Adobe FrameMaker Alternatives

Adobe FrameMaker is described as 'A desktop publishing (DTP) and word processing application that is popular for large documents' and is a Word Processor in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Adobe FrameMaker for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and Android apps. The best Adobe FrameMaker alternative is LibreOffice - Writer, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Adobe FrameMaker are ONLYOFFICE, Google Docs, Scribus and CryptPad.

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  1. Angel Writer icon
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    Angel Writer is a free text editor allowing you to create impressive documents that contain formatted text, graphics and tables. You can learn how to work with Angel Writer in five minutes since it is very similar to Microsoft Word.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Blinky icon
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    A retro-inspired text editor for Mac.

    32 Blinky alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. iText icon
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    iText is an intuitive and refined text editor with word processing completely rewritten in Cocoa (so works with Afloat), and is suitable for both Power PC and Intel Macs. iText provides the simplest way to make gorgeous manuscripts on your Mac!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  4. Vole Office icon
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    Vole Office suite includes Vole Word, Vole Excel, Vole Internet Expedition, Vole Windows Expedition, Vole Scheduler, Vole Diagram and Vole 4M Showroom, and is a single EXE portable software, can be used in a USB flash drive. Supports Windows7 and higher OS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Free Cisdem PDFSigner for Mac lets you sign PDF securely and legally. Even without printer and scanner, you can directly sign PDF with mouse or trackpad or directly add scanned signature in image.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Writty icon
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    Takes notes, write your next article or book. Save as MD or HTML file and open it again. With Writty you also can export in PDF and Plain text. Includes the basic functionalities of any text editor + Dark Mode, a sleek design and RTL support.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  7. IBM Docs icon
     5 likes

    IBM Docs is a new office productivity suite for working on documents, spreadsheets and presentations -- together -- in the cloud. IBM Docs only a browser and an account, and you are able to easily create professional looking documents and share them with others.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Keikai icon
     5 likes

    Keikai is the only Web Spreadsheet designed and architected for big data — and is the fastest web spreadsheet regardless of size. Other advanced features include embeddable in your Web Apps, providing true Excel experiences and more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Laidout icon
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    Laidout is desktop publishing software, particularly for multipage, cut and folded booklets, with page sizes that don't even have to be rectangular. The whole page view can be rotated to any angle. Warping is implemented.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. PageStream icon
     6 likes

    Pagestream is a proprietary desktop publishing program for Linux, Windows, Macintosh, and Amiga. It was originally released under the name Publishing Partner in 1986.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AmigaOS
     
  11. Verbum is a simple, user friendly word processor that works with a wide selection of file formats. When working with Verbum, do not expect to find fancy ribbon menus or lots of tools, like in Microsoft Office.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. RagTime icon
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    RagTime is both a traditional Office and DTP layout application. Like an office application, RagTime contains a powerful word processor, a sophisticated spreadsheet, and a tool for slide shows. It supports picture handling and creates business graphics.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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