Dropbox Paper
More than just a doc.
Overview
Dropbox Paper is a collaborative workspace that helps teams create and share early ideas. It's a lightweight and flexible tool that combines text, media, and embeds from various services into a single document. Because it's integrated with Dropbox, all your Paper docs are stored alongside your other files. It's designed for real-time collaboration, brainstorming, and creating meeting notes with a clean, distraction-free interface.
✨ Key Features
- Real-time co-editing
- Clean, minimalist interface
- Rich media embeds (YouTube, Spotify, Pinterest, etc.)
- Task creation and assignment within docs
- Templates for meetings, project plans, etc.
- Integration with Dropbox file storage
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Seamless integration with Dropbox file storage.
- Extremely simple, clean, and distraction-free user interface.
- Excellent support for embedding rich media.
Unique Value: Provides a simple, collaborative document experience that lives right alongside your team's files in Dropbox.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- Quickly capturing and sharing meeting notes with action items.
- Collaborating on a creative brief with embedded mood boards and videos.
- Creating a simple project plan that lives alongside project files in Dropbox.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Building a structured, large-scale knowledge base.
- Documents requiring complex tables or database functionality.
- Managing official, version-controlled documentation.
🏆 Alternatives
Simpler and more lightweight than Notion or Google Docs. Its value is highest for teams already heavily invested in the Dropbox ecosystem.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Advanced (Business) tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 30-day free trial
Free tier: Included with all Dropbox plans, limits are based on Dropbox storage.
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