Free Microsoft Office alternative 2020

[Wolfie]

Hi all,

as the title suggests, this is a shortlist of cost free Microsoft Office alternatives which are all good in their own right and offer almost the same features as MS Office.

1: LibreOffice:

Home | LibreOffice - Free and private office suite - Based on OpenOffice - Compatible with Microsoft

Free office suite – the evolution of OpenOffice. Compatible with Microsoft .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx. Updated regularly, community powered.

www.libreoffice.org

2: OpenOffice:

Apache OpenOffice - Official Site - The Free and Open Productivity Suite

The official home page of the Apache OpenOffice open source project, home of OpenOffice Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw and Base.

www.openoffice.org

3: WPS Office:

[OFFICIAL] WPS Office-Free Office Download for PC & Mobile, AI-Powered Office Suite

WPS Office is an AI-Powered Office suite, highly compatible with Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PPT and PDF. Can be downloaded online and free trial for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and Linux.

www.wps.com

4: Google Docs:

Google Docs: Online Document & PDF Editor | Google Workspace

Create online documents and edit PDFs with Google Docs. Collaborate in real-time from any device and use AI to generate drafts, templates, and more.

www.google.com

It mIght only be for Android or a Google Chrome addon?.

5: Microsoft Free Office Web version:

Free Microsoft 365 Online | Word, Excel, PowerPoint

With Microsoft 365 for the web you can edit and share Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote files on your devices using a web browser.

products.office.com

6: Notepad Plus Plus:

Notepad++

notepad-plus-plus.org

7: Apple Pages:

Pages - Official Apple Support

Get help creating letters, flyers, or essays, add images or charts, or continue editing your document from any Apple device with these Pages resources.

www.apple.com

For Mac and IOS only and available via the Apple App Store but I don't know if it is free of charge?.

I hope it is of use to you if you are looking for a free alternative to MS Office.

If anyone knows of any other free alternatives, please post them below!.

 

[davehc]

Not my interest field, but, as you have included Notepad ??, I thought I should weigh in with the already incorporated Wordpad?

 

[BigFeet]

WPS I'm not a fan of. OpenOffice is kind of redundant since Libre is open source and born out of it. I find it hard to recommend anything other than LibreOffice for an alternative to the Office suite. Notepad++ is great, but not a good alternative to Word.

 

[Wolfie]

I thought I should weigh in with the already incorporated Wordpad?

Completely forgot about that one Dave!. That said, Wordpad is not a full-blown office replacement but is good for just writing text!.

@BigFeet , I use LibreOffice too, I haven't used OpenOffice in years and I tried WPS for a short time which I didn't really like either!.

 

[Bighorn]

Used them all at one time or another, usually install LibreOffice for my older clients as it still supports the Microsoft Works formats that the ladies used to create/type their recipes.

 

[AdrianG001]

Hi all,

as the title suggests, this is a shortlist of cost free Microsoft Office alternatives which are all good in their own right and offer almost the same features as MS Office.

1: LibreOffice:

Home | LibreOffice - Free and private office suite - Based on OpenOffice - Compatible with Microsoft

Free office suite – the evolution of OpenOffice. Compatible with Microsoft .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx. Updated regularly, community powered.

www.libreoffice.org

2: OpenOffice:

Apache OpenOffice - Official Site - The Free and Open Productivity Suite

The official home page of the Apache OpenOffice open source project, home of OpenOffice Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw and Base.

www.openoffice.org

3: WPS Office:

[OFFICIAL] WPS Office-Free Office Download for PC & Mobile, AI-Powered Office Suite

WPS Office is an AI-Powered Office suite, highly compatible with Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PPT and PDF. Can be downloaded online and free trial for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and Linux.

www.wps.com

4: Google Docs:

Google Docs: Online Document & PDF Editor | Google Workspace

Create online documents and edit PDFs with Google Docs. Collaborate in real-time from any device and use AI to generate drafts, templates, and more.

www.google.com

It mIght only be for Android or a Google Chrome addon?.

5: Microsoft Free Office Web version:

Free Microsoft 365 Online | Word, Excel, PowerPoint

With Microsoft 365 for the web you can edit and share Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote files on your devices using a web browser.

products.office.com

6: Notepad Plus Plus:

Notepad++

notepad-plus-plus.org

7: Apple Pages:

Pages - Official Apple Support

Get help creating letters, flyers, or essays, add images or charts, or continue editing your document from any Apple device with these Pages resources.

www.apple.com

For Mac and IOS only and available via the Apple App Store but I don't know if it is free of charge?.

I hope it is of use to you if you are looking for a free alternative to MS Office.

If anyone knows of any other free alternatives, please post them below!.

Try Apache Office or G suite

 

[Wolfie]

Try Apache Office or G suite

Hi Adrian,

Apache is Open Office as listed above, G Suite is the business version of Google Docs which I don't believe is free?.

 

[Bighorn]

Partial quote from https://www.howtogeek.com/411808/what-is-g-suite-anyway/

"G Suite is a collection of enterprise-based products—like Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and so on—offered by Google via a monthly subscription platform to help streamline your business. But what’s the difference between it and the free apps?"

My daughter works for a high school that changed to it and doesn't have much good to say about it.

 

[clifford_cooley]

Is business not restricted from usage of the free version?

 

[Bighorn]

Is business not restricted from usage of the free version?

Many times that is true. But I've never figured out how the publishers would know either way.

 

[Wolfie]

Starting price for G Suite is $6 per user per month!:

https://gsuite.google.com/