After a reasonable period of time using a certain application, many people tend to find it difficult to migrate to an alternative. Microsoft Word is one of those applications that almost anyone who owns a computer has used, but there are a few reasons for moving to an alternative. As with many other office applications, Word is an expensive piece of software and if you're on a budget, it's not always a viable option. Other reasons people look for alternatives is that they simply do not require the features that ship with Word.

AbiWord 2.8.0 is a freeware word processor that recognises and enables you to open, edit and save Microsoft Word documents. The application itself is obviously not as feature rich as Word, but it still offers extensive functionality, more than enough for the average user. There are also free plug-ins available via the AbiWord website.

AbiWord 2.8.0 link.

28 Oct 2009