# FreeOffice TextMaker review (2026): is it any good? > Free word processor that opens and saves Microsoft Word files Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. TextMaker is the word processor in SoftMaker's FreeOffice suite, which also has a spreadsheet and a presentation program. FreeOffice is free for personal and business use on Windows, Mac and Linux, and it is built to read and write Microsoft Office file formats. - **Category:** Writing Tools - **Made by:** SoftMaker Software GmbH - **Website:** https://www.freeoffice.com - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Watch out: free products have no email support, only the user forum. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, FreeOffice TextMaker is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** FreeOffice is free for personal and business use; there is no email support for free products. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | FreeOffice | $0 | TextMaker, PlanMaker and Presentations; the license covers 3 household computers or 1 organization computer. | Read from https://www.freeoffice.com/en/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with FreeOffice TextMaker before buying. ## Key features - **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. ## Good for - People who want a free Word-compatible editor - Small businesses that need an office suite at no cost - Linux users who need a Word-format word processor ## Worth knowing - 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. FreeOffice TextMaker is a free word processor that opens Microsoft Office files, with apps for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android. It has no email support and no browser editor, and the license covers 3 computers at home or 1 in an organization. - **Value for money: A.** Free for personal and business use. Writing tools charge $5.83 to $12.50 a month. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free with no caps listed, for home or work use. - **Features: B.** A word processor with Office file compatibility, ribbon or classic menus and a touch mode. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record, but it's a program you install and start typing in. Menus can look like Office's. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android, and it opens Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. No web editor is listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from SoftMaker Software GmbH's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among writing tools - FreeOffice TextMaker's GPA of 3.4 is higher than 99 of the 100 other writing tools we grade, and level with 1. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 81 of 100) and worst on platforms and integrations (B, above 51). - FreeOffice TextMaker has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/writing ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** FreeOffice TextMaker is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.4 is higher than 99 of the 100 other writing tools we grade. - You could make: Documents and long-form writing: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint **Tags:** Documents, Works offline, Long-form writing ## Alternatives - [LibreOffice Writer](https://toolgpa.com/tools/libreoffice-writer): Free, open-source word processor for Windows, macOS and Linux. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/freeoffice-textmaker-vs-libreoffice-writer) - [WPS Writer](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wps-writer): Word-compatible word processor in the WPS Office suite. 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