loses all formatting, including paragraph breaks. 3) There is no markdown support

Zoho Response

11 months ago

Hi Tejas, Thank you for appreciating Zoho Writer. Regarding the onboarding issue you've mentioned we're actively working on resolving them and it should be available soon. Also we would like to let you know that Zoho Writer supports markdown in its web version: https://help.zoho.com/portal/en/kb/writer/user-guide/editing-formatting/working-with-text/articles/working-with-text#Introduction_to_Markdown_in_Zoho_Writer. If you can share any sample text where the formatting is lost after copy paste it will help us drill down the issue. Please contact us at [email protected] with your suggestions and feedback. Thanks!

Davide
ceo in Italy
Consumer Goods, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Nothing new under the sun

3.0 7 months ago

Pros:

The software works well, nothing to say about it, but it have really anything more than google docs?

Cons:

it's expensive and do nothing significant more than free alternatives

Rick
Rick
Director in Argentina
Verified LinkedIn User
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Considerably more powerful than Google Docs and just as free

5.0 6 years ago

Pros:

Any frustrated user of Google Docs should run not walk to check out Zoho Writer, a free online collaborative writing tool that equals Docs in every way and surpasses it in many others. Yes, you can collaborate with others on a document, just like Docs, which means you can comment, contribute together, and write together in real time. It's also easier to track and see changes in Zoho Writer than it is in Docs. You can publish to a Wordpress blog. Seriously I would need to write a blog post to over Zoho Writer's features than Docs can't match, but here's a few that I like and use: Templating (any doc you create can become a template for new docs); built-in mail merge; electronic signatures, importing documents from other cloud drives; saving to other cloud drives; per document offline mode; exporting as epub, open document (or Word, of course); a well-designed interface with color icons; personal dictionary; Quick Text (autotype of sorts); built-in thesaurus; endnotes and footnotes; table of contents; extensive formatting and printing tools.... OK, I'll stop. The feature list is extensive. If there's something Zoho Writer lacks, I haven't noticed it yet.

Cons:

It runs a little slow on underpowered machines, like the Chromebook I'm writing on now. Also, it wasn't immediately apparent how to turn off seeing and tracking changes.

Ankush
Ankush
Manager-Finance in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Zoho Writer: Simple Collaboration Tool to Achieve Goals

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Zoho Writer is part of Zoho Suite. Zoho Writer is user friendly and easy to use tool which can resolve almost all the challenges faced during document processing.
Affordable and recommended.

Pros:

Zoho Writer is an awesome document processing tool which help users to collaborate and edit simultaneously. Following are the key features of Zoho Writer: 1. Helps in working remotely 2. Enables users to add comments 3. Emojis are available 4. Marking chapters and separators in the document 5. Template for various purposes

Cons:

There is nothing to dislike about Zoho Writer. New features are coming in to compete with the MS office products. A very well tool to replace Google Docs.

Rashmi
Rashmi
Social media consultant in Canada
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Completely customisable and easy to use

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: It is completely amazing, I love working on Zoho writer and my whole team can simultaneously have a look at my work and edit it. Also, the tracking feature is great.

Pros:

The way we can create our own template for all our future documents and how it is so easy to directly publish WordPress blogs makes it much better when compared to its competitors.

Cons:

Well, it's free software with so many features and there is hardly anything I dislike about it. Just that it sometimes gets stuck!

Wulliams
Wulliams
Coordinador de Promoción y Gestión Patrimonial in Venezuela
Verified LinkedIn User
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

A software for simultaneous modification of documents in the cloud that can be improved

4.0 6 years ago

Comments: Zoho Writer is an acceptable software to work with documents in the cloud. It is important to take advantage of this software how intuitive it can be, it is quite useful to autocomplete certain functions saving time and effort, in addition to its functions with the sources and presentation of the document, which are quite good. I think that this software can be improved in order to consider a more close competition with other softwares with the same characteristics.

Pros:

When I did my tests looking for the best editor of text documents in the cloud I got with the company Zoho and its software compendium. Among those was Zoho Writer, which offers you the option to modify documents in the cloud in real time and collaboratively. Zoho Writer has an excellent intuitive platform, which offers autocompletion options and use of fonts according to the aesthetics of the document. Allows you to export documents to other software without losing the format

Cons:

In spite of being an acceptable software it has some defects that diminish it in front of the competition: - You can not modify master documents. -You can not organize documents in folders or you can customize them. -It has no spell checker. Although these aspects seem minor, other softwares do, leaving Zoho Writer on a different level

Rafael
Rafael
Presidente honorífico ANDI del Futuro in Colombia
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Nice, easy to use but not fully compatible with MS Word

4.0 6 years ago

Comments: I like it a lot, but some times I have issues with compatibility

Pros:

Its affordable, easy to use and we can use it in any device

Cons:

Not fully compatible with MS word, we have issues with templates

Johnny
Johnny
Founder in UK
Verified LinkedIn User
Marketing & Advertising, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

So much better than word

5.0 6 years ago

Comments: Very positive.

