SoftMaker Office

SoftMaker Office
Original authorSoftMaker
Release1994; 32 years ago (1994)
Stable release
2024 rev 1224 Edit this on Wikidata / 18 March 2025
Operating systemWindows 7 or later, macOS 10.14 or later, Linux, Android 5.0 or later, iOS 14
Previously: Pocket PCs, Windows CE, Windows Mobile, Qtopia
LicenseProprietary (commercial)
Websitewww.softmaker.com
SoftMaker FreeOffice
Original authorSoftMaker
Release1994; 32 years ago (1994)
Stable release
2024 rev 1222 Edit this on Wikidata / 30 November 2024
Operating systemWindows 7 or later, macOS 10.12 or later, Linux, Android 5.0 or later, iOS 14
LicenseProprietary (freeware/registerware)
Websitewww.freeoffice.com

SoftMaker Office is an office suite which aims for compatibility with Microsoft Office. It is available as a one-time purchase, as well as a subscription. A freeware version with a slightly reduced feature set is released under the name SoftMaker FreeOffice.

It has been developed since 1987 by the German company SoftMaker.

Components

The versions Professional (purchase) and NX Universal (subscription) include:

Functionality

SoftMaker Office has similar functionality to other office suites such as Microsoft Office or LibreOffice, and can also run from USB flash drives. Multi-language spell-checking, hyphenation and thesaurus is supported, and it has an integrated translation-dictionary for English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish. For German the Duden spell and grammar checker and dictionaries are included in the Professional version.

It can read and write file formats of Microsoft Office, OpenDocument (word processor only), RTF and HTML. Support for the OpenDocument spreadsheet (ODS) format was added in the Anniversary update released for SoftMaker Office 2018. It can export to PDF and ePUB.

The user interface utilized Ribbons similar to Microsoft Office, and there is an option to use old-school menus instead. A dark mode is available. Documents can be opened as tabs in a single window, to allow easy switching between multiple documents.

SoftMaker Office is also available for Android and iOS for both smartphones and tablets. It includes TextMaker, PlanMaker, and Presentations. These apps offer the full feature set of a desktop office suite with word processing, spreadsheets and presentation graphics on mobile devices.

FlexiPDF

FlexiPDF Logo since 2024
FlexiPDF Logo since 2024

The PDF editor FlexiPDF was first released in 2016. It has been described as a "text virtuoso" in the German press. Other functions include:

Fonts

SoftMaker offers collections of TrueType fonts, web fonts and OpenType PS fonts. It is also licensing them for redistribution with other software.

See also