How-To Geek on MSN

I replaced Microsoft Word with a self-hosted, open-source alternative

As an added bonus, ONLYOFFICE is pretty close to a complete replacement for the entire Microsoft Office Suite, or at least ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Tired of paying for Microsoft Word? These open-source alternatives get the job done

I ’ve been deeply entrenched in the Microsoft ecosystem for most of my career. From PowerPoint and Word to Excel and Teams, I ...
CNET

The fastest way to open a word processor

Writer online word processor, with a look mimicking DOS-based text editors running on a green-phosphor display, makes it easy to create and return to a text file, with no sign-in. Dennis O'Reilly ...
Liliputing

Zerowriter Ink is an open source word processor with an E Ink display and a mechanical keyboard (crowdfunding)

The Zerowriter Ink is an upcoming E Ink typewriter/word processor that fits into the growing (but still very niche) category of distraction-free writing devices. It combines a mechanical keyboard with ...
Macworld

Ihnatko: Making Great Software

My word processor cannot use graphics. It won’t let me create custom headers and footers, format a page in columns, or define style sheets. If at any point during a project I were to see an adorable ...
Tidbits

Nisus Writer: Schrödinger’s Word Processor

At this moment, Nisus Writer is essentially Schrödinger’s word processor: it is simultaneously dead and alive, and there’s no way to know more than that right now. We do know that apps, like cats, don ...