Pros:

I love Zoho writer as it has a lot more features, better layout, and works as expected.

Cons:

I don't like that they don't have a desktop app.

Kimba Maria
Kimba Maria
Independent Consultant in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Writing & Editing, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Zoho Writer Is The Best

5.0 6 years ago

Comments: When I didn't have access to Microsoft Word, Zoho Writer came in very handy. I am very impressed and will continue to use .

Pros:

I first encountered Zoho Writer 10 years ago, because I was looking for an alternative to Microsoft Word. It was the precursor to Google Docs and 10 years later I am still impressed with its simple interface, easy functionality and great customer service. The fact that Zoho Writer is cloud bases was my "green light" to continue using it. I knew that I'd always have a backup of my documents in case my hard drive gave out. I also like that you can attach other well known apps to Zoho Writer as well.

Cons:

There's nothing that I don't like about this program. I

Rajiv
Co Founder in India
Publishing, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

The Writer for all Writers

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

The neat interface helps you focus purely on your writing, and it has three modes for Compose, Review and Distribute life-cycles of document creation. It has both online and offline modes, and integrates very well with WorkDrive and other products of the Zoho suite. The intelligent writing assistant, powered by Zia is also a good touch.

Cons:

I would love to see a programmatic / scripting interface to automate various aspects of the writing life cycle.

Dakota
Co-Owner in US
Luxury Goods & Jewelry, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

So in depth, but still incredibly easy to use

5.0 6 years ago

Comments: I didn't have to settle for a basic word processing software that's costly. It's right in my browser, and I can edit documents to the finest of details and in a more graphic style.

Pros:

I have an older computer that doesn't support traditional word document programs. Being a webmaster, I appreciate the ability to completely customize documents, down to the finest details. The integration within Writer is so awesome. You can share the documents with your contacts directly from the application, and if you have Zoho e-mail it will auto populate your contacts as you type them in. When creating the actual documents, rearranging content and editing it is so easy and fast. It has a very legible (and collapsible!) editing interface, allowing you to quickly find the editing tool that you need. Just like other Zoho applications, every function is easily searchable, and intelligently itemized on the toolbar. I was so surprised at just how many templates are already on the application. You can pick one and completely customize the whole thing. Being a fan of the Microsoft excel format, I love that the "text boxes" are actual tables and cells. It makes using the program very easy to learn. It's free with a Zoho account and super easy and fast to install the web application.

Cons:

The application is sometimes buggy, but it's a free app. When moving content from page to page it tends to jump around and make the application run slowly, or crash altogether. Other than that, it's perfectly fine for daily use!

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Education Management, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Worthy Microsoft Word Alternative

4.0 5 years ago

Comments: I use Zoho Writer to create numerous kinds of documents - from plain text to much more elaborate documents. I also use it to collaborate on various documents - either back or forth in creating new material, or by sending it out for approval. The software is more than capable of holding it's own next to Microsoft Word.

Pros:

This is probably my favorite online word processing software tool that is free to use. Zoho Writer can do anything and everything that Microsoft Word can do that I would ever use. And the best part is that it's free.

Cons:

Works best when you're working on a document that you created in Zoho Writer and not imported from Word, which is unfortunate since the entire world uses Word. This is especially true for anything more than straight ahead document. Anything that comes from a Word template requires lots of tweaking. Fortunately, Zoho Writer comes with some really nice templates, albet nothing on the scale of Word.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Renewables & Environment, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

A decent time & attendance system

5.0 6 years ago

Comments: Zoho helps meet our time tracking needs and is cost efficient. Depending on what you need if for its a decent CRM for the money.

Pros:

I'm primarily in the product for time & attendance but we're considering a few other Zoho solutions. Zoho is easy to use and very easy to export data for the purposes of analytics. When working on government contracts this is of prime importance.

Cons:

There are many HRIS systems that have this functionality tied into a more robust systems. But I guess it comes down to what you need it for if you don't need an HRIS but are in the market for a CRM then Zoho will do the trick and its priced better than Salesforce.

