Microsoft Word Alternatives for Mac

Alternatives to Microsoft Word for Mac with any license

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.
- 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 • 5 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
- If you do not need some very rare functions, LibreOffice Writer is better and totally libre alternative! KuboFHromoslav • May 2017 • 31 agrees and 2 disagrees
- 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 • 16 agrees and 1 disagrees
- LibreOffice can do 90%+ of what Microsoft Office can do, and it costs 100% less! Guest • Dec 2016 • 38 agrees and 9 disagrees
- Offers pretty much everything Microsoft office does, but is free! FjjB • Jul 2019 • 8 agrees and 3 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
- Best Word Processor, Fast and Lightweight geralt7 • 2 days ago
- 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 • 2 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
- 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 8 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 7 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 Writing tool Built-in PDF converter ... Export to Word Export to ePub Export to HTML Hybrid PDF Hyperlinks Live Meeting Portable Presentations as Video Support for Themes Writing tool 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 • Aug 2020 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Very friendly UI Has almost any thing you might need Guest • Apr 2020 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
- 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 2 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 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
- 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 2 disagrees
- Very poor multi language / proofing support. Guest • May 2019 • 5 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 2 disagrees
- Interface is very similar to Microsoft product Guest • Mar 2019 • 2 agrees and 2 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 2 disagrees
- Keeps taking me all over the document. Not cool! Making my life much harder! Guest • Sep 2018 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Very nice ribbon interface, often better DOCX compatibility than LibreOffice. 3psilon • May 2018 • 2 agrees and 2 disagrees
- WPS have a good compatibility with docx and its UI is almost similar with office Guest • Sep 2017 • 1 agrees and 2 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 3 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 • 11 agrees and 4 disagrees
- WPS Writer has a very similar layout to MS Word Guest • Aug 2017 • 0 agrees and 2 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 3 disagrees
- It has Microsoft-alike interface and has much features Guest • Jan 2017 • 0 agrees and 2 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 2 disagrees
Freemium Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad
Cross-platform Compatible with Microsoft Office Spellcheck Built-in PDF converter ... Office-like 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 1 disagrees
- It is basically a free version of Microsoft Office. martintin_916 • Mar 2019 • 5 agrees and 4 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 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- 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 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- It has a nice UI, and good support for microsoft document formats. Risei • Feb 2020 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Clean GUI and fast interface. Excellent for high dpi too. Guest • Oct 2017 • 3 agrees and 3 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted Software as a Service (SaaS) Cloudron
Built-in translation Collaborative Workspaces End-to-End Encryption Equation editor ... Integrated Chat Integrated Youtube support Latex equations Compatible with Microsoft Office Nextcloud integration Portable Real time collaboration Tabbed interface Multiple languages Works Offline Real time collaboration Spreadsheets White-labeled 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 • 14 agrees and 6 disagrees
- wps office contains wps writer (no individual install possible afaik) which is a word alternative Guest • Feb 2016 • 5 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad
Compatible with Microsoft Office Functions Built-in PDF converter 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 • 5 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
Hand-write on PDFs Real time collaboration Cloud sync Desktop publishing ... Export to Word Group collaboration ICloud Integration Sync with iCloud Live collaboration Export to ePub Export to PDF Team Collaboration Add a feature

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Manuskript

Manuskript is an open-source tool for writers, with outliner, character management, plot development, distraction-free editor, etc. Outliner Organize your thoughts and snippets in a hierarchical manner. Organize them as you wish, reorganize them on the go. Distraction-free mode Get rid of all distraction while writing. Set personal goal in word count or time before you can leave editor.
- Manuskript is an app for planning and writing books. It is not a word processor, or an appropriate alternative to MS Word. Guest • Aug 2020
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Distraction free writing Outliner Tracking of characters File-organization ... Outline folding Track Characters Tracking of locations Tracking of plots Tree structure Visual timeline Writing tool Flat File CMS Markdown MarkDown support Notetaking Revision History Export to ePub Export to PDF Social media collaboration Visual Organization Wordpress integration Writing tool Add a feature

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LaTeX

LaTeX is a document markup language and document preparation system for the TeX typesetting program. The term LaTeX refers only to the language in which documents are written, not to the editor used to write those documents. In order to create a document in LaTeX, a .tex file must be created using some form of text editor. While most text editors can be used to create a LaTeX document, a number of editors have been created specifically for working with LaTeX.
- The most powerful document preparation system, for the absolute best result ever. sbibauw • Apr 2020
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Typesetting Publishing Text formatting Typography Add a feature

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bibisco

bibisco is a novel writing software that helps you to write your story, in a simple way. * bibisco is a desktop application available for Linux, MacOS and Windows in 13 languages: czech, dutch, french, german, english, italian, polish, portuguese (Brazil), portuguese (Portugal), russian, serbian, spanish, turkish. * All that you need - with bibisco you can organize chapters and scenes, manage revisions, export novel in pdf, docx., txt, epub.

Freemium Open Source Mac Windows Linux Electron / Atom Shell Node.JS
Character development Google Drive integration Novel planning Timeline ... Ad-free Distraction free writing Export to Word Integrated Search No installation Portable Export to ePub Export to PDF Scene Management Visual Organization Writing tool Add a feature

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Quip

Quip is a modern word processor that enables you to create beautiful documents on any device, including the iPad, iPhone, and the desktop. It combines documents and messages into a single chat-like “thread” of updates — making collaboration easy. Take notes, organize to-do lists, and collaborate within your company. Share folders to organize your projects at home or at work. All features work perfectly offline, syncing whenever you have an internet connection.

Commercial Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad
Real time collaboration Content Templates Export to Google Spreadsheets IFTTT integration ... Integrated Chat MarkDown support Support for @mentions Works Offline Real time collaboration Slack integration Spreadsheets Add a feature

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