Microsoft 365 is not your only choice for word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software. Whether you want local or cloud-based apps, our reviews of the best office suites help you choose the one for your needs.
1 year, 6 months
Google's online office suite and storage service is now the tool of choice for many. Find out why.
4 years, 11 months
Office 365 Home and Personal subscribers can soon install the software on 'an unlimited number of devices' but they can only sign in on up to five of those devices at the same time.
5 years, 10 months
Apple's office suite, known as iWork, is now available free to iCloud users online. The only problem is, it's about six years behind the competition, with no sign of catching up any time soon.
6 years, 1 month
Microsoft's Sway offers a simple, yet powerful, way to create Web-based presentations.
6 years, 1 month
Microsoft Office remains the mightiest productivity suite you can get, with strong collaboration features added in the latest version. Users of Office 2013 won't need any retraining, and new features are slotted smoothly in with the old.
6 years, 1 month
Office 365 gets you the best productivity software available today, including full installations of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more, for up to five Windows and Mac desktops. You also get a slew of mobile apps, 1TB of online storage, and real-time collaboration.
6 years, 1 month
Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac is by far the most powerful set of productivity apps for Apple computers, fitting smoothly into OS X and offering strong cloud support.
6 years, 1 month
LibreOffice is free and open-source, opens almost any legacy document, and is the only office suite available on all major desktop platforms. What it lacks is the smooth interface and stability of its paid competitors.
6 years, 1 month
Final Draft is the software you need if you are in the screenwriting business or aspire to be. It has all the tools you need to get the script right, both from a story perspective and a technical one.
6 years, 1 month
Taking minimalism to the extreme, iA Writer might be the writing app with the fewest built-in distractions, and it's inexpensive, too. But this Mac app is also BYOE: bring your own everything.
6 years, 1 month
Minimal writing software Focused is too expensive for what it does. While it's moderately capable, there are plenty of other apps for the Mac that do more for less.
6 years, 1 month
When it comes to online office suites, Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides has the best balance of speed and power, and the best collaboration features, too. It lacks a few features offered by Microsoft Office 365, but it's also faster to load and save in testing.
6 years, 2 months
