Browser-Based Spreadsheets

Posted by Ian McKenzie

Written on January 11, 2007

Last week I mentioned OpenOffice.org as a free alternative to expensive office software suites. Another source of free office suites is browser-based software.

Here are three browser-based spreadsheets:

EditGrid – Basic Features:

Bookmarklet
Browser Support
Cell Border
Charting
Hotkeys
Freeze Pane
Import & Export
Keyboard Navigation
Multilingual Interface
Note and Tag
Number Format
Permalink
Sorting Viewer

Google Spreadsheets – Basic Features:

Import and export of .xls, .csv, and .ods formatted data (and export functionality for .pdf and .html).
Enjoy intuitive navigation and editing, like any traditional document or spreadsheet.

Use formatting and formula editing in spreadsheets so you can calculate results and make your data look the way you want it.
Chat in real time with others who are editing your spreadsheet.

Zoho Sheet – Basic Features:

APIs and Microsoft Office Plugin
Undo / Redo
UTF-8 character support in spreadsheet content and file names.
Cell Borders and Publish Cell Ranges
Versioning and Fill series
Embed live spreadsheets in web pages
Share specific sheets in a workbook with other users
Merge cells and vertical alignment
Number Formatting, Sorting, Insert Comments, Right Click and more
Import and Export Excel files
Share sheets with multiple people to view or edit the same spreadsheet
Supports more than 300 functions
Draw bar/line/pie 2D/3D charts
Publish charts in your websites/blogs and get it updated instantly
Organize using multiple sheets
Tag your sheets for grouping and better search

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Zoho NoteBook

Browser-Based Spreadsheet Feels the Love

Surfing Flickr With Tags

Computer Tips, Technology, Web

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Comments

Ian

For an in depth look at Office 2.0 web apps and much more besides, have a look at the excellent IT Redux site.

http://itredux.com/blog/office-20/

Comment by bignoseduglyguy on January 13, 2007 @ 3:52 am

Thanks for the heads-up. I’ll check it out.

Comment by Ian McKenzie on January 13, 2007 @ 10:17 am

Hi,

EditGrid have already get out of beta by 2007’s Valentine’s day! While getting of beta, we have launched our subscription service for corporate users in the same day, but we will keep a free service for personal user, free-for-charge forever.

Regards,
Cliff
EditGrid Team

Comment by Cliff on February 15, 2007 @ 4:23 am