Or, yet another collaborative AJAX word
processor. SynchroEdit is focused specifically on multiple simultaneous
edits, which pushes it farther toward the SubEthaEdit /
JotSpot Live end of the continuum
from something like Zoho Writer,
which seems more geared towards asynchronous collaborative editing. A couple of interesting features set SynchroEdit
apart — the editor window depicts each user's changes in a different color, so you can clearly see who has edited what,
plus the interface marks the area a user is currently editing with a colored flag and their name. These two features
would be really handy for knowing both who's doing what currently, as well as who contributed which bits over
time.
The SynchroEdit team has been led by Christopher Allen and Kalle Alm,
with backing from Socialtext and the Bainbridge Graduate Institute.
It's in a stable alpha release right now, with plans for a full open source release later this fall.