Saskia
Periodista in Venezuela
Verified LinkedIn User
Government Administration, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Edit texts in real time

3.0 6 years ago

Comments: I have used this application to make some drafts of my writings before making the final article. My boss corrects these drafts using this platform, that speeds up the correction process and efficiently, so it's much easier to have a quick response to publish.

Pros:

It's an easy-to-use text editor that works in real time, is flexible and works for any professional who needs to edit documents, you can even make edits from your cell phone. You can share your writings with other people, it is quite safe and reliable.

Cons:

Feels like a basic text editor, with basic editing functions, could improve on many technical and functional aspects.

Nathaly
Nathaly
Personal docente in Venezuela
Verified LinkedIn User
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

I have used it both for work and in my academic life and it is very effective

5.0 7 years ago

Comments: I have created good presentations and I have done a lot of work with the word processor, it is easy to use, I can access it through my email Hotmail, I have been able to chat with my classmates when we are doing a joint work and I always have available my information when I require it, it is very reliable

Pros:

They have a good word processor, I can export to PDF and Word, I can work offline, I can download the documents I have created and I can see it from other programs such as Google Docs, I can share my documents with other individual users or with user groups assigning certain access permissions to the shared resource, I like the variety of templates and images it brings and I can use emoticons

Cons:

It's a bit slower than other online office suites, but it's fine and the storage capacity is small

Eric
System Engineer in Ukraine
, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

A simple and convenient text-based online editor

5.0 7 years ago

Pros:

With some tasks, the program copes much better than a word. I checked this on myself. Take at least a spelling check. A quality and convenient program that is less demanding of resources and is available 24 hours a day via the Internet.

Cons:

The menu is located non-standard, but so much more convenient, in fact. We just got used to it differently, but you get used to the good quickly. It is worth adding integration with other applications.

Carlos Felipe
Carlos Felipe
Office Manager in Colombia
Verified LinkedIn User
Construction, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

A good second option after MS Word

4.0 3 years ago

Pros:

We love to use this software, specially our sales representatives, because they are always around the city driving, so they can share files and every updates they want to do on real time.

Cons:

The app run slow sometimes, but it’s ok.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

good but id rather use google docs

4.0 5 years ago

Comments: used as an online alternative to buying ms office and word.

Pros:

great alternative to microsoft office and word. has the same features but you'll have to do a quick learning of their menu paths

Cons:

have to learn how zoho classifies different functionality. it's just about the same but why learn another system when u could use g-docs

Abdiel
Abdiel
Independent Business Owner in Panama
Verified LinkedIn User
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

No more excuse to create a document

5.0 7 years ago

Pros:

This cloud solutions make me more proactive because I can create letters or any kind of document only with any computer with internet.

Cons:

There is nothing that I don´t like about this software. I a very useful solution that help you to be more productive everywhere.

Sourav
Sourav
Research assistant in Germany
Verified LinkedIn User
Farming, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Simple but fine

4.0 3 years ago

Comments: super interesting

Pros:

1) The simplicity of the UI 2)The online tools 3)Easily accessible 4)Does not need that much internet 5)Can merge files and which is free

Cons:

The UI could be more modernized and should be lightweight

Alisa
Support manager in Ukraine
, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Will send the Word to rest

4.0 7 years ago

Pros:

I recommend trying a new version of an online editor for text documents. My opinion is clear - google documents and Word-online it's time to send to retire. Zoho Writer - really cool thing.

Cons:

The package is still in the shadows and few people know about it. Therefore, there is not enough training material to work with it.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Good Document Editor & Collaboration Tool

4.0 7 years ago

Pros:

I was surprised out how polished Zoho Writer is. Zoho makes plenty of templates available from the get-go, and collaborating with your team is seamless.

Cons:

For free, there's really not much to complain about here. It takes a little bit of getting used to because the navigation panels are placed differently than what you're typically used to, but it won't take you long to get used to it.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Zoho writer is simple and easy to use an Online Text editor.

4.0 7 years ago

Pros:

Apart from it is free, it provides many good features. I liked its font list, document design, change tracking features. As it is online, we do not need to bother about saving it every time on the system.

Cons:

I think the only con with Zoho writer application is that sometimes, it takes little time in loading.

Naruttam
Naruttam
Visual Designer in India
Verified LinkedIn User
E-Learning, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Nice alternative to Google Docs

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: I definitely recommend this tool for everyday use. I love the cleanliness is the tool.

Pros:

I like using Zohar writer for its clean and crisp UI. Very useful and simple online word processor for everyday use.

Cons:

I think I don't have any complaints regarding this tool. I love using this tool personally and I want to use it always.