Do you don't have Word from Office or you use it but it doesn't convince you? Then you should know that AbiWord is one of the best alternative word processors we have today in Windows. Although, of course, it does not have the fame of the Microsoft Office suite, it has little to envy in terms of its functions to the Word of all life, and in addition, unlike this one, it is completely free.

Besides the fact that it doesn't cost a single cent, you should know that the two main advantages offered by this word processing platform are related to the low amount of system resources it consumes and the fact that it installs much easier and faster than WordOffice.

With this application, you will have the possibility of not only viewing but also creating or editing all the usual text document formats. Hence, its absolute compatibility is one more reason we should consider it. In turn, it also has rich text documents and HTML web pages, which you can open without problems using this interesting processor.

It is important to note that not only does AbiWord consume far fewer resources on the machine installed than the usual Word, but it also takes up much less disk space, another of its great advantages. In this way, you can be completely sure to install it even on not-so-powerful computers, with the peace of mind that it will not affect the overall performance of your computer at any time.

If you have tried AbiWord quite some time ago and did not like it, you have to know that its developers have introduced a series of changes that probably many users will consider interesting, among which we can talk about an improved translation to several languages, including Spanish, plus improved compatibility with GTK+3, and a series of corrections of different errors that have been left in the past.

At the same time, this platform is highly customizable, considering that it has a huge amount of plugins that we can download according to our interests and needs, to add all kinds of interesting features. Among them, it is possible to point out some, such as those related to text format converters, up to the possibility of importing images to add them to all our documents.

If what you intend for your text is to be able to add elements such as tables, columns, paragraphs, and their respective alignments, you have to know that this tool does not lose sight of any of the classic Word contents. That is why we can be sure that no matter what the usual use you usually give to your word processing systems, you will find one of enormous value here.

AbiWord has its spell checker, which not only allows us to correct texts in a huge amount of languages, all of which are compatible with its contents, but you will also be able to add your own words, exactly in the same way as it happens with the main word processors.

Then, if you have documents available in other formats, such as Word 97/2000 and RTF, Palm, Psion, DocBook, or XHTML, you have to know that this platform will allow you to import, open, edit, and save them in the one you want. In this way, it will solve many of the compatibility drawbacks we can encounter when we want to work with the official version of Word, which is much more limited in this regard.

About the formats in which we can export the contents generated from this system, we have to mention some such as the following: Psion, XHTML, Text, RTF, Palm, and LaTeX, which are also famous in the segment. That is, it is a versatile utility, which in this aspect has little to envy other competitors such as OpenOffice Writer, a very recognized one.

If we stop at the interface of AbiWord, we will see that it is similar to most word processing systems, with the main functions available in a top menu bar and many others below it. Then, the sheet on which we write or make modifications occupies much of the screen, so everything is intuitive even for novice users.

In summary, AbiWord is a word processor completely up to the task, which stands out for the ability to import and export a huge number of formats, plus the ability to customize its appearance and many of its functions by installing a host of plugins that make it completely versatile.

Of course, this is a free and open-source platform, so you can be sure that you won't have to pay anything for this excellent alternative to Office from Microsoft.