What's the best alternative to Microsoft Word?

Question

I don't have Word on this laptop and it's too expensive, but I'm regularly re-writing CV's etc. and worry any other program I use for this may mess with the formatting so by the time employers get my CV it looks a mess.

Answer 1

The best alternatives to Microsoft Word are...

* Apache Open Office -- http://www.openoffice.org -- The original alternative to Microsoft Office

* Libre Office -- http://www.libreoffice.org -- This is fork of Open Office that was created due to concerns with Oracle halting development (before transferring the code & rights to Apache Foundation).

* Google Docs -- http://docs.google.com -- This is Google's version that's accessible through practically any web browser, so you don't have to download anything. You only thing you need is to have a Google account in order to save your documents (to Google Drive).

* KingSoft Write / Office Free -- http://www.kingsoft.com -- A commerical alternative that has a more modern interface (the "Ribbon" toolbar) & tabbed documents. Free for personal use.


I'm said to note that AbiWord falls off this list as they're no longer releasing a Windows version (due to lack of Windows Devs in their project pool).

Assuming you utilize the .DocX OR .OTD formats, you should be fine... If you use the old .doc format, some of your formatting may be lost / corrupted in the process.

Answer 2

Try "Open Office". I got it off "Ninite.com" app site.

Answer 3

Word On Line. In your Microsoft account. (One Drive) It is free.
or
Apache Open Office

Answer 4

writing in google drive is pretty good, you have to be hooked up to the internet to use it but as long as you have wifi it works great, plus it's free so there's that

Answer 5

Personally I tend to use LibreOffice which is a "fork" of OpenOffice. I prefer Libre to Open because there have been times when it's ability to import Microsoft docs is a little more on the ball.

*As you can tell I actually have both installed!

Also worth a mention is Google Docs, which runs inside of a Chrome browser. So it has a minimal footprint, works well with cloud save documents, has class-leading online scripting and even works with Google Home!

*Actually I do more with Google Sheets (careful), as it enables me to do a great deal with my IFTTT based smart devices!

Answer 6

open office
www.openoffice.org
is fully functioning and free
use by many organisations including governments
supports word and pdf formats

Answer 7

Go to Open Office. There is a suite of programs that is a lot like Microsoft office

Answer 8

If you sign up for an Outlook email address, a web-based version of Word comes free with it.

Answer 9

Best Free Office Suites Reviewed
https://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-office-suite.htm

LibreOffice replaced Word for me.

Answer 10

Google docs