Abiword is FOSS and would be my choice over Word anyway.
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SulaymanF@lemmy.world 1 year agoNot all of us have Word, and Notepad doesn’t have rich text or the ability to open .doc files.
somedaysoon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It has been literally twenty years since I last heard any mention of Abiword!
somedaysoon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I probably haven’t thought if it for like 10 years myself but this post reminded me of it. I remember maybe 15 years ago using a portable version of it on a USB drive, and it was amazing.
Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 1 year ago
LibreOffice is free
PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 1 year ago
And huge. And bloated, if you only need simple functionality.
NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Abiword is pretty nice and not too bloated from what I remember
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Except it will nuke .docx formatting. Same in reverse.
I make templates for my clients and I always tell them not to open and save in any other client other than OpenOffice.
Even Libre does nuke some parts to some extend…
ebits21@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
It’s not that bad and always improving. I inter operate the two every day.
OpenOffice is a dead project.
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Every time I open anything open office in Word everything is scattered as is usally with the Word meme when moving a picture 2mm.
Libre aint much better. Also I prefer the OpenOffice design. Libre might be more modern and that’s usually what I prefer but I feel like OO is more efficient with it’s menu.
Can’t beat the menu ribbon from Word/Office though.
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
You’re assuming everyone is a power user. There will be thousands of people who won’t have an alternative and think that paying for word is the only option