FreeOffice review

FreeOffice is SoftMaker's no-cost suite and a good fit for people who want the three core Office jobs done without learning a new layout. It includes TextMaker for documents, PlanMaker for spreadsheets and Presentations for slides, and SoftMaker says all three are compatible with their Microsoft Office counterparts: Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Free downloads are offered for Windows, Mac and Linux, and the mobile versions of TextMaker, PlanMaker and Presentations are free on iPhone, iPad and Android. SoftMaker also offers FreePDF, a separate free PDF editor for Windows that creates, edits and annotates PDF files. The suite is deliberately narrow. There is no database or drawing app like LibreOffice's Base and Draw, no built-in shared cloud workspace like Google Docs, and the newer extras, including AI text and translation tools, sit in the paid SoftMaker Office. For a home computer that mainly opens and edits Word and Excel files, that narrow scope keeps things simple.

Who it is for

people who want a free suite that looks like classic Office

Price

Free download for Windows, Mac and Linux.

Get TextMaker, PlanMaker, and Presentations for iOS and Android free of charge.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 14, 2026.

Key features

• Word processor, spreadsheet and presentation apps in one suite
• Designed to be compatible with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files
• Free downloads for Windows, Mac and Linux
• TextMaker, PlanMaker and Presentations free on iOS and Android
• Companion FreePDF editor for Windows from the same developer

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free on desktop and mobile
• Strength: Runs on Linux as well as Windows and Mac
• Strength: Upgrade path to paid SoftMaker Office from the same developer
• Weakness: Only three apps, with no database or drawing tool
• Weakness: No built-in cloud collaboration
• Weakness: Extras such as AI text tools sit in the paid SoftMaker Office

Key facts

• Price: Free
• Apps: TextMaker, PlanMaker, Presentations
• Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
• Developer: SoftMaker

Where it ranks

FreeOffice is No. 5 in our Best Microsoft Office Alternatives verdict.