Microsoft Word Alternatives and Similar Software

Alternatives to Microsoft Word for Windows, Mac, Web, Linux, iPhone and more. Filter by license to discover only free or Open Source alternatives. This list contains a total of 25+ apps similar to Microsoft Word.

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LibreOffice - Writer

Writer has all the features you need from a modern, full-featured word processing or desktop publishing tool. It's simple enough for a quick memo, but powerful enough to create complete books with contents, diagrams, indexes, etc. You're free to concentrate on your message, while Writer will make it look great.
- It has virtually everything that MS Word does with exception of the most exotic functions - but it's 100% Open Source and 100% free. lharolds • Jul 2019 • 12 agrees and 0 disagrees
- If you do not need some very rare functions, LibreOffice Writer is better and totally libre alternative! KuboFHromoslav • May 2017 • 27 agrees and 1 disagrees
- LibreOffice can do 90%+ of what Microsoft Office can do, and it costs 100% less! Guest • Dec 2016 • 35 agrees and 8 disagrees
- Offers pretty much everything Microsoft office does, but is free! FjjB • Jul 2019 • 7 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Definitely its good working piece of software. Made my CV in that. No need to use MS Word anymore. Guest • Jul 2019 • 6 agrees and 1 disagrees
- More straight-forward than Microsoft's product, and it's free! RemovedUser • May 2019 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
- The closest I could find to a free MS Office alternative, does pretty much everything MS Word does. DanielPinto • Feb 2019 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
- IT'S FREE. It' actively being developed, and its legit competition. Although, sometimes it turns text into gibberish. I don't know what that's about. Guest • Mar 2019 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- It is better than Open Office. It could redraw the MS-Word-created diagrams which Open Office could not. Guest • May 2016 • 28 agrees and 4 disagrees
- It is absolutely free and handles .docx and .doc files better than the other alternatives provided. Additionally, it supports more features than other alternatives like Google Docs. Guest • Jun 2017 • 11 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Well supported. Updated regularly, and best of all it's open source! Guest • Oct 2018 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- It is the same thing but open source, cross platform and not for profit. Guest • Mar 2020
- LibreOffice saved me through college. This world needs a solid open source alternative. emilycarlmrs • Apr 2020
- The newer Libre Office version (6.3.4) have less compatible than older version (6.2.8). The docx file when open is very wrong format that not acceptable. And saving file in docx file will make file read only that can't enable to editing. OpenOffice is better Guest • Dec 2019 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- it is NOT from Microsoft. It is free Software without grabber etc. and it is in best form and quality. Guest • Dec 2019
- Free, multiple platform, and probably the richest set of functionality, other than Microsoft Office Word. Word improved recently for the Mac, but is still not as good as on Windows, but LibreOffice is pretty much the same everywhere. Google Docs and IBM Docs are probably closest, otherwise, and have web forms. Apache OpenOffice seems to be losing momentum, would be nice if the code bases would merge, they'd focus on a combined effort. Guest • Jan 2018 • 4 agrees and 0 disagrees
- It is cross platform which is very useful when you need to edit a document in either windows, gnu/linux, and mac. Microsoft Office is not able to run on gnu/linux for now. 9y0xwefhpw • Apr 2018 • 4 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Tries to provide a lot of useful tools. Opened a piece of artwork for me that nothing else would. Has a thesaurus (very,very, useful). The builder(s) deserve compensation for providing it. Guest • Dec 2017 • 5 agrees and 0 disagrees
- LibreOffice is the best free alternative to MS Office I have tried. It offers all I need in word processing software. It has a smart modern interface and does not require a steep learning curve if you are accustomed to MS Office. A truly great package. Guest • Apr 2018 • 4 agrees and 0 disagrees
- It doesn't handle citations and referencing well. With Word you can use Endnote as an add-on. I can't see how to use citations and referencing built-in or add an add-on like Endnote. Guest • Jun 2019 • 1 agrees and 7 disagrees
- It's very easy to use, Small. I asked for a new feature. The team debugs fast. mohammadetemaddar • Nov 2016 • 9 agrees and 1 disagrees
- It handles large documents better than word does. Guest • Mar 2017 • 12 agrees and 5 disagrees
- Lots of features, but still has compatibility issues with DOCX files. (Thanks to Microsoft) 3psilon • May 2018 • 0 agrees and 3 disagrees
- The worst UI and UX, easy to crash. rnickson • Mar 2018 • 1 agrees and 6 disagrees
- Freedom. If you care about that go for LibreOffice. Also you've got pretty much the same common feature, which is quick enough for everyone. Word stay good if you really want to go deeper in some modificatio, but it's really not worth the price (alone without Office 365). Guest • Apr 2017 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com ... ReactOS
Export to PDF LibreOffice Integration Export to ePub Writing tool ... Built-in PDF converter Export to HTML Export to Word Hybrid PDF Hyperlinks Live Meeting Portable Presentations as Video Support for Themes Writing tool Add a feature

