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Best Microsoft Word Alternatives for Windows

Microsoft Word

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Top 8 Word Processing Software apps that are similar to Microsoft Word for Windows

Apache OpenOffice

Free
Take an open-source approach to office productivity.
Windows
Apache OpenOffice

PDF to Excel

Free to try
Transform PDF documents to Excel documents.
Windows
PDF to Excel

AbiWord

Free
Work on your papers, reports, or memos in word processor available in many languages.
Windows
AbiWord

DocX Viewer

Free
View DOCX documents without Microsoft Word.
Windows
DocX Viewer

Jarte

Free
Replace WordPad with a compact and full-featured word processor.
Windows
Jarte

yWriter 5

Free
Create novel and translation files on PC.
Windows
yWriter 5

Nevron Writer

Free to try
Create, process, and edit text documents.
Windows
Nevron Writer

Microsoft Office 2016 Preview (32-bit)

Free
Preview the new and modern Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Windows
Microsoft Office 2016 Preview (32-bit)
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