There are several apps for Windows, but many come at a hefty price. If you need free options that can accomplish the same tasks, here are five alternatives.

Adobe Acrobat’s popularity is a given because of its advanced editing features. But it’s also pricey, lags with big files sometimes, and is packed with features you might never use. Plenty of users ...

What if your word processor could not only understand your needs but also anticipate them? With the 2025 update to Microsoft Word, that vision is closer to reality than ever. Packed with innovative ...

The big picture: Today's world runs on digital documents, but companies and users face a maze of incompatible proprietary file formats. LibreOffice developers contend that only strictly open standards ...

In the summer of 2025, Denmark’s government put forward a major policy change in its digital infrastructure: moving away from using Microsoft Office 365, and in part, open-source its operations with ...

The latest version of the open-source Office alternative was released earlier this month with deprecated support for older PCs and Windows versions. A new version of LibreOffice, a popular open-source ...

Microsoft today released updates to fix more than 100 security flaws in its Windows operating systems and other software. At least 13 of the bugs received Microsoft’s most-dire “critical” rating, ...

Microsoft Word users with new laptops can consider Microsoft 365, a paid subscription service offering access to various Microsoft applications and cloud storage. Free alternatives like Google Docs, ...

I don't use Microsoft Office very often. I do most of my writing in Obsidian and my number crunching in Google Sheets. Every once in a while, though, someone who does use Office sends me a Word ...

The Document Foundation (TDF) suggests migrating to Linux & LibreOffice as a cost-effective alternative to Windows 11 due to hidden prohibitive costs. TDF emphasizes the combination offers modern OS, ...