Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 24th Aug 2005 12:20 UTC
OpenOffice.org receives most of the attention among FOSS office suites, but users shouldn't forget that free software includes at least two other word processors: AbiWord, and KWord, part of the KOffice suite. From their inception, both have been playing catch-up with OpenOffice.org's Writer. But now, after several years of development, AbiWord and KWord are both reaching early maturity. How do Writer, AbiWord, and KWord compare?
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2005-07-06
The general interface
The Verdict: KWord wins the race for best interface, with AbiWord back a good ways, and Writer panting far in the rear. Hmmm, to me, AbiWord has the cleanest UI hands down. It just doesn't get in your way whatsoever:
KWord: http://www.koffice.org/kword/pics/kword_pt_cnc.png
AbiWord: http://www.abiword.org/screenshots/AbiWord-2.0-Gnome.png
OO.org Writer: http://www.openoffice.org/product2/pix/writer-big.png (I admit this is over-customised as an e.g.)
Apart from that, I agree with most of the points raised in the article. I tend to use AbiWord the most for small documents, but with the betas of OO.org 2.0 being so good, I am looking forward to using it for larger documents. I currently cringe when I have to use the existing OO.org!