IBM Lotus Symphony
Free office suite from IBM

IBM Lotus Symphony is a richly-featured set of productivity tools that are intuitive and easy to use and provided at no charge. There are three applications that make up Lotus Symphony: Lotus Symphony Documents, Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets, Lotus Symphony Presentations.

Lotus Symphony puts you in charge – take control over spiraling upgrade costs, ensure access to documents well into the future with new standard file formats (ODF), get more from your current investments with support for Microsoft Windows and Office file types.

Users can enjoy the easy-to-use interface and online community for templates, tips and support.

Win XP/Vista
Linux
Mac OS X

LibreOffice
All-in-one notes organizer

LibreOffice is the free power-packed Open Source personal productivity suite for Windows, Macintosh and Linux, that gives you six feature-rich applications for all your document production and data processing needs: Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Math and Base. Support and documentation is free from our large, dedicated community of users, contributors and developers.

Writer
A Word Processor for Every Kind of Document

Calc
A Spreadsheet That Meets Any Need

Impress
Produce Convincing Presentations

Draw
An All-Purpose Diagramming and Charting Tool

Base
A Powerful Manager for All Databases

Math
The Easy Way to Insert Equations and Formulas in Documents

Extensions
Enhance the Functionality of LibreOffice with Extensions

Templates
Automate Your Productivity With LibreOffice

Last Updated 02 August 2011
Win 2000/XP/Vista/7
Linux
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or higher

Evernote
All-in-one notes organizer

Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you find most convenient, and makes this information accessible and searchable at any time, from anywhere.

Capture what you like, find it when you want

Stop forgetting things. Capture everything now so you will be able to find it all later.
Things to capture:
Tasks and to-dos
Notes and research
Web pages
Whiteboards
Business cards
Scribbles
Snapshots
Wine labels

And then find them all any time across all the computers and devices you use.

On the web. On your desktop. On your phone. In the cloud.

Everything you put into Evernote is always synchronized across all of your devices. That way, all your memories are available to you wherever you are.

Last Updated 27 June 2011
Win XP/2003/Vista/7
Linux
Mac OS X 10.5 or higher

Notepad++ 5
A free source editor and Notepad replacement

Notepad++ is a free (as in "free speech" and also as in "free beer") source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License.

It also gives the extra functionality to the general user: colorize the user defined words.
You can print your source code in color (or whatever you want) if you have a color printer (WYSIWYG). Furthermore, Notepad++ includes the multi-view feature, which allows the user to edit the different documents at the same time, and even edit the same document synchronously in 2 different views.

Notepad++ supports drag and drop: not only you can drop the file from explorer to open it, but also you can drag and drop a document from a view to another.
With all the functionalities, Notepad++ runs as fast as Notepad provided by MS Windows.

Last Updated 30 September 2010
Win 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7

AbiWord
Open-source word processing

AbiWord is a free word processing program similar to Microsoft Word.
It is suitable for typing papers, letters, reports, memos and any other document.

The program has an attractive, professional interface and all the features you need.
In addition, it offers various plug-ins that can be added to further enhance the functionality.

Currently available plug-ins include several imaging tools, encyclopedia, Babelfish translation, scripting support and various others.
AbiWord comes with a built-in spell checker, auto-text macros, save as web page option and much more.

A very nice and well established open-source alternative to commercial word processing programs.

Last Updated 16 June 2010
Win 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7
Linux
Mac

OxygenOffice Professional
OpenOffice based premium office suite

OpenOffice is a very capable office suite but it does lack some of the multimedia elements of some alternatives such as clip art.

OxygenOffice Professional redresses this balance with a large collection of extras including clip art, sample documents and templates. A collection of more than 90 fonts is also installed.

As clip art and templates are one of the selling points of StarOffice over OpenOffice, this is a very attractive download.

The rest of OpenOffice is included, with the word processor, spreadsheet, presentation and drawing software. OpenOffice has its own file format but is also compatible with most of the features in Microsoft Office files.

Win 98/2000/XP

PageFour
Software for Novelists and Creative Writers

PageFour is a dedicated writing environment for creative writers. Where other word processors were built with the business user in mind, PageFour was designed to meet the needs of novelists and creative writers. It does not improve your prose or make you a better writer, only you can do that, but PageFour does make your job just that little bit easier.

Organize your work in a way that suits you.
Character summaries, plot outlines, chapters and notes, all at your fingertips.
Work on 3 or 4 novels at the same time.
Take Snapshot Copies as you write, and automatic archives every few days.
Scan your work for over used words and phrases.
Simple Searching across Notebooks - no more Windows Search.
Print your manuscripts in a range of fonts and formats - without changing any documents.

