To open Word files in earlier versions of Word, you need to download and install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack. Learn about Compatibility Mode, learn how features behave differently in later versions, and learn how to convert documents from earlier versions. A free, open source, and market-leading office software package composed of a modern and fully equipped word processor, easy-to-learn spreadsheet application, outstanding presentation tool, powerful drawing and diagramming application, fully featured database. By default Apache OpenOffice is offering a single language when installing a full installation. Full installation means that all application modules (Write, Calc, Impress, etc.) are available. The term does not belong to languages. The Word Document. This is how you can use an online document viewer to open Word files without Microsoft Word. Using Groupdocs. Groupdocs is another best web app that can be used to open the DOCX file online. Follow some of the simple steps given below to open Microsoft Word files without Office suite in 2020.
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Recent Blog Posts
7 February 2021:
Announcing Apache OpenOffice 4.1.9
6 January 2021:
New release for Apple's macOS 11 (Big Sur) - Also with fixes for Linux and Windows
10 November 2020:
Announcing Apache OpenOffice 4.1.8
29 October 2020:
300 Million Downloads of Apache OpenOffice
15 October 2020:
The Apache Software Foundation Celebrates 20 Years of OpenOffice®
17 May 2020:
Apache OpenOffice needs your help
22 October 2019:
1.6 million downloads of Apache OpenOffice 4.1.7
21 September 2019:
Announcing Apache OpenOffice 4.1.7
18 November 2018:
Announcing Apache OpenOffice 4.1.6
31 January 2018:
Over 3.2 million downloads of Apache OpenOffice 4.1.5
30 December 2017:
Announcing Apache OpenOffice 4.1.5
19 October 2017:
Announcing Apache OpenOffice 4.1.4
28 November 2016:
Over 200 million downloads of Apache OpenOffice
12 October 2016:
Announcing Apache OpenOffice 4.1.3
28 October 2015:
Announcing Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2
27 September 2015:
Coming soon... Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2
13 May 2015:
Authoring e-Books in Apache OpenOffice
13 April 2015:
Collaboration is in our DNA
31 December 2014:
Apache OpenOffice in 2014: a year in review
Recent News
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.9 released
7 February 2021: The Apache OpenOffice project announces the official release of version 4.1.9. In the Release Notes you can read about all new bugfixes, improvements and languages. Don't miss to download the new release and find out yourself.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.8 released
10 November 2020: The Apache OpenOffice project announces the official release of version 4.1.8. In the Release Notes you can read about all new bugfixes, improvements and languages. Don't miss to download the new release and find out yourself.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.7 released
21 September 2019: The Apache OpenOffice project announces the official release of version 4.1.7. In the Release Notes you can read about all new bugfixes, improvements and languages. Don't miss to download the new release and find out yourself.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.6 released
18 November 2018: The Apache OpenOffice project announces the official release of version 4.1.6. In the Release Notes you can read about all new bugfixes, improvements and languages. Don't miss to download the new release and find out yourself.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.5 released
30 December 2017: The Apache OpenOffice project announces the official release of version 4.1.5. In the Release Notes you can read about all new bugfixes, improvements and languages. Don't miss to download the new release and find out yourself.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.4 released
19 October 2017: The Apache OpenOffice project announces the official release of version 4.1.4. In the Release Notes you can read about all new bugfixes, improvements and languages. Don't miss to download the new release and find out yourself.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.3 released
12 October 2016: The Apache OpenOffice project announces the official release of version 4.1.3. In the Release Notes you can read about all new bugfixes, improvements and languages. Don't miss to download the new release and find out yourself.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2 released
28 October 2015: The Apache OpenOffice project announces the official release of version 4.1.2. In the Release Notes you can read about all bugfixes, improvements and languages. Don't miss to download the new release and find out yourself.
Udine moves to OpenOffice, will save 360,000 Euro
16 September 2014: The City of Udine, in Italy, announced a process that will lead to the installation of OpenOffice on 900 municipal desktops, saving the city 360,000 Euro. ZDNet's Raffaele Mastrolonardo has the details.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.1 released
21 August 2014: The Apache OpenOffice project announces the official release of version 4.1.1. In the Release Notes you can read about all new features, functions and languages. Don't miss to download the new release and find out yourself.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.0 released
29 April 2014: The Apache OpenOffice project announces the official release of version 4.1.0. In the Release Notes you can read about all new features, functions and languages. Don't miss to download the new release and find out yourself.
100 Million downloads
Open Office Word Perfect
17 April 2014: The Apache OpenOffice project is proud to tell you that our software was downloaded over 100 million times. Join us in celebrating this big achievement!
Italian region adopts OpenOffice, saves 2 Million Euro
10 October 2013: The Italian administrative region of Emilia-Romagna announced plans to move to OpenOffice, saving 2 million euro.
Volunteers, not Amateurs
8 January 2013: Apache OpenOffice is developed 100% by volunteers. Apache does not pay for developers, for translators, for QA, for marketing, for UI, for support, etc. Of course, we're happy to accept donations to the Apache Software Foundation, to keep our servers runnings and for similar overhead expenses. But our products are developed entirely by volunteers.
Some users are initially worried by this statement:
How can software for free, developed by volunteers, be any good?
Read on for an answer...
Letting you concentrate on writing your ideas
Writer has everything you would expect from a modern, fully equipped word processor.
It is simple enough for a quick memo, yet powerful enough to create complete books with contents, diagrams, indexes, etc. You’re free to concentrate on your ideas while Writer makes them look great.
Wizards take all the hassle out of producing standard documents such as letters, faxes, agendas, minutes, or carrying out more complex tasks such as mail merges. Of course, you are also free to create your own templates, or download templates from our Templates repository.
Styles and Formatting puts the power of style sheets into the hands of every user.
Open Office Word Wrap
AutoCorrect dictionary can trap typing mistakes on the fly, checking your spelling as you type. Writer can handle the use of different languages in your document too.
AutoComplete reduces typing effort, it will suggest common words and phrases to complete what you are typing.
Text frames and linking give you the power to tackle desktop publishing tasks for newsletters, flyers, etc. laid out exactly the way you want them to be.
Table of Contents & References - Increase the usefulness of your long, complex documents by generating a table of contents or indexing terms, bibliographical references, illustrations, tables, and other objects.
Open Office Word Document
Multi-page display - Writer can also display multiple pages while you edit - ideal for complex documents. Works well with large and multiple monitors.
Notes - The notes feature displays notes and comments on the side of the document. This makes notes a lot easier to read. In addition, notes from different users are displayed in different colors together with the editing date and time.
HTML, PDF, MediaWiki formats - Make your documents freely available with Writer’s HTML export to the web, or export in MediaWiki format for publishing to wikis. Publish in Portable Document Format (.pdf) to guarantee that what you write is what your reader sees. The PDF export feature in Apache OpenOffice provides a huge set of formatting and security options; so that PDF files can be customized for many different scenarios, including ISO standard PDF/A files.
.odt Standard - Save your documents in OpenDocument format, the new international standard for office documents. This XML based format means you’re not tied in to Writer. You can access your documents from any OpenDocument compliant software.
.docx & .doc support - Writer can of course read all your older Microsoft Word documents, or save your work in Microsoft Word format for sending to people who are still using Microsoft products. Writer can also open .docx files created with Microsoft Office 2007 or Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac OS X.