Everyone
likes free stuff, which is why starting today we’re making Quickoffice
available for free, for everyone. With Quickoffice, you can edit Microsoft®
Office documents across your devices, giving you the freedom to work with
anyone no matter what hardware or software they’re using. Quickoffice also
integrates seamlessly with Google Drive storage so you can safely access
your files from anywhere. And while the easiest thing to do is simply convert
your old files to Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, Quickoffice gives you another
way to work with people who haven’t gone Google yet
Alan Warren, Google VP of Engineering,
Google’s blog
Google acquired Quickoffice in June 2012, and it instantly
became a part of Google’s Apps for Business. Quickoffice offers mobile
access to Microsoft Office components as Word, Excel and PowerPoint services,
enabling on-the-go users to create, open and edit documents, spreadsheets and
presentations, as well as share and email files via multiple cloud service
providers including Google Docs, Dropbox, Box.net, Huddle and SugarSync.
Google previously offered Quickoffice free to Google Apps
for Business subscribers but otherwise charged businesses, consumers, students
and other users $14.99 for the Pro version or $19.99 for the Pro HD version.
You can get the new, free Quickoffice app for Android and
iOS phones and tablets on Google Play and in the App Store.
Simply sign in with your Google Account to start editing Microsoft Office
documents, spreadsheets and presentations on mobile. You’ll also notice a
number of new features, including a refreshed icon, the ability to create ZIP
folders, and view charts in Excel and PowerPoint files. Plus, the new app works
across devices so you don’t have to worry about installing separate versions
anymore when you go from using your phone to editing on your tablet.
As an additional bonus, Google are also offering 10GB of
free Google Drive storage for two years to anyone who signs in to the app on
Android or iOS by 26 September.
