Microsoft Excel AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Word Processors

The best Word Processor alternative to Microsoft Excel is ONLYOFFICE, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Excel and ten of them are Word Processors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Word Processor alternatives to Microsoft Excel are Apache OpenOffice, Collabora Office Classic, Calligra Suite and NeoOffice.

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  1. ONLYOFFICE icon

    ONLYOFFICE

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    Open-source office suite offering document, spreadsheet, and presentation editing with co-editing modes, plugin support, integration across 30+ services, robust security, and mobile access. Available in Community, Enterprise, and Home Server editions for versatile deployment.

    79 ONLYOFFICE alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Flatpak
    • Cloudron
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    Apache OpenOffice

     811 likes

    Apache OpenOffice is a leading open-source office suite that offers free applications for word processing, spreadsheet, presentations, graphics, databases and more. All data is stored in an open standard format, though Open Office can also read and write files from other common...

    64 Apache OpenOffice alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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  4. Collabora Office Classic icon

    Collabora Office Classic

     67 likes

    On-premise office suite featuring advanced word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations, unmatched compatibility with 100+ formats, OOXML support, six-month updates, enterprise hardening, Visio and Publisher import, PDF export, and support for 50+ languages.

    48 Collabora Office Classic alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Flatpak
    • Cloudron
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    ONLYOFFICE

    Open-source office suite offering document, spreadsheet, and presentation editing with co-editing modes, plugin support, integration across 30+ services, robust security, and mobile access. Available in Community, Enterprise, and...

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  6. Calligra Suite icon

    Calligra Suite

     102 likes

    Calligra Suite is an office and graphic art suite by KDE. It contains applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, vector graphics, and editing databases.

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • FreeBSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  7. NeoOffice icon

    NeoOffice

     47 likes

    NeoOffice is an office suite for Mac that is based on OpenOffice and LibreOffice. With NeoOffice, you can view, edit, and save OpenOffice documents, LibreOffice documents, and simple Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents.

    58 NeoOffice alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  8. AndrOpen Office icon

    AndrOpen Office

     4 likes

    AndrOpen Office is a independent port of Apache OpenOffice for Android.

    You can view, edit, import, and export PDF, Word, Excel & PowerPoint documents using full features of the OpenOffice in the PC version.

    AndrOpen Office has 5 components: Writer a word processor you can.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  10. MyOffice (NTC) icon

    MyOffice (NTC)

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    A set of office applications for creating text and spreadsheet documents: "MyOffice Text" and "MyOffice Spreadsheet".

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    MyOffice Text running under Windows 11
     
  11. SSuite Axcel Professional Spreadsheet icon

    SSuite Axcel Professional Spreadsheet

     4 likes

    This powerful and professional spreadsheet has all the tools you need to calculate, analyse, summarise, and present your data in numerical reports or colourful graphics. Pull in data using ODBC and produce subtotals and statistical analyses.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  12. Vole Office icon

    Vole Office

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    Vole Office suite includes Vole Word, Vole Excel, Vole Internet Expedition, Vole Windows Expedition, Vole Scheduler, Vole Diagram and Vole 4M Showroom, and is a single EXE portable software, can be used in a USB flash drive. Supports Windows7 and higher OS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    Vole Word is editing 2 documents at same time.
     
  13. Essential Office icon

    Essential Office

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    Fully featured Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Diagram Creator, Calendar and PDF viewer - all in one simple to use application, perfect for those with only basic needs without the cost of buying Microsoft Office.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Word Processor
     
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