Can I edit a Word file without installing an office suite?

Yes. Open the DOCX in the browser, edit it and download it with its formatting intact.

What can I do with a free account?

The document workspace, file storage and PDF tools are available on the free plan. AI tools run on a monthly free allowance.

Where are my files stored?

Files uploaded with an account stay in your own workspace and can be deleted whenever you want. Without signing in, a file only exists for the duration of the operation.

Free Office Software That Runs in Your Browser

Most people looking for a free office suite are not trying to replace an entire product — they have one file to deal with. A browser workspace handles that without a licence, a download or a new machine.

Nothing to install

Docly runs in the browser, so there is no installer and no admin permission to request. That matters on locked-down work machines and on devices with little free storage.

A Windows desktop app is available separately if you also need offline access. The same account works in both.

Which file types are supported

You can open and edit Word (DOCX), Excel (XLSX) and PowerPoint (PPTX) files. Formatting stays inside the document structure rather than being reconstructed from copied text.

PDF merging, splitting, compression, conversion, OCR and encryption live in the same workspace, so a document does not have to travel between separate sites to get finished.

What is free

A set of core PDF tools works without an account at all. A free account adds the document workspace and file storage.

AI features — summarising, asking questions about a document, translation — come with a monthly free allowance. You can also connect your own provider key and use your own quota instead.

Changes are proposed, not applied

When AI suggests an edit, the document is not modified straight away. The current text and the proposed text are shown side by side, and the change is applied only when you accept it.

In Word documents those edits can be routed through a Track Changes workflow, which keeps them compatible with an existing review process.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I edit a Word file without installing an office suite?: Yes. Open the DOCX in the browser, edit it and download it with its formatting intact.
What can I do with a free account?: The document workspace, file storage and PDF tools are available on the free plan. AI tools run on a monthly free allowance.
Where are my files stored?: Files uploaded with an account stay in your own workspace and can be deleted whenever you want. Without signing in, a file only exists for the duration of the operation.