Google Docs: Sync, Edit, Share for PC - Free Download: Windows 10/11 Edition

★ ★ ★ Google Docs Overview

What is Google Docs? The Google Docs app is an online document creation and collaboration tool that allows users to work together in real-time, create and edit documents anywhere, and search Google without leaving the document. It also supports multiple file types and is part of the Google Workspace suite of tools.

Software Features and Description

1. Photos: This is used to access photos under the control of Photos Application to let the users pick images to insert into documents.

2. Create, edit, and collaborate on online documents with the Google Docs app.

3. Google Docs is part of Google Workspace: where teams of any size can chat, create, and collaborate.

4. • Importing your documents to make them instantly editable, including Microsoft® Word and PDF files.

5. Camera: This is used to take photos to insert into documents.

6. Track changes made to your documents and undo anything you choose.

7. • Working in a single document with teammates or people outside your company.

8. • Unlimited version history.

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Download and install Google Docs: Sync, Edit, Share on your computer

GET Compatible PC App

App	Download	Rating	Maker
Google Docs	Get App ↲	2,331,789 4.78	Google LLC

Or follow the guide below to use on PC:

Select Windows version:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Install Google Docs: Sync, Edit, Share app on your Windows in 4 steps below:

Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .

Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.

Using Google Docs on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:

Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "Google Docs"
The search will reveal the Google Docs: Sync, Edit, Share app icon. Open, then click "Install".
Once Google Docs is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including Google Docs.
Now enjoy Google Docs on PC.

Download a Compatible APK for PC

Download	Developer	Rating	Current version
Get APK for PC →	Google LLC	4.78	1.2024.38200

Download on Windows 11

For Windows 11, check if there's a native Google Docs Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:

To get started, Download the OpenPC software »
- Upon installation, open OpenPC app » goto "Playstore on PC" » click "Configure_Download" button. This will auto-download and install PlayStore on your computer.

To use Google Docs,
- Login to the PlayStore we just installed
- Search for "Google Docs" » then Click "Install".
- Google Docs: Sync, Edit, Share will now be available on your Windows start-menu.

Minimum requirements	Recommended
8GB RAM SSD Storage Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3000 Architecture: x64 or ARM64	16GB RAM HDD Storage

Get Google Docs on Apple macOS

Download	Developer	Reviews	Rating
Get Free on Mac	Google LLC	2331789	4.78

Google Docs: Sync, Edit, Share functions

- Real-time collaboration: Share documents with your team and edit, comment, and add action items in real-time.

- Version history: Never lose changes or previous versions of your document with version history.

- Offline mode: Create anywhere, anytime, even offline, and capture spontaneous ideas on the fly.

- Templates: Save time and add polish with easy-to-use templates.

- Google Search integration: Use Google Search without leaving your document and search the web and your files in Drive, right from Docs.

- Multiple file types: Open a variety of files, including Microsoft Word files, right in Google Docs, and convert and export files seamlessly.

- Google Workspace features: Google Workspace subscribers have access to additional features, including working in a single document with teammates or people outside your company, importing editable documents, unlimited version history, and working across devices with or without internet.

- Permissions notice: The app uses the camera to take photos to insert into documents and accesses photos under the control of the Photos application to let users pick images to insert into documents.

✔ Pros:

- Allows for easy and convenient writing on-the-go

- Auto saves work, preventing loss of progress

- Great for collaboration and sharing with others

- Cloud storage allows for seamless access to work from any device

☹ Cons:

- Limited support for certain basic functions, such as indentation and page numbers in academic essays

- Flawed spell check that marks everyday words as misspelled

- Syncing can be finicky and may require multiple restarts

- Navigation and functionality on mobile devices can be difficult and limited

Top Pcmac Reviews

Better for Personal Use

By NoEyesJess (Pcmac user)

