FreeOffice TextMaker vs Hancom Office (2026): which should you pick?

Pick FreeOffice TextMaker if

• Fits if you want a free word processor that opens Word files
• Works for a household or a small office on one or three computers

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: free products have no email support, only the user forum
• Watch out: the license allows 3 computers in a household or 1 in an organization
• Skip it if you want a browser-based editor, since none is listed
• Watch out: SoftMaker Office, the paid version, has email support and prices we did not check

Pick Hancom Office if

• Fits if you work with Hangul or HWP files
• Works for Korean-language offices that want one suite across devices

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a dollar price, because the store pages show won only
• Not for you if you want a Mac or Linux download edition, since the download editions target Windows 11 or later
• Tight if you stay on the free tier, where computers get a viewer rather than an editor
• Watch out: Home licences cover one PC and subscription prices weren't readable on the pages

FreeOffice TextMaker

• There is no email support for free products; help comes from the user forum.
• The license allows 3 computers in one household or 1 computer in an organization.
• SoftMaker also sells commercial SoftMaker Office editions with email support; their prices were not checked here.
• There is no web or browser-based editor listed.

Hancom Office

• The store pages that carry the prices are in Korean and priced in won; no US dollar price was readable.
• Subscription prices for Hancom Docs Personal and Business are not shown on the pages that could be read.
• The download editions listed target Windows 11 or later, and the store page says one PC per home license.
• Hancom Docs Free stops at web and mobile apps and a viewer on Windows and Mac.

FreeOffice TextMaker

Word processor

A full word processor, part of a suite with the PlanMaker spreadsheet and the Presentations program.

Microsoft Office compatibility

The vendor says the suite is compatible with Word, Excel and PowerPoint files.

Ribbon or classic menus

FreeOffice 2024 can switch between a ribbon interface and classic menus and toolbars.

Touch mode

A touch mode with larger icons and more spacing is available with both interface styles.

Mobile apps

The vendor offers TextMaker, PlanMaker and Presentations for iOS and Android free of charge.

Business use allowed

The site states the suite is free for business as well as personal use.

Hancom Office

Hangul word processor

Writes and edits documents on Windows; the newest version adds multiple windows for one file, multi-selection editing and LaTeX equation input.

Spreadsheet, slides and PDF

Hancell handles calculation and data, Hanshow handles presentations, and the PDF app views PDFs and converts them to Office documents or images.

Hancom Docs AI

The Personal and Business subscription plans include Hancom Docs AI for document work.

Cross-platform apps

Hancom Docs runs the suite on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and the web, with 13 languages including Korean.

Subscription storage and devices

Personal gives 10 GB and five computers; Business gives 100 GB per person, five computers per person and organization management.

Add-ons

Addons add services inside Hancom Office such as meeting notes, paper search, proofreading, plagiarism detection and contract review.

FreeOffice TextMaker

• FreeOffice$0

  TextMaker, PlanMaker and Presentations; the license covers 3 household computers or 1 organization computer.

Hancom Office

• Hancom Docs Free$0

  Web and mobile Hancom Office plus a Windows and Mac viewer, with 2 GB of storage.

• Home & Student (download)₩99,000

  one-time purchase, 1 PC, Windows 11 or later

  Download edition for home and student use on one PC; a bundle with Hancom Assistant is listed at ₩110,000.

• Business (download)₩566,500

  one-time purchase, per license

  Download edition of the suite for business use; a bundle with Hancom Assistant is listed at ₩572,000.