Microsoft really doesn't want you to buy Office — here's a great free alternative

Microsoft Office might be trapped behind a subscription, but OnlyOffice and LibreOffice will let you create and edit ...
Hosted on MSN

No escape: Microsoft flatlines Office Online Server — it's now Microsoft 365 cloud or nothing

For those unaware, Microsoft Office Online Server was a self-hosted version of Microsoft’s web-based Office apps: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. It was designed for companies that didn’t want ...
kucoin

Developer Launches Free Open-Source Microsoft Office Clone Using AI

SMSDeveloper Brandon Thomas has released WordCraft, GridCraft, and DeckCraft—three free, open-source applications that are ...
gizmodo

How to Use Microsoft Office on the Web for Free

As someone with a tech-related job, I’m regularly bombarded with questions about the best smartphones, why emails might have suddenly stopped showing up, and how to back up photos and videos. There’s ...
XDA Developers

5 free Microsoft Office alternatives that might be even better than the real deal

João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also love all things tech and videogames, especially Nintendo, which he's always ...
PC World

Meet Only Office: This free Microsoft Office rival is delightfully robust

Only Office is not only free, the competitor to Microsoft, Libre, and Open Office also works extremely quickly. Versions for all platforms enable teamwork and are easy to use. Microsoft Office may ...

Microsoft fixes broken Excel copy and paste for all Office users

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that causes copy-and-paste failures for Excel users after installing the September 2026 security updates.