Microsoft Word Alternatives

Microsoft Word is one of the most widely used word processors, known for document editing, formatting, collaboration, and AI-assisted writing. Still, many users look for alternatives—often because of cost, licensing, or platform preferences.

On this page, you’ll find Microsoft Word alternatives that cover a wide range of needs. Some focus on being open source, others on strong real-time collaboration, and many work across platforms like Windows, macOS, and Linux. You can use the filters to narrow the list based on what matters most to you.

If you prefer a free and open solution, LibreOffice Writer and ONLYOFFICE are popular choices, offering desktop apps and good Microsoft Word file compatibility. For users who mainly work in a browser, Google Docs emphasizes easy sharing and live co-editing without installing anything. Privacy-focused users may want to explore Proton Docs, which stores documents with end-to-end encryption.

Word alternatives generally fall into two groups: offline desktop editors for working without an internet connection, and cloud-based editors designed for teams collaborating in real time. Some tools support self-hosting for full data control, while others prioritize convenience and instant access from any device.

Use the filters above to compare features like PDF export, spell checking, collaboration tools, platform support, and licensing—and find the Word alternative that best fits your workflow.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Microsoft Word alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Fastboss icon
     1 like

    Help to automatize the business documents and generate them using the User's Voice only. Great replacement for a real secretary.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  2. Angel Writer icon
     4 likes

    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
     
  3. SecureWords is the word processor with built-in password protection and 256-bit encryption.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Write 2 icon
     1 like

    Write 2 is a cute lightweight word processor for our daily writing tasks. It is fast, clean, intuitive to use and has a native (Mac-like) and uncluttered interface.

    Write 2 has some nifty features and tools that are sure to make it your word processor of choice for all your dai.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. RoughDraft icon
     1 like

    RoughDraft is a freeware word processor for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP. Although suitable for general use, it has features specifically designed for creative writing: novels, short stories, articles, plays and screenplays.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Doccera icon
     1 like

    A modern AI document editor, write your documents with ease with intergrated Context aware AI.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. SudoDocs icon
     1 like

    SudoDocs is an AI-powered documentation assistant for technical writers and product teams. You can do more than just generating feature drafts and release notes. You can validate OpenAPI specs, generate reference docs from Helm charts and OpenAPI specs, and have your own product assistant.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Pub Suite icon
     Like

    Next-Generation Text Processing.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Merge Word is a user friendly word processing application. It is fully compatible with most word processing file formats. It is a great value in comparison to other word processors. It is part of Merge Soft Office.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Letters is a modern, minimalist word processor for the GNOME desktop, with support for reading and writing DOCX, ODT, MD and HTML, using the Pandoc library.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  11. AmigaWriter icon
     3 likes

    Word processing program from Haage and Partner, processed some Amiga formats and is compatible with Microsoft Office 2000.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • AmigaOS
     
  12. X Word icon
     1 like

    Quicker, simpler and easier, X Word as a fantastic word processor meets every essential need of your daily word processing tasks. To create the tables and insert the pictures make your document more rich and colorful.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
You are at page 8 of Microsoft Word alternatives