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There is also SoftMaker FreeOffice (the free version of SoftMaker Office): https://www.freeoffice.com/en/ https://www.freeoffice.com/en/ Unlike OnlyOffice, it
by 29athrowaway 6y ago
There is also SoftMaker FreeOffice (the free version of SoftMaker Office):
https://www.freeoffice.com/en/ https://www.freeoffice.com/en/
Unlike OnlyOffice, it's not open source, but it is an excellent product that I have used for some time now with no adverse results. Works well with HiDPI.
I have a deep respect for the people behind the LibreOffice project, but to me it still feels a lot like its predecessor: StarOffice from Sun Microsystems, a product that I did not like.
I have not tried Caligra Office or Abiword / Gnumeric lately, probably I should.
- Qub3d 6y agoAccording to the comparison page from SoftMaker[0], Spell-checking is a feature reserved for the paid version. I'm not against reserving features for a paid version, but spell-checking? The thing that is implemented in all modern browsers and even basic editors like notepad++? The bare-bones markdown editor I use[1] has spell checking. Not shipping a major word processor of any sort without spell checking in 2020 makes me immediately cross it off my list. [0]: https://www.freeoffice.com/en/freeoffice-comparison https://www.freeoffice.com/en/freeoffice-comparison [1]: https://typora.io/ https://typora.io/
- 29athrowaway 6y agoI opened FreeOffice, typed a mispelled English word and got a spellcheck error + suggestion. Then switched language to Spanish, typed a mispelled word on that language and again, got a spellcheck error + suggestion. As you can see, I do not think spellchecking is much of an issue in SoftMaker FreeOffice.
- LargoLasskhyfv 6y agoI think they mean the "Duden Korrektor" from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duden which is the authority on German language, and as such a commercially licensed product, which they can't give away.