Never Pay For Microsoft Office Software Again

Never Pay For Microsoft Office Software Again
Today we take a look at 5 of the best Microsoft Office alternatives of 2024.
These are my top 5 free Microsoft Office alternatives that looks very similar to MS Office.
In no particular order:

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[Ghastly]

I found Libre Office is really good and has the ability for dark background and light text so you don't have that eyestrain you get with the standard look. 😊

[CraigRodmellMusic]

Lack of Cloud storage is a Con?!?? I call it a plus!!

Thanks for the rundown.

[michaelcopple]

I have to say, Brian, relying on cloud support leaves your sensitive documents at the will of the hosts holding that data. This is a controversial issue, I know. They can say "anonymity', but is that the case in every situation? We truly do not know without full transparency. I will probably get flack for this post, but, I am just saying. Each person has their own opinion on cloud based support.

[dingokidneys]

I'm retired and I don't need a full office suite these days so I use a stand alone word processor (Abiword) and spreadsheet (Gnumeric). They take up far less disk space than a full suite and are compatible with Microsoft file formats. I even used Gnumeric at work - I'm an accountant - when our standard work installation of MS Office was out of date and wouldn't open massive spreadsheet files created in a later version of Office used by a consultant. Gnumeric opened, edited and saved the file which was then perfectly usable by the consultant.

[Thegame-wcls]

It's great how you keep everyone up to date on new things and software that's out there. A big THANK YOU!

[papaGhurka]

WPS can open password protected spreadsheets. Advertisements can be neutralized with airplane mode

[notjustforhackers]

Only Office, 'nuff said. Brilliant software.

[tonyblack]

I prefer Microsoft office but I switched to Libre Office this year. Sick of Microsoft having access to all of my documents and data.

[screenplayhouse]

I recommend OWTA-D Office Software. It's not only free, it's not only Open Source, but it keeps me OWTA D Office as much as possible.

[anomamos]

Tip
You can get around some document compatibility issues by printing to file and then opening the printed file in whatever program you want to edit it.
This works well for extracting text from locked pdf documents, you can also use screen shots to extract images.

[aldntn]

Libre Office works fine for me. MS fonts can be installed for Linux.

[davidthescottishvegan]

The only office alternative I have used is Libre Office but I still prefer Microsoft Office because it is industry standard but each to their own. Another fantastic video and review of Office Alternatives.

[bojanstrkovski]

i am libre office user almost 2 years now, i've tried only office wps, openoffice is old very old no updatealong time ago, but thanks for this awesome video i will try this free office and see how good it is. Btw excel from microsoft i why i have to use ms office still

[grantchallinor]

I've used Microsoft's Office 365 (online version) for a few years now - which is very convenient and completely free. I can create any sort of Word.doc or Excel spreadsheet that I need by using it.

Although it was a great comparison of different MS Office alternatives, using one of these would just be adding more clutter to my PC - when the online MS Office suite is readily available for free.

[paulgeek]

The posting clearly says you can use Office but not pay for it. You then go on to say, just don't use it. I saved $1, 000, 000 on my Ferrari by not buying it? Can't really say that.

[bkThundr]

I thought onlyoffice would have made your list. It is like free office and wps office but I say the best compatibility with ms formats. Also a very familiar user interface.

[Ray-umif]

Hi Brian, thank you for posting this video. I will be looking at a couple of these as I am just a home user and don't need to pay for all the features of Microsoft Office.

[drewnewby]

I tried OpenOffice years ago, but honestly the Google suite covers most everything fine, and is web based in Google Drive, which is convenient if you switch devices / systems a lot.

I used Microsoft Access extensively for work before retiring, never found a decent alternative for it.

[robertjames]

Nice to see linux as option on many software sites. Microsoft should offer it as defined by anti-trust laws in EU. And with Microsoft disabling Kernel level apps, goodbye to that linux bugbear kernel level anticheat software.

[mikecrane]

The only problem I have with the free spreadsheets is that, from what I have seen, they are limited to 1024 columns. That will not be an issue for a great many who are looking for an Excel alternative, but it was an issue for me.