Highlights : About Etherpad

Real-Time Collaborative Editing

Set Up Pads Or Collaborative Documents Online

Password-Protected Pads

Highly Customizable Editing Application
Product Details
Features
Real-Time Collaborative Editing
Set Up Pads Or Collaborative Documents Online
Password-Protected Pads
Built-In Chatbox
Time Slider
Highly Customizable Editing Application
Well-Documented API
Multi-Player Editor
Shareable URL Link
Authorship Colors
Version Control
Import/Export In Various Formats
Tons of Plugins
Benefits
Achieve True And Real-Time Collaborative Editing
Real-time collaboration is the most important benefit that users can get with Etherpad. Built on an architecture where they can create and edit documents live; the tool allows students, writers, and professionals to work on the same documents simultaneously.
Created Collaborative Documents Or Pads
The real-time collaborative editing capability of Etherpad is made possible by its very powerful feature known as “pad.” A pad is a collaborative document that any user can create online. Once a pad is set up, a URL link is generated which can be shared with the rest of the team. Anyone who has such URL link can access the pad and participate in the activities and discussions within it.
Authorship Colors
Etherpad also utilizes authorship colors. Thus, each participant in the pad has a specific color assigned to him or her. This color-coding feature assists users in recognizing which part of the text document or pad was typed by a particular participant. In other words, the contents or texts within the pad are highlighted based on the authors who wrote them.
Built-In Chat Functionality
The collaborative editing tool has a built-in chat functionality. A chatbox is provided for each pad where team members can communicate with each other and make discussions. Users can invite others to join in the pad and participate in the discussions either by using the invite option which is located above the chatbox or by sharing the unique URL link of the pad.
Version Control
Version control is another awesome feature available in Etherpad. The tool has the capability to automatically save documents at a regular time intervals. However, users can also save any version of the documents any time they want. Because of this, collaborators and team members will be able to easily access the previous versions of their documents and restore them any time.