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Abiword–Open source alternative to MS Word
Abiword–Open source alternative to MS Word
Abiword is a free/open source word processor application. It looks very similar to MS Word and comes with a plethora of features like spell checking, interactive rulers and tabs, styles, fine and replace and image support. It is also compatible to some extent with MS Word and can open RTF and .doc files. The software is very lean and has low memory footprint.
Abiword is definitely an alternative to costly products such as the MS Office suite. It is also a good alternative to OpenOffice which requires better hardware to run. Abiword can be installed on all Linux distributions.
When it comes to the interface, the software is very simple and straightforward. The learning curve is very low and the user can become very well versed with the software is just a few hours of using it. Additional functionalities can be added to the software by using plugins.
Abiword supports multiple languages. It can also check spellings and grammar in these languages–required foreign language dictionaries can be installed during software installation.
Abiword is available for Windows, Linux and FreeBSD. Since the software is open source, it is also be compile and install the software from source on all these platforms.
The latest version of Abiword features several improvements. It now integrates with AbiCollab Web service which allows users to share documents easily.
[Download Abiword: http://www.abisource.com/]