GWoffice (Google Web Office ) is a nice application that bring you google drive to your desktop without using a web browser. It allows you to use google docs at it was installed in your computer by offering a nice interface to its editing abilities, also gives you basic syncing for offline use.
Some features:
– HUD support for any keyboard bound command
– theming according to the current Gtk+ theme
– shortcuts for quickly creating documents
– drop to upload (and edit, if you enable it..)
Installation in Ubuntu 12.04 / 12.10 and LinuxMint13
Open terminal and enter the following PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tombeckmann/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gwoffice