What's a free alternative to Microsoft Word?

Question

I want to get a word program for my laptop, but after looking I realized that you either need to pay or get a subscription (neither of which I want to do). I checked online myself to see if there was a free alternative, but I found nothing. I need something you don't need to pay for or don't have to subscribe to use it. I need something that doesn't need to use internet access, because sometimes I'm without internet.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Answer 1

Google Docs or Libre office.

Answer 2

Libreoffice. Openoffice. I just ran across one called Onlyoffice that's a little bare looking but uses the Office formats by default (the current ones, not just old .doc.)

Answer 3

I suggest you go to a library or school that offers word. Thats what I use to do when I couldnt afford word.

Answer 4

Google

Answer 5

Libre Office.

Answer 6

Try wps office writer, it is free and compatible with Microsoft Word format.

Answer 7

There is a FREE software suite that is very similar to Microsoft Office. It's called Apache Open Office. Here's the link to download it. <<<<< https://www.openoffice.org/download/index.html >>>>> Hope this helps!

Answer 8

The most obvious is LibreOffice. It's the open source and free equivalent of the Microsoft suite. Open Office is very similar. LibreOffice is actually a fork of Open Office but is more active and is not owned by a private company.



If you're willing to do a little learning and use something more complex, you can still learn LaTex.

It has much much much more possibilities than Word, it's not plagued with retro compatibility, you can assemble several documents into one (making it easier to write parts independently, which avoids the memory problems when you have a very big document) and you have a large choice of interface softwares to use it (including no interface if you're hardcore enough, you can technically write it all in the notepad and compile it, but thankfully, you have easier alternatives). It's also much easier to use templates with it.

The downside is that it's not WISIWIG, you don't see the result until you compile your document (unless you're using a software that does interpret your document in real time). And you have to learn how to use it, which can take some time. Because of that, it scares a lot of people. But it's very worth it. It's not for nothing that it's what is used for most academic papers.

Answer 9

LibreOffice much better than paying through the nose for a subscription every year.



LibreOffice is a powerful office suite – its clean interface and feature-rich tools help you unleash your creativity and enhance your productivity.

LibreOffice includes several applications that make it the most powerful Free and Open Source office suite on the market.

Answer 10

AbiWord is a free and open-source software word processor.

Answer 11

Go for open office, it's free

Answer 12

You're NOT going to get it for free - not anything that you're going to want to work with.. Go to Amazon and look for an unused (advertised as "new" - in original packaging) version of MS Word 2000 or MS Word 2001.Buy the disc & install it on your computer (costs around $250). Word 2000 and Word 2001 are absolutely the BEST and most user-friendly word processing programs that Microsoft has EVER come up with - the later versions suck!

You can work in those two versions, and you can revise them and store your finished work on the hard drive on your present computer or print it, without internet access; but you're going to need internet access in order to send ANYTHING to another internet user.

Answer 13

LibreOffice, OpenOffice. make your choice.

Answer 14

Somehow, I get the impression that you didn't look very thoroughly:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=free+microsoft+word+alternatives

Answer 15

Google Docs would probably be the closest thing but it requires internet access.

Answer 16

Googles application. Something google blog editor is not bad.