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11 Free Microsoft Office Alternatives That Work for Everyone in 2017

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Free Microsoft Office Alternatives

The Microsoft Office suite is very expensive for some people, so they turn to some free Microsoft Office alternatives. Luckily, the Internet is full of them and they’re usually so helpful that you won’t even think of the original Office suite. Not to mention that your budget will be thankful, as well.

Even though these alternatives don’t offer exactly the same features, they’re very similar to the ones of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office products.

This list will assist you in choosing the best of them out there.

LibreOffice

LibreOffice

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This software features replacements for all Microsoft Office programs. You can use Writer instead of Word, Calc instead of Excel, Impress instead of PowerPoint, and Base in the place of Access. To accompany those, there’re Math and Draw.

It is suitable for all major operating systems like Mac, Windows, and Linux, working seamlessly with all of them. Also, it supports a lot of the Microsoft Office file formats.

You can download LibreOffice easily here.

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Google Drive

Google Drive

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As an online replacement of the Office suite, Google Drive does an excellent job. This is mainly because it operates fully online without requiring any downloads and all your files are saved automatically. Its simple interface and menus make working in it a pleasure.

What’s more, it stores all files in the five sections – Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms, and Drawings. These are replacing the Microsoft Office programs, offering more or less similar options. And the formats of the saved files are the same, allowing users to export their work wherever they want.

For these reasons, Google Drive is one of the most famous alternatives.

OpenOffice

OpenOffice

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OpenOffice provides its own alternatives to the most used Microsoft Office programs. Writer, Base, Calc, and Impress efficiently replace them, giving users a chance to export and open files in the same formats as well as work in the alternative software with the skills they already have. No tough or brand new features can be found in OpenOffice’s programs.

Have in mind that while the installation is in progress, you’ll be asked to pick which programs you want to use, so that you can evade downloading something that you don’t need. As for the operating systems, OpenOffice can be enabled on Linux, Mac, and Windows.

Everyone that prefers to work o the go, this Office alternative has a portable version that you aren’t required to install.

Zoho Docs

Zoho Docs

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With Zoho Docs, you can bring your whole office to the cloud and store, share and manage all your work without saving or installing anything to your computer. It offers online replacements to all Office programs in the form a word processor, spreadsheet software and a program for presentations.

Zoho’s site even offers more additions like a calendar, messenger, email client, as well as a notebook app. As all files and changes made to them are saved automatically, you can access them and edit them from everywhere. They can be shared with other users, as well.

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ONLYOFFICE Personal

ONLYOFFICE Personal

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Another free online alternative that includes similar software to the one of Microsoft is ONLYOFFICE Personal. As with the other online platforms, it shouldn’t be downloaded, but you are asked to make an account in order to access all programs and features.

The website is simple to use thanks to the clearly displayed options and menu. What’s interesting is that new files can be made online and old ones imported from your device. Only have in mind that the programs replacing Word, Excel, and Power Point support only the file formats DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX.

So, you are allowed to open the files in these formats in ONLYOFFICE Personal, but you can’t save them in the same format.

Kingsoft Office Suite

Kingsoft Office Suite

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Kingsoft Office Suite is an alternative that’s free to use. It incorporates three programs with contemporary interface and display. Spreadsheets, Presentation and Writer enable users to do the same stuff as in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. They can be installed on devices that operate on Windows, iOS, Android, and Linux.

Moreover, the most popular file formats are fully supported and all files are spell checked automatically. It even accepts encrypting files.

SSuite Office

SSuite Office

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This Microsoft Office free replacement unites a lot of features that make it feel closer to the original Office. The spreadsheet software, word processor, email client, and even a photo gallery and messenger are only a few of them. They accept the file formats that are common and are available in a portable version.

People have the option to choose which programs from the suite to install based on their preferences. There’re six editions that contain different features. However, they all come for free. You can download from here.

SoftMakerFreeOffice

SoftMakerFreeOffice

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SoftMakerFreeOffice is absolutely free to use. Its processor of words, presentation maker, and spreadsheet remind a lot of the Microsoft Office own programs, making this a legit alternative.

Some of the major options include checking the spelling automatically and supporting the popular formats of the files. To accompany that, the FreeOffice applications can turn the documents into PDF and export them in that format. The TextMaker also has a feature for making eBooks in an ePUB format.

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This software can be downloaded on Linux, Windows, and on Android devices.

Microsoft Office Online

Microsoft Office Online

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This can’t be considered as an alternative directly, but Microsoft Office offers online versions of their most used programs. You’re allowed to share and edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files and open OneNote and Outlook.

All changes that you make are kept online for later usage, so you don’t need to install or download anything. Understandably, all Microsoft Office formats are supported and the whole appearance of the programs is familiar to the users. Also, there’re some free templates that you can try.

Only note that the file size is limited to 2GB and your files should be uploaded to OneDrive before you can use them.

OxygenOffice

OxygenOffice

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Actually, this is like an addition to OxygenOffice, featuring a lot of extra options. There’s a plethora of graphics, templates, photos, and clip art that can be used in the programs.

Aside from them, you’ll receive 90+ fresh fonts for making your documents even more unique as well as a guide with more details.

iWork

iWork

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iWork is an alternative to Microsoft Office made by Apple. Recently, it has become free to download for all users of the Mac and iOS operating system. In it, you’ll find Pages, Numbers, and Keynote as replacements of the Office programs.

These three contain almost the same features as the Microsoft software and have the ability to connect with the Office programs. That’s how you’re able to save files and make them work in the Office programs and the other way around.

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