I’ve been a longtime user of this app—around three or four years—and it’s been great for storing important documents. I’ve also used it a lot for jotting down ideas, writing creative stories, and other personal uses. I feel that these are what the app is best for. I’ve tried to use it several times for academic essays, and the current format does not support certain basic functions, especially with indentation, adding page numbers in MLA or APA, and so on. The spell check for this app is also flawed, and frequently marks everyday words as misspelled, and then other words not in the regular dictionary as perfectly correct. The syncing is also kind of finicky sometimes, and you can lose work or have to restart the app multiple times in one sitting, if you’re somewhere that there is no ideal connection. So if you’re a student or a professional, you are also going to want Microsoft Word, which has more features and is easier to use. However, the syncing generally works very well, and I love being able to back up all my documents. The aesthetic appearance of the documents are also very appealing, and most of the basic writing functions are easy to access. Keyboard shortcuts still work, and those shortcuts match to whichever model of computer you are using, so you don’t have to learn anything terribly new to use the app competently. It’s super easy to add other contributors, and to restrict privacy/use settings. All in all it has served me very ell.
Highly recommended, but definitely room for improvement

By Silvercove (Pcmac user)

this app is very, very useful as a whole, providing services that allow seamless collaboration and that solve many past horrors of word-processors (like the classic “I didn’t save my doc and now it’s gone foreverrrrr!!”). As great as it is on desktop, I personally found the transfer to mobile devices a little, well, less great. It’s obviously difficult to find an intuitive way to lay out all the functions of Docs on desktop onto a smaller screen, but it’s honestly such a huge hassle navigating comments and suggestions, even when I’m on my iPad. It’s also kind of annoying that I can’t zoom out more on a doc—basically, once the width of the page fills the screen, I can no longer zoom out. This doesn’t sound like a huge deal, but it makes for a lot of tedious scrolling when an already long document has relatively large text. Additionally, there are these small annoying glitches that occasionally occur. For example, when I was editing a doc, I kept trying to delete a space, but it would always delete the space and the letter behind it. I tried over and over again to no avail... sigh.... It also seems to me that Docs can get kind of slow? I’m on a new device, so the hardware should be working fine, but there’s a huge lag when I’m trying to type in the app. Other than these few problems, everything else has been working fine and going smoothly.
I use this app a lot

By TopazSW (Pcmac user)

I write original works and fan fics, and this app lets me work on them at any point. Just waking up and I have an idea, just hopping out of the shower, in the line at the store, lunch break, moments of clarity while gardening, you get the point. Since the first time I’ve used this app, to the many years later, I have stopped worrying about forgetting some idea I had before I get to my computer. Even if my phone is offline, I have been able to work on my stories. I think it really is my most used app on my phone. Also, because it auto saves, I HAVE NEVER HAD MY STORIES DISAPPEAR! Unlike other writing programs, that have lost me hours of work because of a blue screen, freezing, or other issues, I have never had the pain of opening a the app Doc and finding all my work gone. I do wish it had a better way to organize your files, as what it does have seems “meh.” But, at least, it has some form of organization. Lastly, I love that I can share the doc in various ways. This has been so helpful for me when I comes to sharing my stories. It lets those who are my beta reader comment and make suggestions, those who I wrote for have full access, and those who I want to let just read all have their own set of restrictions.
Essential Tool!! A Must-Have

By Jenna Sturgeon (Pcmac user)

this app is a comprehensive cloud document service that let’s me share and create just about anything I could ever want or need. I’ve used it to polish up my resume, capture notes and ideas, record song lyrics, journal my dreams, create schedules, write stories, and more! The sharing features are fantastic; my sister and I co-authored a novel using this app! We can edit and read each other’s work in real time, leave comments and suggestions, and use the chat to stay on the same page. this app is THE essential writing tool for creative and practical uses — plus it has cloud storage that makes it seamless to work on your projects from any device! I’ll often be working on a story on my computer and move to my phone for edits, or pull it up to add an idea quickly while on-the-go. There’s also free templates to chose from that helped me format my resume and other official documents. I love this app, and it definitely earned those 5 stars. I suggest it to anyone looking for a modern word processing application that is catered to usability and will exceed your expectations.