Google Docs let students write group projects in the same document at the same time, which felt like magic in 2010. In January it began storing any file type, and in April it gained a rewritten editor with real-time collaboration and a drawing tool.
- Domain in 2010
- docs.google.com
- Launched
- 11 October 2006
- Owner in 2010
- Status today
- Still active
What people used it for
- Writing documents and spreadsheets in the browser
- Sharing and co-editing with classmates
- Uploading files as cloud storage
Interface characteristics
- Blue header with a document list
- Simplified toolbar compared with Word
- Coloured cursors for collaborators (2010 editor)
Notable features
- Upload any file type, 1 GB free (January 2010)
- New collaborative editors (April 2010)
What happened later
Google Docs became part of Google Drive in 2012 and Google Workspace.
Archived on the Wayback Machine
Archived pages open on web.archive.org (Internet Archive). They are historical captures, not part of this exhibit.
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