<s>
Dropbox	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
,	O
or	O
simply	O
Paper	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
collaborative	O
document-editing	O
service	O
developed	O
by	O
Dropbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originating	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
document	O
collaboration	O
company	O
Hackpad	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
Dropbox	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
launched	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offers	O
a	O
web	B-Application
application	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dropbox	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
was	O
described	O
in	O
the	O
official	O
announcement	O
post	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
flexible	O
workspace	O
that	O
brings	O
people	O
and	O
ideas	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
Dropbox	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
has	O
been	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
was	O
liked	O
for	O
being	O
minimal	O
,	O
reviewers	O
cited	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
fixed	O
formatting	O
bar	O
and	O
missing	O
features	O
present	O
in	O
competitors	O
 '	O
products	O
as	O
making	O
Dropbox	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
seem	O
like	O
a	O
"	O
light	O
"	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dropbox	B-Application
acquired	O
document	O
collaboration	O
company	O
Hackpad	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
Dropbox	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
Dropbox	B-Application
Notes	O
note-taking	O
product	O
in	O
beta	O
testing	O
phase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dropbox	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
and	O
release	O
of	O
mobile	B-Application
Android	I-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
apps	O
in	O
August	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dropbox	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
comparison	O
between	O
Dropbox	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
and	O
Evernote	B-Application
,	O
PC	O
World'''s	O
Michael	O
Ansaldo	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
With	O
its	O
emphasis	O
on	O
document	O
creation	O
,	O
you	O
might	O
expect	O
formatting	O
to	O
be	O
front	O
and	O
center	O
in	O
Dropbox	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ansaldo	O
noted	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
fixed	O
formatting	O
toolbar	O
as	O
you	O
'd	O
find	O
in	O
Evernote	B-Application
or	O
a	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
like	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	O
or	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ansaldo	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Both	O
Evernote	B-Application
and	O
Dropbox	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
make	O
it	O
easy	O
to	O
add	O
images	O
to	O
a	O
document	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
Dropbox	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
support	O
any	O
image	O
editing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Dropbox	B-Application
,	O
Paper	O
supports	O
media	O
from	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
popular	O
services	O
including	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
Spotify	B-Application
,	O
Vimeo	O
,	O
SoundCloud	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
productivity	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
TechRadar	O
,	O
John	O
Brandon	O
wrote	O
that	O
Dropbox	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
"	O
might	O
be	O
a	O
'	O
light	O
 '	O
tool	O
for	O
now	O
without	O
the	O
extensive	O
templates	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
or	O
the	O
integration	O
with	O
other	O
apps	O
in	O
the	O
Zoho	O
suite	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
work	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
Dropbox	B-Application
storage	O
service	O
that	O
's	O
so	O
popular	O
with	O
office	O
workers	O
these	O
days.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
do	O
n't	O
feel	O
overwhelmed	O
with	O
formatting	O
options	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
available	O
features	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	O
is	O
much	O
more	O
full-featured	O
in	O
the	O
formatting	O
department	O
,	O
so	O
Paper	O
has	O
some	O
catching	O
up	O
to	O
do	O
if	O
it	O
wants	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
the	O
competition	O
"	O
.	O
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