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. 2016 May 9;7:610. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00610

Table 1.

Recommended software tools for collaborative research.

Function Tool Website
Videoconference BigBlueButton*
GoToMeeting
Skype*
WebEx
www.bigbluebutton.org
www.gotomeeting.com
www.skype.com
www.webex.com
Document sharing/editing Authorea*
Google Docs*
Overleaf*
www.authorea.com
www.google.com/docs
www.overleaf.com
File sharing Asana*
Atlassian Confluence
Dropbox*
Google Drive*
Tresorit
www.asana.com
www.atlassian.com
www.dropbox.com
www.google.com/drive
www.tresorit.com
Bibliography sharing Colwiz*
EndNote Online*
Mendeley*
Paperpile
Zotero*
www.colwiz.com
www.myendnoteweb.com
www.mendeley.com
www.paperpile.com
www.zotero.org
Group calendars Asana*
Atlassian Confluence
Google Calendars*
Trello*
www.asana.com
www.atlassian.com
www.google.com/calendar
www.trello.com
*

Free or freemium software.