Win 2000/XP

Jarte

Jarte is a powerful, free word processor and Wordpad replacement with a unique interface.Features include RTF and DOC support, OLE support, tabbed document access, spell check, page breaks, print preview, visual header & footer designer, clip history, online reference bar, multi-level undo & redo, customizable background, bookmarking, and many more.

A detailed Help file is included.Jarte is free.No ads, no nag screens, and no trial period.

Win 2000/XP

SSuite Office - The Fifth Element 2
The Future of Desktop Office Suites

This office suite runs on all Windows platforms and all hardware systems. With its full 32-bit architecture and stability, it can improve your productivity and document format compatibility.

This office suite introduces some new innovative concepts in interface design and user-friendly application interaction. You get instant system access, top class application design and a cleaner desktop to name a few.

The graphical-user-interface has been made into a more iconic-toolbar, mouse centric type of interface. This increases user-interaction speed and user productivity. So... if you enjoy a more uncluttered desktop, cleaner looking application interfaces, and faster software interaction, then this office suite is for you!

Personal Productivity Software:
WordGraph
Accel
Netsurfer
My EZMail - Send and Receive - POP3/SMTP
PDF Memo Creator
WordFormat 2
SpreadForm One

Communications:
Instant Lan Messenger
Instant Lan Scan
Instant Lan Chat
VOIP PC Phone - LAN and Internet Compatible

Graphical Software:
EZDraw
EZDraw Photo Editor
Quick Photo Album Viewer

Multi-Media:
Wave Player
Wave Recorder
CD Wave Ripper - Rip to Wave, MP3 and Ogg Vorbis format´s
Trinity - Ogg Vorbis Music Player
Moving Pictures Player - Media Player

General Utilities:
Search and Find Desktop Search Engine
File Printer - Print to any printer on your system - *.prn files
System Information Overview
Envelope Printer
Clipboard Viewer
Address Book
IntroChess
The Sorting Machine

Security:
Agnot Security Box - { New Application - Secure any file with a password or delete it without a trace }

Desktop Enhancements:
Mac Dock for PC
Floating Desktop Clock
Floating Recent Documents Viewer

Minimum System Requirements:
Runs on All Hardware and All Windows Systems with 16 bit Screen Colour
Minimum Screen Resolution: 1024x768 pixels
Compatible with MS Office, MS Works 1-9, StarOffice and OpenOffice.

Last Updated 06 September 2009
Win 95/98/ME/2000/XP

NoteTab light
Text/html editor

NoteTab Light is the ultimate free Notepad replacement and a capable HTML editor. A slimmer version of the award-winning NoteTab Pro, this slick application makes text editing a breeze. Move quickly around a stack of large files with a simple tabbed interface. Format your text to your heart's content. Write with the font of your choice, fixed-width or proportional.

Key Features
Open and edit many documents at once
Capable of editing huge text files
Text drag-and-drop editing
AutoCorrect/Auto-replace mode
Clip tool for quick and easy text insertion
Capture text sent to Clipboard

If you need to cut and paste chunks from a pile of files, forget the Clipboard: you can set up a Paste Board file to save text clips automatically. Strip HTML tags from your files. Call up complete document statistics instantly. Use powerful, system-wide search and replace tools.

Speed up your work with text macros: you can use them as shortcuts, or even to auto-replace those persistent typos. Handy sample macro libraries are supplied, and you can easily build your own. Make the most of NoteTab's many options to suit your own workstyle.

There's more, much more, in this package -- try the finest piece of freeware available today

Last Updated 18 July 2008
Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista

Bean
Lean and fast word processor for Mac

Bean is a small, easy-to-use word processor (or more precisely, a rich text editor), designed to make writing convenient, efficient and comfortable. Bean is Open Source, fully Cocoa, and is available free of charge! MS Word, OpenOffice, etc. try to be all things to all people. But sometimes you just want the right tool for the job. That is Bean's niche.

Features

Bean is a small, easy-to-use word processor that includes:
• a live word count
• a Get Info panel for in-depth statistics
• a zoom-slider to easily change the view scale
• an Inspector panel with lots of sliders
• date-stamped backups
• autosaving
• a page layout mode
• an alternate colors option (e.g., white text on blue)
• selection of text by text style, paragraph style, color, etc.
• a floating windows option (like Stickies has)
• find panel allows regular expressions (pattern matching)
• all of Cocoa's good stuff (dictionary, word completion, etc.)

Bean is not a replacement for MS Word. It doesn't do footnotes or use stylesheets and is only partially compatible with Word's file formats.

