Open source alternatives to Microsoft Word

One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what Microsoft Word does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Microsoft Word does

Write and format documentscore
Open and save .docx filescore
Track changes and comments
Real-time co-authoring
Templates
Tables, images and page layout
Spell and grammar check
Print and PDF export

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

Project	Covers	Stars	Commits, 12 weeks	Last release	Closed vs opened	Setup	License
wordcraftClean-room word processor written in pure Rust	Replaces it90%	18k+428	3,234	2 days ago	47%	Install like an app	Apache-2.0
Covers all 2 core jobs. Not shown: Real-time co-authoring.See the evidence Write and format documentscoreYesFonts, sizes, bold/italic/underline styles Open and save .docx filescoreYesOpens and saves .docx (OOXML) Track changes and commentsYesTrack changes, comment balloons in the margin, accept and reject Real-time co-authoringNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. TemplatesYesStart from a template Tables, images and page layoutYestables, pictures, shapes, links, headers, footers Spell and grammar checkYesspelling and grammar as you type Print and PDF exportYesexport to PDF and other formats

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