About the ONLYOFFICE and Alfresco integration
ONLYOFFICE offers an official connector to integrate ONLYOFFICE Docs with Alfresco to create, edit, and convert office documents within the document library. You can download the ONLYOFFICE connector from the official Alfresco Add-ons directory or the ONLYOFFICE GitHub page.
To learn more about the ONLYOFFICE and Alfresco module and how it works in detail, please, visit our
API documentation.
Main features
- Creating, editing and viewing text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
- Converting files.
- Co-editing documents in real-time: two co-editing modes (Fast and Strict), the Track Changes mode, comments, and the built-in chat.
- JWT support to secure your traffic so that no one can have access to your documents with the exception of the users with proper rights.
Start using ONLYOFFICE Docs within Alfresco
To create a document:
- Open the folder where you want to create a document.
- Click the Create new... button.
- Choose the file type you want to create: Document, Spreadsheet or Presentation.
To edit or view a document:
- Find the required document.
- Click the Edit in ONLYOFFICE button.
To convert a non-XML document into XML format (DOCX, XLSX or PPTX):
- Find the required document.
- Click the Convert using ONLYOFFICE button.
The document will be automatically converted into its XML analog. Resulting files are placed in the same folder. You can also configure automatic converting rules for a folder. For more information about the rule configuration, please read the official Alfresco documentation.