SoftMaker Office 2018 - The Premium Microsoft Office Alternative for Linux

I imagine this title will be most important news to Windows users who have switched to Linux and miss the workflow that Word and its sister apps provide.

SoftMaker Office 2018 is a Cross-Platform Office application that virtually features all the services Microsoft’s Office Suite provide. It features a modern ribbon UI with customizable layouts; Microsoft Office compatibility and features, among others.

With it, you can effortlessly create impressive documents, presentations, and calculations – coupled with the ability to directly exchange documents with Microsoft Office without the need for conversion.

This means that Linux users don’t need to bother themselves with themes or imports/exports any longer.

SoftMaker Office 2018 comes in 2 versions namely, Standard and Professional.

SoftMaker Office Versions

SoftMaker Office 2018 Standard

SoftMaker office offers four products for Linux.

TextMaker: New Word processing application.

TextMaker – A New Word Processing Program

PlanMaker: New Spreadsheet application.

PlanMaker – A New Spreadsheet Program

Presentations: New Presentation software.

Presentation – A New Presentation Software

Thunderbird: A extension to manage emails, tasks and appointments.

SoftMaker Thunderbird Extension

SoftMaker Office 2018 Professional

SoftMaker Office 2018 Professional is an extension of the Standard with Administration with more than 240 group-policy objects and Berlitz Basic dictionaries for English to Spanish, French, German, and Italian.

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Each version has 2 types of licenses – Non-commercial (which can be used on up to five computers at the same time), and Commercial (which is to be used on only one computer but gives the owner the secondary use right to use the app on a portable computer – among a few other features).

All fees are a one-time payment and not subscriptions.