Are there good Microsoft word alternatives that support Linux (I don’t mind closed source)? Libreoffice is meh and only office is quite good, but are there any better ones? Also, is there a way to install word on Linux using wine? When I do that my laptop just overheats and loses internet connection.

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Use the online version of Word if you want Word. If you want the desktop version use an older one, the Office 365 ones don’t really work on Linux.

Why is LibreOffice ‘meh’?

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OnlyOffice is the only one that I’ve used that has a good looking UI, works out of the box and very good compatibility (across Microsoft and other document standards). Install is just one flatpak away. Highly recommend.

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I second this. I use it for university. Good software.

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https://www.onlyoffice.com/

What’s your goal? Markdown / latex may work better for your use case than word. https://typora.io/ https://obsidian.md/ https://logseq.com/ https://github.com/marktext/marktext

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Dear God, anyone who doesn’t already use LaTeX should not be told to use LaTeX. It’s really a great departure from traditional word processors and I firmly believe that people really need to discover it on their own, or else they will just be confused and think it’s an arcane, dated, and useless piece of software.

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Now do VIM.

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come on :D I provided ressources to markdown, not latex. markdown is easier than word.

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Found the “I use Arch, BTW” guy.

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WPS Office and FreeOffice. Each with their own caveats, but one just might work for you.

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Softmaker does also offer a free of charge light version FreeOffice you could try out before committing to pay for their full version.

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