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Microsoft is a well-known company and the Micosoft Word/Office is a well-known product from Microsoft. It is one of the most powerful word processor available for creating documents. Microsoft Word is a part of Microsoft Office which is an expensive product. Microsoft Word is loaded with a number of features but not everyone uses all the features and not everyone is very comfortable with its cost. As a result, a number of alternatives have been developed for Microsoft Word and because of their features and low cost, they’ve gained popularity among users.

Here are some alternatives to Microsoft Word -

OpenOffice
OpenOffice is one of the most popular alternatives to Microsoft Word. It provides all the basic features required in a word processor and apart from this, it can even be used for managing spreadsheets, presentations and databases. New features are introduced at regular intervals as it is an open source project. The best part is that it is very easy to use and it is available in a number of languages. Also, a large support is available for the product. What makes OpenOffice stand out from the crowd is the fact that it is free to use whereas Microsoft Word is a part of Microsoft Office which is a paid product.

AbiWord
AbiWord is also a word processing program that is similar to Microsoft Word and it can be considered as an alternative to Microsoft Word as it provides the functionality offered by the Microsoft Word. It is a free program that is very easy to use as it has a simple interface. Its support for HTML web pages, Microsoft Word documents, Rich Text documents and for other applications makes it the powerful free software.

Google Docs
Google is a well-known company and Google Docs is a revolutionary service by Google. It is an online alternative to Microsoft Word as it offers the basic functionality of Microsoft Word. You can create files, upload files, edit and save the files. It even allows you to create folders to manage the files and you can also share the files with other users. In order to use this web application, all you need is a Google Account which is free. You can start using this online alternative as soon as you register yourself with Google.

Zoho Writer
Zoho Writer is another online alternative for Microsoft Word. It doesn’t offer all the features of the Microsoft Word but it offers most of the features required in an efficient word processor. You can load your documents, share, edit and access them from anywhere as all you need is the Internet connection in order to use Zoho Writer.