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, or 10.6 Snow Leopard

Scribus
Open souce desktop publishing suite

Scribus is an open-source program that brings award-winning professional page layout to Linux/Unix, MacOS X and Windows desktops with a combination of "press-ready" output and new approaches to page layout.

Underneath the modern and user friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as CMYK color, separations, ICC color management and versatile PDF creation.

Win 98/Me/NT/2000/XP
Linux
Mac 8/9

PagePlus SE

PagePlus SE is the easiest way to get professional desktop publishing results on your desktop printer. With your PC, printer, and PagePlus, you can save time and money. No experience required!

• Ads & Brochures
• Business Stationery
• Flyers & Forms
• Invitations
• Greeting Cards
• Over 500+ free templates

Why use PagePlus SE?
PagePlus is so versatile and simple to use that even a desktop publishing novice will be up and running in minutes. With a whole host of preset document layouts, automated templates, fantastic color schemes and artistic effects, this free download enables anyone to produce professional looking results.

DTP vs Word Processing
Discover how Desktop Publishing gives you far greater control over your document layout compared to word processing, allowing you to get really creative with all your text and designs.

Download Free Templates
Over 500 free designs and templates are available for you to use once you’ve downloaded PagePlus SE. They make the design process even faster without compromising on the professional quality that has established PagePlus as an award-winning Desktop Publishing package.

Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP

EditPad Lite
Windows NotePad replacement

BEditPad Lite is a Windows NotePad replacement, that can open as many files at a time as you want. You change between the open files by clicking on their tabs. No hassle with heaps of overlapping windows. EditPad puts an icon in the system tray that remains visible, even if EditPad is closed. This way you have easy and fast access to EditPad, without the need to keep it running all the time and many more features...

Note:
The difference between this free evaluation version and the full version is that the evaluation version will remind you to purchase your personal license key if you wish to continue using EditPad Pro. All of EditPad Pro's features are available in the evaluation version, except for the spell checker (to reduce the download size of the evaluation version) and the configurable print headers (the headers in the trial version are fixed, reminding you to purchase EditPad Pro).

Last Updated 12 October 2009
Win 95/98/NT/2000/XP

Angel Writer
Rich text editor

Angel Writer is a free text editor allowing you to create impressive documents that contain formatted text, graphics and tables. You can learn how to work with Angel Writer in five minutes since it is very similar to Microsoft Word.

A comfortable interface, small size and high performance rate - that is the free text editor Angel Writer.

Key benefits of Angel Writer:

1. It saves your money

Angel Writer is a free text editor. You can use it yourself and give it to your friends.

2. It saves your time

Angel Writer loads and works really quickly - you will never have to wait for it.

3. It allows you to create impressive documents

Angel Writer has a lot of features for editing and formatting documents: you can change text fonts and color, insert images, work with tables and use hyperlinks.

Last Updated 25 January 2009
Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP

Notepad2

Notepad is great for quickly editing text documents but it is basic and this can make it harder to use. Notepad2 aims to keep the simplicity of Notepad as far as possible but adds a host of very useful extras.

At first glance the greatest difference of Notepad2 is a list of icons in a toolbar. These include the fairly standard copy, paste and save functions but also some useful extras such as turning on word wrap and changing the size of the text.

There is a huge list of keyboard shortcuts; probably too many for most casual users but useful to have.

There are instructions available on how to replace Windows Notepad with this more capable version.

Those who like Notepad for editing files such as HTML web pages will find Notepad2 especially useful as it can colour code commands and other programming text. This is also a great help for anyone learning to write in a programming language.

Win 2000/XP

Go-oo office suite
A powerful variant of Openoffice

It can open documents saved in the new Office 2007 file format, called OpenXML, and says it has better support for VBA macros. There are 3D transitions for the Presentation software and it can import SVG graphics.

Better interoperability
Go-oo has built in OpenXML import filters and it will import your Microsoft Works files. Compared with up-stream OO.o, it has better Microsoft binary file support (with eg. fields support), and it will import WordPerfect graphics beautifully. If you are reliant on Excel VBA macros - then Go-oo offers the best macro fidelity too. If you expect your spreadsheets to calculate compatibly, or you get embedded Visio diagrams in your documents, you'll want Go-oo.

Better functionality
Go-oo's user interface is more familiar, with lots of small pieces of polish. We have built-in (working) multimedia integration on Linux, a beautiful solver component, and your Chinese should look sane. We also integrate with your system better by default: eg. enabling native file-selectors on Linux.

Win 2000/XP/Vista
Linux
Mac OS X