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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/NT
- Date added: March 26, 2008
- Total Downloads: 385,581
- Downloads last week: 1,006
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 131 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This free, open-source word-processor strikes us as a worthy alternative to pricey, big-name products. AbiWord has a quick learning curve, since the interface is very similar to those in Word and WordPerfect.
You'll find just about all the features you'd expect, including the ability to cut and paste, highlight, and a bevy of common formatting tools. Although we did miss a grammar-checking utility, AbiWord can check your spelling in many languages; you'll need to choose the appropriate foreign language dictionaries during installation. A huge plus is the ability to open and save Microsoft Word documents, though the program also has its own proprietary file format. You can download plug-ins at the publisher's site to import and export a wide variety of other formats, including OpenDocument.
AbiWord should appeal to a wide range of users who seek a functional word-processing app but lack a large bank account.
Publisher's description
From AbiSource :AbiWord is a lean yet full-featured word processor. It features a familiar-looking interface, basic character formatting, paragraph alignment, a spell checker, interactive rulers and tabs, styles, unlimited undo/redo, find and replace, and image support. It can also import Microsoft Word 97 and RTF (Rich Text Format) documents, as well as support headers/footers, superscript/subscript, widow/orphan control and newspaper-style columns. Many plug-ins are available. Support for tables is currently limited.
Version 2.5.2 beta may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Version 2.5.2 beta may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Version: AbiWord 2.5.2 beta
"Easy to use, no hidden tricks"
Pros: Great tool for those who hate when software tries to think for you. No automatic formatting getting in the way. You can freely choose between styles, from a box in the toolbar. Couldn't be more straightforward. Clear & simple.
Cons: This is a typical beta. It works fine, but still stumbles here and there. It still seems a little shaky when dealing with tables and borders, and the moving of blocks of text can be weird at times (the pointer doesn't follow the block the way you'd expect). In spite of this and some tiny details - like a blurred icon on the main toolbar - you can trust it, and it is a good writing tool already.
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