Alternatives to Microsoft Office 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...
- If you do not need some very rare functions, LibreOffice Writer is better and totally libre alternative! KuboFHromoslav • May 2017 • 17 agrees and 1 disagrees
- LibreOffice can do 90%+ of what Microsoft Office can do, and it costs 100% less! Guest • Dec 2016 • 27 agrees and 7 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 • 2 days ago
- Definitely its good working piece of software. Made my CV in that. No need to use MS Word anymore. Guest • 4 days ago
- 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 • 0 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Offers pretty much everything Microsoft office does, but is free! FjjB • 6 days ago
- More straight-forward than Microsoft's product, and it's free! RemovedUser • May 2019
- 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
- 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 • 7 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
- It is better than Open Office. It could redraw the MS-Word-created diagrams which Open Office could not. Guest • May 2016 • 25 agrees and 4 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 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Well supported. Updated regularly, and best of all it's open source! Guest • Oct 2018
- It handles large documents better than word does. Guest • Mar 2017 • 10 agrees and 5 disagrees
- 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 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Lots of features, but still has compatibility issues with DOCX files. (Thanks to Microsoft) 3psilon • May 2018 • 0 agrees and 1 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
- 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
- It's very easy to use, Small. I asked for a new feature. The team debugs fast. mohammadetemaddar • Nov 2016 • 6 agrees and 1 disagrees
- The worst UI and UX, easy to crash. rnickson • Mar 2018
- 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 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com ... ReactOS
Export to PDF Export to HTML Export to Word Hybrid PDF ... Hyperlinks Live Meeting Open Source apps Portable Presentations as Video Support for Themes 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...
- It is basically a free version of Microsoft Office. martintin_916 • Mar 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Microsoft Office is costly and slow, but OpenOffice is free and fast. rose64bit • Apr 2018 • 2 agrees and 3 disagrees
- Poor features and quite complicated interface Guest • Jan 2017 • 5 agrees and 3 disagrees
- Will not use later than Word 97 documents Guest • Nov 2015 • 3 agrees and 4 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Functions Open Source apps Export to PDF Spell checking 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...
- More similar to oneNote or evernote than word. Guest • Apr 2019 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- 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 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Software as a Service (SaaS)
MarkDown support Hierarchical structure Nested Notes Real time collaboration ... Wiki-like interface Collaborative writing Data first Drag n drop Embedded media Google Drive integration Integrated Search Intuitive Interface Kanban boards Knowledge base Latex Math Support for @mentions Nested lists Real time collaboration Real time editing Slack integration Student discount Syntax Highlighting Team Collaboration To-Do management To do lists Youtube integration 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
- Clean, simple, yet powerful app design puts all of the editing tools within easy reach and without clutter. georgegarner • Feb 2018 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Mac Web iPhone iPad
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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Scrivener

Typewriter. Ring-binder. Scrapbook. Scrivener combines everything you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop.
- It's a hole research/writing management tool, extremely flexible, generous in it's licence and allowing easy data recovery if anything goes wrong by keeping every piece of work in an open format! Guest • Nov 2016 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux iPhone iPad
Corkboard Distraction free writing Document compiler Export to Word ... iPhone/iPod sync Support for LaTeX Outline mode Quotas support Export to ePub Export to PDF Scripting Split files into sections Visual Organization Write in separate docs Add a feature

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Manuskript

Open-source tool for writers. With outliner, character management, plot development, distraction-free editor, etc.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Distraction free writing File-organization Flat File CMS MarkDown support ... Export to ePub Export to PDF Social media collaboration Visual Organization Visual timeline Wordpress integration 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...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Text formatting 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...

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 Add a feature

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bibisco

bibisco is a free and open source software for writing novels. With bibisco you can organize chapters and scenes, manage revisions, export novel in pdf or rtf, and...

Freemium Open Source Mac Windows Linux Java
Ad-free Distraction free writing No installation Portable Add a feature

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Byword

Byword is designed to make writing more enjoyable with Markdown on your Mac, iPhone and iPad. Features - Designed to make writing more enjoyable using Markdown -...

Commercial $ $ $ Mac iPhone iPad
MarkDown support Distraction free writing Dropbox integration Grammar check ... Works Offline Add a feature

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Nevron Writer

Nevron Writer is a powerful word processor that can be used for any purpose - from writing a simple document to producing an entire book.
- Discontinued Last version is v2016, which shows the last time it was updated
Commercial Mac Windows Web
Built-in PDF converter Convert HTML pages to PDF Compatible with Microsoft Office Multiple languages ... Export to PDF Add a feature

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Dictanote

Switch effortlessly between using the keyboard and your voice to type out notes. Work smarter and more productively with fast, accurate dictation and transcription using...
- It has a WYSIWYG editor similar to MS Word and its online. anils • Dec 2016 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium Mac Windows Linux Web Chrome OS ... Chrome
Dictation Works Offline Portable Speech Recognition ... Speech to text Voice Commands Voice Notes Voice recognition WYSIWYG Support Add a feature

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iBooks Author

Now anyone can create stunning iBooks textbooks, cookbooks, history books, picture books, and more for iPad. All you need is an idea and a Mac. Start with one of the...

Free Mac
No features added Add a feature

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Author

macOS app to create & share beautiful documents on web without any design skills.

Freemium Mac
No features added Add a feature

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Mellel

A Multilingual word processor that lets you paste images, objects and make tables.

Commercial Mac iPad
Multiple languages Search and replace Add a feature

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