List of Office Software Suites and Apps for Windows

Naturally, Microsoft Office is an important productivity option to consider for your Windows device. While opinions certainly vary regarding how intuitive the world's most popular office suite really is, it is still the standard for document compatibility.

Corel's office suites are feature-rich programs comparable to Microsoft Office. Check out Corel WordPerfect Office X6 or later for interesting features such as eBook Publisher functionality.

At the time of this writing, it is only available as a desktop version.

The Kingsoft Office suite is offered by a popular software manufacturer based in China.

For Windows, you can select an affordable mobile or desktop version, or try the OfficeSuiteFree version if available.

LibreOffice software is free as an open source project from The Document Foundation. The suite offers impressive language options and continually improves the suite with each new version release.

New to this suite? Check out this Image Gallery of LibreOffice Suite.

OpenOffice is a free software suite under the Apache Software Foundation, an open source community. With hundreds of thousands of developers and other professionals donating their skills, OpenOffice remains a robust alternative to Microsoft Office.

ThinkFree Office by Hancom comes in a desktop (premium) or online version (free) you may be interested in. This suite includes Write, Calc, and Show.

Microsoft also features a free, streamlined version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Users access these programs through their internet browser. 

The web-based Google Docs and mobile Google Apps are accessed through the software company's cloud environment, Google Drive. The free version is impressive and compatibility issues keep decreasing with this productivity option. You can buy a subscription for a business version similar to Office 365 which includes additional features.

Check out the Google Docs and Google Apps Image Gallery for a visual overview of this suite.