| SoftMaker Office | |
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| Original author | SoftMaker |
| Initial release | 1994; 31 years ago (1994)[1][2] |
| Stable release | 2024 rev 1224[3]  / 18 March 2025 |
| Operating system | Windows 7 or later,macOS 10.14 or later,Linux,Android 5.0 or later,iOS 14 Previously:Pocket PCs,Windows CE,Windows Mobile,Qtopia[4] |
| License | Proprietary (commercial) |
| Website | www |
| SoftMaker FreeOffice | |
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| Original author | SoftMaker |
| Initial release | 1994; 31 years ago (1994)[1][2] |
| Stable release | 2024 rev 1222[5] / 30 November 2024 |
| Operating system | Windows 7 or later,macOS 10.12 or later,Linux,Android 5.0 or later,iOS 14[4] |
| License | Proprietary (freeware/registerware) |
| Website | www |
SoftMaker Office is anoffice suite which aims for compatibility withMicrosoft Office. It is available as a one-time purchase, as well as a subscription. A freeware version with a slightly reduced feature set is released under the nameSoftMaker FreeOffice.[6]
It has been developed since 1987 by theGerman companySoftMaker Software.[4]
The versionsProfessional (purchase) andNX Universal (subscription) include:
SoftMaker Office has similar functionality to other office suites such asMicrosoft Office orLibreOffice, and can also run fromUSB flash drives. Multi-languagespell-checking,hyphenation andthesaurus is supported, and it has an integrated translation-dictionary for English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish. For German theDuden spell and grammar checker and dictionaries are included in the Professional version.[4]
It can read and write file formats of Microsoft Office,[7]OpenDocument (word processor only),[7]RTF andHTML. Support for the OpenDocument spreadsheet (ODS) format was added in the Anniversary update released for SoftMaker Office 2018.[8] It can export toPDF andePUB.
Theuser interface utilizedRibbons similar to Microsoft Office, and there is an option to use old-school menus instead. Adark mode is available. Documents can be opened as tabs in a single window, to allow easy switching between multiple documents.
SoftMaker Office is also available for Android and iOS for both smartphones and tablets. It includes TextMaker, PlanMaker, and Presentations. These apps offer the full feature set of a desktop office suite with word processing, spreadsheets and presentation graphics on mobile devices.
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ThePDF editor FlexiPDF was first released in 2016. It has been described as a "text virtuoso" in the German press.[9] Other functions include:
SoftMaker offers collections of TrueType fonts, web fonts and OpenType PS fonts. It is also licensing them for redistribution with other software.[10]
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