- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Date added: December 08, 2008
- Total Downloads: 379,074
- Downloads last week: 904
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 132 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff on November 08, 2008
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 need, 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.
Version 2.6.5 adds support for Office Open XML filters, which means you can now use AbiWord to open, edit, or save OpenOffice Writer or MS Word 2007 documents, an improved LaTeX export filter, and numerous bug-fixes.
What's new in this version:
Version 2.6.5 adds support for Office Open XML filters, which means you can now use AbiWord to open, edit, or save OpenOffice Writer or MS Word 2007 documents, an improved LaTeX export filter, and numerous bug-fixes.
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User reviews of AbiWord 2.6.5
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 132 votes
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Version: AbiWord 2.6.5
Pros: great free light weight alternative to word
Cons: not a con, my comp at work has word wich cannot open .abw so i have to make sure i save files as .doc.
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Version: AbiWord 2.6.5
Pros: It supports quite a number of file types.
Open source, only takes up 20 mb or so.Cons: Does not support docx file type
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Version: AbiWord 2.6.5
"SMALL, Simple and FAST. It's not just "Ok" It's GREAT!"
Pros: If you need something in between a note pad and a full feature office suite then this is it. Read the product description very carefully and you find it does everything stated. The Abiword community is helpful. No mess. Checks spelling on the fly.
Cons: Nothing I don't like
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Version: AbiWord 2.6.5
"SMALL, Simple and FAST. It's not just "ok" It's GREEAT!"
Pros: If you need something in between a note pad and a full feature office suite then this is it. Read the product description very carefully and you find it does everything stated. The Abiword community is helpful. No mess.Checks spelling on the fly.
Cons: I'm not sure how these folks do it but there is not anything negative about this product. It works just as described.
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: AbiWord 2.6.5
"ok but openoffice.org is better"
Pros: easy to use
Cons: if your looking for a fully functioning word document then this isn't it.
Summary: The only full functioning office software, that is easy to use and can save documents into wide range, such as .doc, .wpd, etc.
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