Microsoft Word Alternatives

Republic of the Philippines
Mindanao State University

College of Education
Marawi City
MICROSOFT WORD ALTERNATIVES

Isah, Aspeya M.
GED105 Vv
Objectives:
1. Identify the different types of Microsoft Word Alternatives
2. differentiate the types of Microsoft Word Alternatives
4. Etherpad
Etherpad is an online document editor
primarily intended for collaborative editing in,
as the site claims, “really real time”. It’s an
open source, highly customizable tool for
online document collaboration with friends,
fellow students and classmates, or colleagues
at work. One of its advantages, especially
appealing to users who are reluctant to use
services which require email registration, is
that there is no sign up with Etherpad. All you
need to do is start a new pad and share link to it with your collaborators. You can also invite
them by email if you prefer. After that, you can start working on the planned writing project
together, in real-time, even if you are miles apart.
5. Zoho
Zoho offers around 20 free online applications including
writer for word processing. You can link your Zoho account to
your Google and Yahoo accounts, as well. The writer’s
interface should not cause anyone problems as it comfortably
familiar. When working online there’s always the risk of losing
data due to a lost network browser crash. Luckily Zoho
automatically saves your documents for you, as you finish
typing. Zoho writer is well-equipped with features that allow
you to work easily online; two-way desktop sync, large file
transfer, encryption, file recovery, two-step authentication, in-
app chat and more.
6. OpenOffice
The OpenOffice package includes six programs that
use the same engine making them inherently the same and
extremely easy to learn and use. The 6 applications include
in the OpenOffice suite are: writer (word processor), calc
(spreadsheets), impress (presentations), Draw (graphics) and
Base (database manipulation) and Math (mathematical
equations). Writer can even natively do some things thar
word cannot, like open PDF files without the addition of a
plug-in or commercial add-on.
7. AbiWord
AbiWord is a free word processing application very
similar to Microsoft word. It is available for Linux distributions
only. The software is fully compatible with not only Microsoft
Word, but also OpenOffice.org, Word perfect, Rich Text
Format and more. It has advanced document layout capabilities and can-do mail merge as well,
which allows you to automatically fill in specific form fields in documents with information
from databases and comma separated or tabbed text files. It is a highly useful feature if you need
to work with many formats at the office. Additionally, the software can be enhanced and
expanded with freely available plug-ins that will give you even more features and functions.
8. Jarte
Jarte is based on Microsoft WordPad Engine, but is still free.
There is a paid version of the software that adds on some extra
functionality, but the free version is more than adequate and fully
compatible with word and WordPad documents. Features include an
ergonomic tabbed interface, small resource requirements, portability,
support for touchscreens, and quick loading time. It also has built-in
spell checking and can export to HTML and PDF files. Jarte allows
you to insert images, tables, hyperlinks, and everything else that you
have come to expect from word.
9. WPS Office 2016 Free
WPS Office 2016 Free is a free document processing suite whose WPS Writer app will
serve you well as a Microsoft Word alternative. WPS
Office 2016 Free can open and save to a long list of
popular file formats native to those application in
languages other than English: French, German, Spanish,
Portuguese, Polish and Russian. The suite has the same
familiar look and feel of MS Office with one exception
—it has a tabbed viewing window, so you can open
more than one documents at a time, and also worth
mentioning is WPS Cloud the company’s cloud
document storage service that offers up to 1GB of free
storage that you can use. This is perfect if you’re trying to find a free word alternative that’s not
only scalable for teams but can also be as collaborative and seamless as its Microsoft
counterpart.
10. SoftMaker FreeOffice
SoftMaker FreeOffice is another great free suite that
offers a full featured Microsoft Word Alternative. The suite’s
TextMaker application allows you to focus on creating
documents just as you would in MS word. This suite offers up
essential editing features and even a handful of basic
templates for creating and editing documents. Tables, charts,
shapes, and graphics are available along with standard text
formatting options. This application provides you with
everything you need. The entire suite is available for Windows, Linux, and Android, so you can
keep your document processing tasks going even while away from your desktop.
References
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English/Filipino
Quiz: in a ¼ sheet of paper

Fill in the Blank
1. Free is a free document processing suite whose WPS Writer app will serve you
well as a Microsoft Word alternative.
2. is a free word processing application very similar to Microsoft word. It is
available for Linux distributions only.
3. allows you to insert images, tables, hyperlinks, and everything else that you have
come to expect from word.
4. Etherpad is an online document editor primarily intended for collaborative editing in, as the
site claims, .
5. writer is well-equipped with features that allow you to work easily online; two-
way desktop sync, large file transfer, encryption, file recovery, two-step authentication, in-app
chat and more.
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