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Google Docs

Google Docs is an online word processor, part of Google Drive, that lets you create and format text documents and collaborate with other people in real time. Here's what you can do with Google Docs: • Upload a Word document and convert it to a Google document. • Add flair and formatting to your documents by adjusting margins, spacing, fonts, and colors — all that fun stuff. • Invite other people to collaborate on a document with you, giving them edit, comment or view access.
- Is google Docs good alternative to Microsoft Word? Yes and no. Usefull for internet communication when you don't need many formating but bad for offical documentation. avasiri81 • Apr 2020
- It lacks most of the functionalities Guest • Apr 2020
- It does not come close in functionality to MS Word. Guest • Apr 2020
- It is so easy to use. I don't have to save the documents. It easily saves to Microsoft Word format. UZ • Feb 2020 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees
- same job and free and hosted in cloud Guest • Feb 2019 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Great formatting tools and everything is saved to the cloud, which makes it easier to continue your work on another device. Guest • Nov 2019 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Google Docs, just nailed everything, the synchronization is perfect, easy to use, and works every time, especially the collaboration feature. heviot • Mar 2019 • 2 agrees and 2 disagrees
- It has most of the features you need and works great in the browser. rockiger • Jan 2019 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Cloud based document storage and editing. n10m • Feb 2016 • 6 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Not so many abundant features, fast and auto-save. Guest • Jul 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Access documents everywhere, no harmful macro commands so no risk of virus infection adolftekkanna • Dec 2016 • 3 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Online syncing, very lightweight, sharing documents, sleek UI. Guest • Jan 2017 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- I like the multiplatform editing. Very useful feature, when you edit on your phone and easily can continue editing in pc. bohdanfetso • Oct 2016 • 3 agrees and 2 disagrees
Free Web Android iPhone Chrome OS Android Tablet ... iPad
Real time collaboration Collaborative writing Team Collaboration Cloud based ... Online Sharing High Availability Online collaboration Text formatting Autosave log End-to-End Encryption IFTTT integration Multiple Font Colors Office Online integration Works Offline Export to PDF Scanner Upload directly to Google Drive Add a feature

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WPS Writer

WPS Writer, part of WPS Office , is dependable and fast word processing software that is highly compatible with Microsoft Word , and can read and edit DOC and DOCX formats. This allows you to freely transfer your office documents between Microsoft Word and WPS Writer.
- VERY GOOD PROGRAM BUT IT IS NOT OPEN SOURCE so keep that in mind. I, personally, did not use it. but, a friend of mine uses it and spoke greatly about it. He said it deserves 10 out of 10 in every term (Easiness , Responsiveness , Stability , etc.) Guest • 3 days ago
- Very friendly UI Has almost any thing you might need Guest • Apr 2020
- Cross platform, local not cloud, freemium office package Guest • Jan 2020 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- This software GUI is similar to that of microsoft word and work in same fashion and free for use. Guest • Jan 2020 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Has many many features similar to Microsoft Word, and some that it doesn't it. Much more lightweight to run than Microsoft Word. The Spell Check needs some major help. Guest • Feb 2020
- It has a similar design to word and has all the features that word has and even more. Moreover, it's cross-platform and is very stable. tokita1230 • Sep 2019 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Very poor multi language / proofing support. Guest • May 2019 • 4 agrees and 1 disagrees
- It has everything word has. Annoying ads in the corner but overall its a good alternative. Guest • Jun 2019 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Interface is very similar to Microsoft product Guest • Mar 2019 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
- WPS is a more stable alternative to word for low-end PCs running on old CPUs like Celeron or Pentium. it also contains more features then other alternatives like Liberoffice and Openoffice. Guest • Apr 2019 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Keeps taking me all over the document. Not cool! Making my life much harder! Guest • Sep 2018 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Very nice ribbon interface, often better DOCX compatibility than LibreOffice. 3psilon • May 2018 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
- WPS have a good compatibility with docx and its UI is almost similar with office Guest • Sep 2017 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- It is absolutely free. It also has some incredible features like pdf to word and much more. WPS Office gives all necessary components of MS-Office i.e. Word, Excel, Power Point. The best part is that it is cross-platform. SuperMinds • Jul 2017 • 5 agrees and 2 disagrees
- I think WPS Office is the closest you can get to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint). It handels .docx witch was my main problem. The WPS Writer may be in a early stage but I see alot of potential of it becomming better, more easy to use, beautiful and more stable. Guest • Jan 2017 • 10 agrees and 3 disagrees
- WPS Writer has a very similar layout to MS Word Guest • Aug 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- it is absolutely one of the best alternatives to microsoft Word but the only thing that it does not have is the equation editor: it is present only in the windows version of the application but not on the linux version. Guest • Mar 2017 • 3 agrees and 2 disagrees
- It has Microsoft-alike interface and has much features Guest • Jan 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Fully Functional with .docx and various formats that are compatible with Microsoft office word. The Features and layout are also very similar and shouldn't take long to learn the program :) Guest • Sep 2016 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
Freemium Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad
Cross-platform Compatible with Microsoft Office Built-in PDF converter Cross-platform ... Office-like Spellcheck Tabbed interface Convert Word documents to PDF Add a feature

