Top 5 Best FREE MICROSOFT OFFICE Alternatives (2024)

Microsoft Office which they now call Microsoft 365 is the most widely used productivity office suite. For many people the cost can be prohibitive. And if you run a business, paying those costs per user can add up quickly. Thankfully, if you’re looking for free alternatives to Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with many of the same features, you’re in luck. In this video I’ll countdown the top 5 best free office suite alternatives to Microsoft 365 going over the pros and cons of each.

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Google Docs, Sheets, & Slides
OnlyOffice (Desktop)
OnlyOffice (Online)
Free Office
Polaris Office
iWork
Apache OpenOffice
SSuite Office
Microsoft 365 Online
WPS Office
LibreOffice

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[lilPopper]

Yup. Using Libre Office as my alternative suite. I even have it on my laptop running on Linux Mint

I have not used Libre Office in years, but when I did use it, I found it to be a really good alternative for those who need a word processor, but don't have the money (or simply don't want) to purchase Microsoft Word Products. I had to switch off from it, and move on the Word and PowerPoint, only because my college won't accept the file formats that Libre Office use it. This is great for people who need a office suite for personal use just to type something up (or for highschool students, though, do make sure to check your schools requirements if uploading is required.)

[patrickgamble]

I’ve been using open office for a while and surprised not listed

[SuperMoz]

Thanks for the information and the links. You now have a new subscriber. 👍

[Vikasshuklaji]

Libre office required latest windows 7 version so i go with wps office quickly install without any problem....I like it it's simple and useful

[Geek-a-Zoid]

Loved the information thank you for your time!

[mjss]

Love google sheets but for some little features it seems like they are way behind.

Libre Office, like that one too along with SoftMaker Office (and their free offering FreeOffice which is just a version of SoftOffice that is behind a year or two)/

[_acc]

1st LibreOffice，2ed WPS Office, me too. But i hate WPS ads and bad character encoding support.

[cottagemail]

Only needed simple features (not a power user) and going OnlyOffice had menues just like MS Office that made the switch seemless.

[carllove]

Are these programs compatible with Microsoft Office programs? If I send someone a document from this program, will they be able to open it if they have Microsoft Word?

[cindyherrera]

I have free version of WPS. Is it possible to make address labels that work with the Avery brand.

[linuxtuxfriend]

Calligra Suite is a nice option, too.

[amazingbollweevil]

Maybe do a video of the best free plug-ins for Google apps?

[katycatjulius]

I have office 365 family, because for €99 a year i get 1TB of cloud storage (onedrive) and the office apps (word, excel, powerpoint, outlook, one note, access* and publisher*) with all features^ and updates on 5 different devices and can share all of this with up to 5 people. To me this is a great deal however not everyone will think it is or simply don't want to pay so it's good that there are alternatives out there that get the job done for free

*only on windows

^all features that are not business specific features only included in the business plans

[DarisT-qcfw]

I've switched to Google Docs for half a decade now and have no regrets. How anyone is still using MS Office is beyond me.

[jimmygee]

what about a good free publisher altenative?

[keith]

Use to know these guys that had a band called the Megabytes Strange this was they never got a Gig! 🤣😎👍

[ssuiteofficesoftware]

Thank you so very much for the mention... much appreciated! 😎 👏 👏 😇 found at 4:25 min...

[darraxyt]

What's the best free pdf viewer for windows?

[GNKDS]

Bruh Google Slides is not capable enough, watching the video second time BTW. Now I can safely say that I am an expert in Apps because of Brett in Tech (Sorry I meant Tech Gumbo) I don't know why he changed the name...