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LibreOffice WriterApache OpenOffice
Free

Free and open source, developed by The Document Foundation and community contributors.

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Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence, maintained by the Apache Software…

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Free with no account or subscription
  • Suited to long documents and books as well as short notes
  • Six familiar applications in one install
  • Reads and writes the OpenDocument standard
  • Installed with the whole LibreOffice suite rather than on its own
  • No built-in real-time co-editing like online word processors
  • Cannot save in .docx or .xlsx, only open them
  • Releases are years apart; the 4.1 line dates from 2014
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MPL-2.0 License: Apache-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

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