

Shocking, its 1 of VERY few app "licencee's" for use of docx/xlsx. works out of about 22mb to 24mb for each "stand alone", easier/smaller (well easier) using "limited option installs" then using the "make portable menu button" aka only install 1 app then make portable > repeat per app If you go single language & all help Chm's are "joined", with redundant info omitted/combined, you can get it under 62mb FULL FUNCTION!Īll 3 main apps can be "split off" (with their accompanying files/folders dll's etc), result, STILL FUNCTION (thats maddness, just want the text app, boom, just to do too/well named). *Heck It might be advisable to install it, make a portable USB copy, uninstall main app and copy USB copy back to PC's drive (as its a TON smaller. WOW! the features, the speed, the UI/ribbon! I copied it all over the place (testing) no loss of function! its 10% the weight of Libreoffice or Openoffice (Kingsoft Office "may" be iffy, I am unsure HOW they access docx/xlsx format licences) Using Manjaro Linux? You can install FreeOffice 2021 using the pacman package manager (as well as getting it during the installation of Manjaro).Portable and UPX packed, its under 65mb "single language", docx, xlsx, pptx, pdf supported (see trick at bottom of post).

Installers for Windows, macOS, and Linux (including. You can download FreeOffice 2021 for free from the FreeOffice website below. In summary, if you’re looking for a competent, capable, and cheap (it’s free) Microsoft Office alternative for any desktop OS then FreeOffice is well-worth checking out. This visual flexibility combined with its feature set make it a compelling choice. While it continues to lack a little in its compatibility for OpenDocument Formats (something Microsoft Office is now doing) it’s an attractive alternative for Linux users looking for a robust, modern office suite.Ī swathe of UI options (including Ribbon and classic text-based menus) are available, as is a pseudo-dark mode. On paper it competes favourably, but the real test comes from usage.ĭespite the emphasis on Microsoft Office SoftMaker’s FreeOffice 2021 is a capable productivity suite in its own right. Now, I don’t use office software much at all, so I can’t tell you how it compares to OnlyOffice or LibreOffice or even OpenOffice. But is it any good? FreeOffice with a ‘classic’ UI PlanMaker 2021 offers ‘extended pivot tables’ and ‘conditional formatting’ as well as full compatibility with Microsoft Excel 2019, 2021 and 365.įinally, Presentations 2021 is described as “even more compatible with PowerPoint” than before, with new animation and slide transitions based on OpenGL.Īnd that’s pretty much it. TextMaker 2021 (the Microsoft Word analog) now supports ‘simultaneous use of footnotes and endnotes in the same document.’ SoftMaker TextMaker 2021 running on Ubuntu
