Use Google Docs, Sheets and Slides offline

If you aren't connected to the Internet, you can still create, view and edit files in:

Google Docs
Google Sheets
Google Slides

Use Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides offline

You can save the most recently opened documents on your computer.

Before you turn on offline access:

You must be connected to the Internet.
You must use the Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browser.
Don't use private browsing.
Install and turn on Google Docs Offline Chrome extension.
Make sure that you have enough available space on your device to save your files.

How to turn on offline access:

Open Google Drive.

In the top right, click Settings Settings.

Turn on Offline setting.
If you are using Microsoft Edge, you will be redirected to the Chrome Web Store to download the Google Docs Offline extension.
To work offline, open Google Docs, Sheets or Slides.

Tip:

You can turn on offline access from Docs, Sheets or Slides settings. If you turn on offline access for Docs, Sheets, Slides or Drive, then the rest will also be available offline.
Alternatively, to turn on offline access, open any Google document, spreadsheet or presentation. At the top, next to the file title, click See document status Turn on Turn on.
If you want to use offline access for another Google Account, make sure that you're signed in to the right Chrome or Edge profile. Learn how to switch Chrome profiles.

Turn off offline access

Open the Google Docs, Sheets or Slides home screen.
Click Menu Settings.
On the right, turn off Offline.
- Tip: If you turn off offline access for Docs, Sheets or Slides, you will also turn off offline access for the rest.

Make specific files available offline

If you have enough storage, some of your most recent files will be automatically saved offline. To manually select files to save offline:

Follow the steps above to turn on offline access in Google Drive.
Open the Google Docs, Sheets or Slides Home screen.
On the file that you want to use offline, click More .
Click Available offline. A tick will appear in the bottom-left corner to show that the file is available offline.

Tip: You can also make a file available offline by opening a Google document, spreadsheet or presentation, and clicking File Make available offline.

Check if a document is ready for offline use

On your computer, open a file in Docs, Sheets or Slides.
At the top, next to the file title, click See document status .

Tip: If your document is not ready to edit offline, an explanation will appear.