Microsoft Office Word is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The most popular Linux alternative is LibreOffice – Writer, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn’t suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Microsoft Office Word and 14 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Microsoft Office Word are WPS Writer (Freemium), ONLYOFFICE (Freemium, Open Source), WPS Office (Freemium) and TextMaker (Freemium). Microsoft Word is a commercial word document processor for Windows. If you’re looking for more info about Microsoft Office Word like screenshots, reviews and comments you should visit our info page about it. Below you find the best alternatives.
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Microsoft Office Word Alternatives and Similar Software
Alternatives
| # | Image | App Name | Features | Platforms | Price | Website Link |
| 1 |  |
Author | Mac | Freemium | Website | |
| 2 |  |
Mellel | Mac iPad |
Commercial | Website | |
| 3 |  |
Walling | Web | Mac | Commercial | Website |
| 4 |  |
Cisdem PDFSigner for Mac | Mac | Free | Website | |
| 5 |  |
Monolist | Android iPhone Software as a Service (SaaS) |
Commercial | Website | |
| 6 |  |
Dropbox Paper | Web | Android iPhone |
Free | Website |
| 7 |  |
Growly Write | Mac | Free | Website | |
| 8 |  |
OmniaWrite | Web | Mac Chrome OS Windows Android Linux |
Free | Website |
| 9 |  |
Notion | Web | Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Software as a Service (SaaS) |
Freemium | Website |
| 10 |  |
Calligra Words | Linux KDE |
Free | Website | |
| 11 |  |
Airborn | Web | Software as a Service (SaaS) | Freemium | Website |
| 12 |  |
Doit.io | Software as a Service (SaaS) | Freemium | Website | |
| 13 | AbiWord Alternatives and Similar Software | Linux BSD PortableApps.com Haiku GTK+ AmigaOS |
Free | Website | ||
| 14 |  |
bibisco | Mac Electron / Atom Shell Windows Node.JS Linux |
Freemium | Website | |
| 15 |  |
SecureWords | Mac | Commercial | Website | |
| 16 |  |
Save My Research | Web | Free | Website | |
| 17 |  |
Nevron Writer |
Web Discontinued |
Mac Windows |
Commercial | Website |
| 18 |  |
Framapad | Web | Self-Hosted | Free | Website |
| 19 |  |
Documents Viewer | Discontinued | iPad | Freemium | Website |
| 20 |  |
LaTeX | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 21 |  |
Polar Word 2020 | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 22 |  |
Blinky | Mac | Free | Website | |
| 23 |  |
Write 2 | Mac | Commercial | Website | |
| 24 |  |
Google Docs | Web | Chrome OS Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Free | Website |
| 25 |  |
Celframe Office Write | Mac Wine Windows Linux |
Commercial | Website | |
| 26 |  |
Zoho Writer |
Web Chrome |
Chrome OS Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Free Personal | Website |
| 27 |  |
Merge Word | Windows | Commercial | Website | |
| 28 |  |
FileOne | Mac Windows Linux |
Commercial | Website | |
| 29 |  |
Jarte | PortableApps.com Windows |
Freemium | Website | |
| 30 |  |
Bit.ai | Web | Software as a Service (SaaS) | Freemium | Website |
| 31 |  |
TextMaker | Windows Mobile Windows Android Linux Android Tablet |
Freemium | Website | |
| 32 |  |
AmigaWriter | Discontinued | AmigaOS | Commercial | Website |
| 33 |  |
MarkMyWords | Mac | Commercial | Website | |
| 34 |  |
Documents To Go | Android iPhone Blackberry iPad |
Commercial | Website | |
| 35 | Dictanote Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux Online Chrome OS Google Chrome |
Free with limited functionality | Website | ||
| 36 |  |
Angel Writer | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website |
| 37 |  |
SMASHDOCs | Web | Free Personal | Website | |
| 38 |  |
SSuite NoteBook Editor | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 39 |  |
Quip | Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Commercial | Website | |
| 40 |  |
Word Online | Web | Chrome OS Software as a Service (SaaS) |
Free Personal | Website |
| 41 |  |
Apache OpenOffice Writer | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 42 | WPS Office Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad |
Free with limited functionality | Website | ||
| 43 | WordPad Alternatives and Similar Software | Windows Windows |
Commercial | Website | ||
| 44 |  |
Live Documents |
Web Chrome |
Chrome OS | Freemium | Website |
| 45 |  |
folia | Web | Chrome OS Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Freemium | Website |
| 46 |  |
ConstEdit | Mac Windows Linux |
Freemium | Website | |
| 47 |  |
AbleWord | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 48 | ONLYOFFICE Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux Online Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted Online Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted |
Free with limited functionality | Website | ||
| 49 | Manuskript Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website | ||
| 50 |  |
Mariner Write | Mac | Commercial | Website | |
| 51 |  |
Bean | Mac | Free | Website | |
| 52 |  |
iText | Mac Windows iPhone iPad |
Freemium | Website | |
| 53 |  |
Pure Writer | Android Tablet Android |
Freemium | Website | |
| 54 |  |
Manuscripts | Mac | Free | Website | |
| 55 |  |
Vole Office | Windows | Freemium | Website | |
| 56 |  |
QJot | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website |
| 57 |  |
Combine Word Documents 4dots | Windows | Commercial | Website | |
| 58 |  |
OnMerge Images+Barcodes | Microsoft Office Word Windows |
Freemium | Website | |
| 59 |  |
Rizonesoft Verbum | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website |
| 60 |  |
Authorea | Web | Freemium | Website | |
| 61 |  |
Almanac | Software as a Service (SaaS) | Free | Website | |
| 62 |  |
RoughDraft | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website |
| 63 |  |
Byword | Mac iPhone iPad |
Commercial | Website | |
| 64 |  |
Simple Words | Discontinued | Windows | Commercial | Website |
| 65 | LibreOffice – Writer Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com ReactOS |
Free | Website | ||
| 66 |  |
X Word | Mac | Freemium | Website | |
| 67 |  |
Pages | Web | Mac iPhone iPad |
Free | Website |
| 68 |  |
CryptPad | Software as a Service (SaaS) Self-Hosted |
Freemium | Website | |
| 69 |  |
Google Docs Offline | Chrome | Windows | Free | Website |
| 70 |  |
Atlantis Word Processor | Windows | Freemium | Website | |
| 71 |  |
DevVicky | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website |
| 72 |  |
iBooks Author | Mac | Free | Website | |
| 73 |  |
WPS Writer | Mac Windows Android iPhone iPad Linux Android Tablet |
Freemium | Website | |
| 74 |  |
Quoll Writer | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 75 |  |
Fibery | Software as a Service (SaaS) | Freemium | Website | |
| 76 |  |
TDSmaker | Web | Chrome OS Android iPhone |
Freemium | Website |
| 77 |  |
Nisus Writer | Mac | Commercial | Website |