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Files & docs

11 paid apps in Files & docs — Adobe Acrobat, Dropbox, Backblaze Computer Backup and 8 more — each with a ranked open-source replacement and the prompt that installs it.

Setup spread: 5 ONE COMMAND4 ONE EVENING2 ONE WEEKEND

On this shelf

Same rows as the Rack, filtered to Files & docs. The number is the directory's own editorial rank, not a ranking within this shelf.

Adobe Acrobatadobe.comStirling-PDF — Sixty-odd PDF tools in one container, running…$24.99/mo$299.88/yrONE COMMAND— setup effort 1 of 4Dropboxdropbox.comNextcloud — Files, calendars and contacts on hardware you…$11.99/mo$143.88/yrONE WEEKEND— setup effort 3 of 4Backblaze Computer Backupbackblaze.comBackrest — A web UI and a scheduler over restic, so the…$9/mo$108/yrONE COMMAND— setup effort 1 of 4DocuSigndocusign.comDocuSeal — Send a PDF for signature and get it back sign…$15/mo$180/yrONE EVENING— setup effort 2 of 4Google Workspaceworkspace.google.comCollabora Online — Writer, Calc and Impress in a browser tab, on…$42/mo$504/yrONE COMMAND— setup effort 1 of 4IDriveidrive.comDuplicati — A backup client with a web interface: schedul…$9.99/mo$119.88/yrONE EVENING— setup effort 2 of 4Microsoft 365 Personalmicrosoft.comONLYOFFICE Docs — The Word, Excel and PowerPoint half of an off…$9.99/mo$119.88/yrONE COMMAND— setup effort 1 of 4PandaDocpandadoc.comDocumenso — E-signing where the key that seals the docume…$195/mo$2,340/yrONE WEEKEND— setup effort 3 of 4Sync.comsync.comSyncthing — Your files sync between your own devices, wit…$16/mo$192/yrONE COMMAND— setup effort 1 of 4Boxbox.comSeafile — File sync and share on a box you own, with ve…$14/mo$168/yrONE EVENING— setup effort 2 of 4Zightzight.comZipline — The upload endpoint behind the screenshot key…$9.95/mo$119.40/yrONE EVENING— setup effort 2 of 4

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