DocuShare Office Integration End-of-Life (EoL) Notification

Published: March 11, 2026

DocuShare is announcing the end-of-life for the Legacy COM-Based DocuShare Office Integration, effective March 11, 2026.

Who is Affected

This change applies only to the legacy, desktop-based Microsoft Office integration and does not affect DocuShare's ability to work with Microsoft Office file formats (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx).

What This Means for You

• End-of-Life for the DocuShare legacy Office Integration is effective March 11, 2026.
• As of this date, support services, maintenance builds, software fixes, and upgrades are no longer available.
• Xerox can no longer provide technical support for this integration after March 11, 2026.

Why We Made This Decision

The DocuShare Office Integration was built on older Microsoft Office COM-based extension technologies that are no longer actively developed or supported by Microsoft. As modern versions of Microsoft Office and Windows have moved away from these underlying technologies, maintaining a reliable, secure, and compatible integration has become increasingly difficult. This decision allows us to focus our development resources on delivering a superior, modern content management experience.

Recommended Alternative: OnlyOffice

This modern integration reflects how DocuShare is moving towards browser-based editing and collaboration aligned with today's work environments. We are pleased to announce that OnlyOffice is now available as a modern alternative for document editing and collaboration directly within DocuShare. OnlyOffice provides a full-featured, browser-based office suite that enables customers to create, edit, and collaborate on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations without requiring a locally installed Office client.

Key benefits of Only Office include:

• Full document editing support for Word-compatible (.docx), Excel-compatible (.xlsx), and PowerPoint-compatible (.pptx) formats.
• Browser-based editing — no desktop Office installation required.
• Seamless integration with DocuShare for opening, editing, and saving documents directly in your DocuShare collections.
• Collaborative editing capabilities for teams working on shared content.
• Modern, actively maintained platform with ongoing security and feature updates.

Note: With OnlyOffice, teams can easily create, edit, and collaborate on PDF documents in one place.

How to Get OnlyOffice

OnlyOffice is available for purchase as an add-on to your DocuShare environment. If you are interested in learning more about OnlyOffice or would like to discuss licensing and pricing options, please contact your Xerox DocuShare Sales representative by emailing DocuShare.Sales.Team@xerox.com.

Questions or Concerns

If you have questions about this change or would like to discuss available alternatives, please contact DocuShare.Sales.Team@xerox.com.