Microsoft 365 is the de facto option. But if you just need to open, edit, and create basic documents, you don’t have to spend anything.

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It includes a full word processor (called Writer), spreadsheet tool, presentation software and more. It’s open-source, regularly updated and available for Windows, macOS and Linux.

The latest round of Windows 11 updates has finally delivered Notepad in its finest form, as arguably now the best, most reliable offline word processor around.