Live DOCX collaboration
Synchronize text, formatting, tables, images, headers, footers, comments, and tracked changes.
Read the guide→Edit DOCX files together in a collaborative editor.
Let several people edit one DOCX file together. Show live carets and selections, keep each person's undo history separate, and merge offline edits after reconnection.
Review.docxLIVE
Contract review
3 collaborators · suggesting mode
Review scope. Confirm retention, renewal, response, and workflow terms before approval.
The supplier may retain patient records. The supplier must delete patient records after 30 days.
The remaining service terms continue through the current contract period.
Each reviewer keeps a personal undo history. Comments and decisions stay synchronized.
All other document content remains unchanged.
Comments
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The 30-day retention limit matches policy.Set up collaboration with one room hook and your preferred Yjs transport.
Setup
One room hook
Transport
WebRTC or Hocuspocus
Sync engine
Yjs
/ Capabilities
Add shared editing without replacing your DOCX workflow.
Presence for each participant
Show participant lists, remote carets, and selections in each person's author color.
Read the guide→WebRTC, Hocuspocus, or Yjs
Choose peer-to-peer rooms, a hosted server, or your existing Yjs provider.
Read the guide→/ Implementation
How to build a collaborative DOCX editor.
Create or join a room, connect its document to the editor, and save synchronized DOCX bytes.
- 01
Choose a collaboration transport
Use WebRTC for small peer rooms. Use Hocuspocus or your Yjs provider for managed connections and persistence.
- 02
Connect the shared document
Use the React or Vue room hook. Pass its document and modules to the editor root.
- 03
Show status and save
Display connection status and participants. Export synchronized room state as DOCX bytes when your workflow needs a file.
/ Industry applications
Examples by industry.
You define access, validation, retention, and approval rules. DOCX Editor applies supported document operations.
Legal
Shared contract review
Let counsel edit, comment, and review tracked changes in the same contract.
- Show each reviewer's live selection
- Keep comments synchronized
- Accept or reject changes together
Healthcare
Policy and document review
Give clinical and administrative teams one shared document during review.
- Edit policies with live presence
- Continue work during a network interruption
- Export the result as DOCX
Quality
Controlled document updates
Coordinate procedure updates while preserving authorship and review markup.
- Attribute each proposed edit
- Review comments as a team
- Preserve the Word document structure
/ Questions
Common questions
Can several people edit the same DOCX file?+
Yes. Each person edits a local replica. Yjs synchronizes the replicas and merges their changes.
Does collaboration support comments and tracked changes?+
Yes. Comments, tracked changes, and review decisions stay synchronized across the room.
Which network providers can I use?+
Use WebRTC, Hocuspocus, or an existing Yjs provider. React and Vue include hooks for WebRTC and Hocuspocus.
Can users keep editing while offline?+
Yes. Enable offline editing to buffer local changes. The editor merges them after the connection returns.
Does each user have a separate undo history?+
Yes. Each participant can undo their own edits without undoing another participant's work.
Can a server save the shared document?+
Yes. Server code can export synchronized room state as DOCX bytes.
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