Office Suite Compatible with MS Office - Recommendations

SoftMaker Office 2024 Professional. You could always try the free version FreeOffice but it won't have all the benefits of the paid for version. It is what I used during lockdown as my role as a Vision Support Technician, modifying documents for students with low-vision. It is also GDPR compliant.

The nx version is a monthly subscription, advantages are ChatGPT, and DeepL language translator - but I believe there is a limit as to how many words can be translated in a year, something like half-a-million. I prefer the fully one-off licence fee. Upgrades to existing versions are cheaper to buy than first time purchase. It gets upgraded every three years.

Please be aware that their Flexi PDF software is not up to Adobe standards, only Master PDF Editor and pdf Studio Pro can beat Acrobat hands down.

Just to add, SoftMaker Office 2024 Professional was used in the creation of the Unofficial Manual for Zorin 17 Core, formats in .odt (LibreOffice), .pdf, .tmdx (Native text maker format), and .docx (MS Word format). Additionally, TextMaker allows you to export to pdf and also .epub.

What you don't get is the built in MathType which comes in the Windows version of SoftMaker Office. This is due to how Windows and Linux differ. If you need an equation editor then you would have to use LibreOffice Math and copy and paste into TextMaker document. Some time ago when they issued a survey about whether users would like to see a MathType plugin for TextMaker for Linux and I said yes, of course!

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