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Best alternatives to Open with Google Docs (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Open with Google Docs, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Open with Google Docs: reviews, users and permissionsBest Education extensions

Open with Google Docs today

≈10K users3.7★ from 640 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions

Open with Google Docs alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Open the link in Google™ Docs

    Open the link (PDF, DOC, Image) in Google Docs in the context menu

    ≈3K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago1 permissions
    • About 3.3× fewer users than Open with Google Docs
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (1 vs 0)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  2. 2

    Google Docs New

    Try Google Docs New: Easily create new Docs, Google Forms, Spreadsheets and access Drive right from your browser.

    ≈10K users4.6★ from 32 ratingsUpdated 2 months agoNo special permissions
    • A similar number of users to Open with Google Docs
    • Rated 0.8 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Listed under Tools
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  3. 3

    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 Open with Google Docs
    • Rated 0.4 stars higher
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
    1 Click Google Docs alternativesCompare side by side
  4. 4

    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 Open with Google Docs
    • Rated 1.0 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (10 vs 0)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  5. 5

    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 Open with Google Docs
    • Rated 0.7 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (2 vs 0)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  6. 6

    Open in Notion

    Open share links in your desktop app.

    ≈10K users4.5★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago1 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Open with Google Docs
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (1 vs 0)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  7. 7

    Hancom Docs

    Hancom Docs

    ≈20K users4.2★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago3 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than Open with Google Docs
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 0)
    • Listed under Tools
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  8. 8

    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 Open with Google Docs
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 0)
    • Listed under Tools
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  9. 9

    Export Emails to Docs

    Consolidate emails into nicely organized Google Docs

    ≈9K users3.9★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago6 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Open with Google Docs
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 0)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  10. 10

    Open Excel

    AI Excel viewer & editor. Open .xlsx/.xls/.csv files in browser, edit and save locally. AI tools for formulas and data cleaning.

    ≈10K users5.0★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago7 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Open with Google Docs
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 0)
    • Listed under Tools
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Open with Google Docs alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Open with Google Docs?

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 Open the link in Google™ Docs.

Which Open with Google Docs 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 Open with Google Docs are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Open with Google Docs 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.