Open Source Bean Alternatives for Linux

Bean is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best open source Linux alternative is LibreOffice - Writer. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Bean and 11 are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to Bean are Manuskript, Apache OpenOffice Writer, AbiWord and Twake.

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  1. An open-source word processor offering rich formatting and style options across multiple platforms. Versatile enough to handle both simple memos and complex book publishing, it supports a wide range of document formats and Microsoft Word compatibility, enhancing productivity through templates and layouts.

    88 LibreOffice - Writer alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
     
  2. Manuskript icon
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    Open-source software offering a hierarchical outliner, distraction-free editor, character management, plot tools, Snowflake method support, section multi-organization, customizable writing workflows, cross-platform availability, and export to standard formats.

    124 Manuskript alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  3. Writer, part of the Apache OpenOffice suite, is an open-source word processor. It supports the ISO standard Open Document Format (ODF) for data interchange as its default file format, as well as Microsoft Office 97-2003 formats, Microsoft Office 2007...

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    • Discontinued

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    • BSD
     
  4. AbiWord icon
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    AbiWord is a free word processing program similar to Microsoft® Word. It is suitable for a wide variety of word processing tasks.

    67 AbiWord alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • GTK
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS
     
  5. Twake icon
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    Twake is a real-time teamwork platform. It is a suite of collaborative tools that includes the specificities of some bestsellers (Slack, Trello, Google Drive...). We provide professional messaging, storage space, online collaborative editors (Words, Excel, PowerPoint), task...

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • iPhone
    • Android
    • Online
     
  6. Fidus Writer icon
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    Fidus Writer is an online collaborative LaTeX editor especially made for academics who need to use citations and/or formulas. The editor focuses on the content rather than the layout, so that with the same text, you can later on publish it in multiple ways: On a website, as a...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
     
  7. WebkitWord icon
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    Webkit Word is a feature-rich text editor built with GTK4/Libadwaita that provides a modern word processing experience. Using the WebKit rendering engine, it offers powerful text editing capabilities in a clean, intuitive interface.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  8. KoalaWriter icon
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    Koalawriter is a fullscreen, distraction-free plain text editor with customizable background images and ambient music. Like its Mac OS counterpart Ommwriter, its onscreen controls fade out of sight when you begin to type and appear again on mouseover.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  9. WordTsar icon
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    WordTsar is a Wordstar 7.0D document mode clone. It loads Wordstar 4, Wordstar 7, RTF (partial), and DOCX (partial) files, and saves in Wordstar 7 and RTF format.

    93 WordTsar alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. SolidWriting icon
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    SolidWriting offers an intuitive interface and powerful features for creating and editing documents. Easily open, edit, and save SWDOC/SWDOC64 and DOCX files. With advanced text formatting, offline AI assistance, and multilingual support, streamline your writing process.

    117 SolidWriting alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  11. Letters is a modern, minimalist word processor for the GNOME desktop, with support for reading and writing DOCX, ODT, MD and HTML, using the Pandoc library.

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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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