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LibreOffice WriterTritium
Free

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

 Paid

Paid desktop licenses for macOS, Linux and Windows.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Free with no account or subscription
  • Suited to long documents and books as well as short notes
  • Edits Word documents and PDFs side by side in one application
  • Built-in redlining while you edit
  • Installed with the whole LibreOffice suite rather than on its own
  • No built-in real-time co-editing like online word processors
  • Paid licenses only
  • Aimed specifically at legal work
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: MPL-2.0 License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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