Best alternatives to Google Docs New (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Google Docs New, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Google Docs New alternatives, compared
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New Doc for Google Docs™
Open a new Google Doc in a new tab in Chrome. Create Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides in Google Workspace, or access your Drive.
≈2K users5.0★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago1 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Google Docs New
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (1 vs 0)
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Google Docs Quick Create
Create new Documents for Google Drive from your browser bar.
≈500K users4.4★ from 325 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago2 permissions- About 50× more users than Google Docs New
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 0)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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1 Click Google Docs
1 click to create new Google Docs.
≈10K users4.1★ from 80 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- A similar number of users to Google Docs New
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Open with Google Docs
Quickly open Google Docs apps
≈10K users3.7★ from 640 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- A similar number of users to Google Docs New
- Rated 0.8 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Education
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TheGoodocs - Free Google Doc Templates
Browse, save and copy Google Docs, Sheets and Slides templates from thegoodocs.com right from your browser.
≈10K users4.7★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago3 permissions- A similar number of users to Google Docs New
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 0)
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Focus for Google Docs
Focus for Google Docs helps you enter the writing flow by decluttering Google Docs and adding a pomodoro timer.
≈1K users4.7★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago3 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Google Docs New
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 0)
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Create Google Doc
Easily create Google Doc from your browser bar. Paste without formatting into new Google Docs with just one click!
≈40K users4.9★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago4 permissions- About 4.0× more users than Google Docs New
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 0)
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Surfer for Google Docs
Write using Surfer guidelines directly in Google Docs
≈10K users2.7★ from 40 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago10 permissions- A similar number of users to Google Docs New
- Rated 1.9 stars lower
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 0)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Hancom Docs
Hancom Docs
≈20K users4.2★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago3 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Google Docs New
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 0)
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Docs Offline Reader143
all without Internet access. Read Google Docs offline in your browser
≈2K usersNot rated yet8 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Google Docs New
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 0)
- Listed under Education
Google Docs New alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Google Docs New?
By users, the most popular alternative is Google Docs Quick Create with ≈500K users and a 4.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is New Doc for Google Docs™.
Which Google Docs New alternative has the best rating?
Google Docs Quick Create has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.4 out of 5 from 325 ratings.
How many alternatives to Google Docs New are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Google Docs New on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.