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Apache OpenOffice Writer

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 format (ability to "open" documents in version 3), among others.
- No proper implementation of digital signatures. Centaro • Jan 2020 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- It is basically a free version of Microsoft Office. martintin_916 • Mar 2019 • 4 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Microsoft Office is costly and slow, but OpenOffice is free and fast. rose64bit • Apr 2018 • 3 agrees and 6 disagrees
- Poor features and quite complicated interface Guest • Jan 2017 • 8 agrees and 5 disagrees
- Will not use later than Word 97 documents Guest • Nov 2015 • 4 agrees and 4 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Fractions Functions Export to PDF Spell checking ... Writing tool Add a feature

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ONLYOFFICE

ONLYOFFICE is an opensource office and productivity suite that enables you to manage documents, projects (ONLYOFFICE Projects), team and customer relations in one place. ONLYOFFICE is delivered either as a SaaS solution or as an installation for deployment on a private network (Community Edition, for teams up to 20 users).
- Its one of the best options to Microsoft Office, it has almost all tools. And is by far better then LibreOffice or OpenOffice. hudsonrb92 • Jun 2020
- Very similar layout to Microsoft Office so its the best alternative for people use to that. And especially for me, ecuations in google docs and libre office are ugly compare to Microsoft format which OnlyOffice use. Guest • Apr 2020
- It has a nice UI, and good support for microsoft document formats. Risei • Feb 2020
- Clean GUI and fast interface. Excellent for high dpi too. Guest • Oct 2017 • 2 agrees and 2 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted Software as a Service (SaaS) Cloudron
Collaborative Workspaces Compatible with Microsoft Office Nextcloud integration Real time collaboration ... Built-in translation End-to-End Encryption Equation editor Integrated Chat Integrated Youtube support Latex equations Multiple languages Works Offline Portable Real time collaboration Spreadsheets Tabbed interface White-labeled Add a feature

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Notion

With so many tools, it's hard to keep everyone on the same page. Notion is a new tool that unifies them all. It's like Google Docs, but everything is organized and discoverable by your team. Real collaboration in real-time. Tired of your clunky wiki? With Notion, adding all types of content is as easy as drag & drop. Drag. Drop. Work as fluidly as you think. Love using Trello? Notion brings the same visual organization to every page.
- More similar to oneNote or evernote than word. Guest • Apr 2019 • 6 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Just notes, it doesn't have features like Microsoft Word. EX .: It is not possible to make documents. Guest • 9 days ago
- Notion is more like note-taking, or notebook experience. not for creating documents. Guest • Jun 2020
- This is not comparable to MS Word. This is similar to MS One Note. Guest • Mar 2020
- This is not comparable to word, it is just a note and calendar app, it may be the alternative to google calendare, keep, evernote or todoist, but not to any word processing program Guest • May 2019 • 5 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Software as a Service (SaaS)
MarkDown support Database Notetaking Visual bookmarks ... Custom templates Database Management Hierarchical structure Nested Notes To-Do management Wiki Better formatting Custom data fields Customizable Data export/import Evernote import Google Maps integration Integrated PDF Viewer Kanban boards Knowledge Base structuring Relational database Real time collaboration Student discount Tablet support Team Collaboration Text formatting Visual Organization Wiki-like interface Blocks Blogging Bookmarks Browser extension Collaborative writing Cross-platform Customizable Themes Data first Distraction free writing Drag n drop Embedded apps Embedded media Google Drive integration Hyperlinks Integrated Search Integration Integration with web clipper Intuitive Interface Knowledge base Latex Math Support for @mentions Multi-project management Nested lists Note organization Notetaking Online collaboration Pastebin Prioritize tasks Project Tracking Real time collaboration Real time editing Slack integration Syntax Highlighting Tables Task Management Timer for tasks To do lists Wiki Youtube integration Add a feature

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WPS Office

WPS Office provides you three powerful applications known as WRITER, SPREADSHEETS, PRESENTATIONriter and PDF tool. It is highly compatible with MS Office while unique Sponsored Access design on Windows PC (Win10, Win7, Win8.1, WinVista). Available on Windows English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish and Russian.
- WPWPS Office is an alternative to MS Office. WPS Writer is an alternative to MS Office Word. And it's already listed. coth • Apr 2016 • 8 agrees and 2 disagrees
- wps office contains wps writer (no individual install possible afaik) which is a word alternative Guest • Feb 2016
Freemium Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad
Compatible with Microsoft Office Built-in PDF converter Functions Spell checking ... Spreadsheets Tabbed interface Add a feature

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Pages

Create gorgeous documents in minutes with the Pages for Mac word processor — featuring a stunning design, writing tools, and performance.
- Microsoft Office Word is expensive and slow, but Pages is free, fast, responsive, and integrates very well with the rest of macOS. rose64bit • Apr 2018 • 4 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Clean, simple, yet powerful app design puts all of the editing tools within easy reach and without clutter. georgegarner • Feb 2018 • 5 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Mac Web iPhone iPad
Real time collaboration Cloud sync Desktop publishing Export to Word ... Group collaboration Hand-write on PDFs ICloud Integration Sync with iCloud Live collaboration Export to ePub Export to PDF Team Collaboration Add a feature

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TextMaker

TextMaker is a Microsoft Word-compatible word processor, part of SoftMaker FreeOffice. It's available for free included in the FreeOffice suite. It runs lean (using around 12MB of RAM on my system) and is surprisingly feature rich. The furiously fast word processor that is as well-suited for your daily correspondence as it is for designing brochures and flyers, and that masters everything from short letters to scientific papers.
- If you are like me: one who only needs the necessary to fulfill your needs, and really like when the response of the software comes quickly (think that the MS Office in general certainly does not). This is the right solution. It is fully compatible with outputs formats from MS Word; it is fast; and it does everything you need to white a nice and organized document, whatever that is. Guest • Sep 2018 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Powerful features with a very intuitive interface. Outputs in MS Word formats plus ODT, PDF, HTML and ePub, among many others. Reads most common formats, including MS Word. Fully customizable interface. Fast and compact. Excellent documentation. The best word processor for personal use, period. DiegoAzeta • Oct 2016 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Really fast, really compatible with Microsoft Office. Guest • May 2016 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium Windows Linux Windows Mobile Android Android Tablet
Autocompletion Compatible with Microsoft Office Portable Export to ePub ... Export to PDF Add a feature

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AbiWord

AbiWord is a free software word processor. The name "AbiWord" (pronounced "Abby Word") is derived from the root of the Spanish word "abierto", meaning "open". It runs on Linux, Mac OS X (PowerPC), ReactOS, BeOS (unsupported), AmigaOS 4.0 (through its Cygnix X11 engine), and other operating systems. Multilingual Portable version (15MB installed) from http://portableapps.com/apps/office/abiword_portable .
- AbiWord is a great simple word processor. However it doesn't have many advanced features. Just a simple text document. And it's free! kaylinTechAU • Jan 2017 • 6 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Open Source Linux BSD PortableApps.com Haiku GTK+ ... AmigaOS
Lightweight Multiple languages Portable Spell checking Add a feature

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