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Document, Spreadsheet & Database Tools
(and Office Suites)
These tools include tools for creating documents,
spreadsheets and databases - either standalone or in in Office suites,
as portals tools for document sharing.
Key to Availability
£=cost;
C =add code to web page/blog;
D =download;
H = hosted service; OS = Open
source; FT=free trial
Top Office Tools
These are the tools voted Top Tools for Learning
by learning professionals worldwide
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Tool |
Summary |
Available |
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Access |
Database software (part of the Microsoft Office suite) |
£ |
D |
FT |
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Excel |
Spreadsheet tool.
Part of the Microsoft Office suite
of tools |
£ |
D |
|
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Google
Docs |
Create and
share docs, spreadsheets and presentations |
F |
H |
|
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OpenOffice |
Multiplatform, office suite comprises Writer, Impress, Math, Draw,
Calc, Base |
F |
D |
OS |
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Word |
Word - Part of the
Microsoft Office suite of tools |
£ |
D |
|
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Zoho |
All the online office, utilitiis and productivity
tools from Zoho |
F |
H |
|
Other Office Tools
|
Tool |
Summary |
Available |
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602 PC Suite |
True, affordable alternative to MS OFFICE. |
£ |
D |
FT |
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Ability Write |
Word processor part of the Ability Office |
£ |
D |
FT |
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AbiWord |
Word processing program
similar to Microsoft® Word. |
Free |
D |
|
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ajaxWrite |
Word processor that
reads/writes Microsoft Word docs (requires Firefox browser) |
Free |
H |
|
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ajax13 |
Office 2.0 suite |
Free |
H |
|
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Anytypos.com |
Spell checker |
Free |
H |
|
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app2u |
Do-it-yourself web-based databases to the masses |
Free |
H |
|
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Approver |
Create and share documents online |
Free |
F |
|
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Atlantis Word Processor |
Innovative, no-nonsense word processor
carefully
designed with the end-user in mind |
Free |
D |
|
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Bean |
Word processor for OS X |
Free |
D |
|
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Blist |
World’s easiest database |
Free |
H |
|
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bmdoc |
Web
documentator for everyone |
Free |
H |
|
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Buzzword |
Online word
processor |
Free |
H |
|
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CatalystOffice |
Integrated suite of software: email, document
management, calendar, contacts, and instant messaging |
£ |
H |
FT |
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Corel WordPerfect Office |
Standard
Edition includes word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and
email, plus Microsoft® Office-compatibility, and powerful PDF
creation and editing. |
£ |
D |
FT |
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CosmoPOD |
Personal Online Desktop |
Free |
H |
|
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Coventi
Pages |
Share, discuss and revise
your documents on the web |
Free |
H |
|
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DarkCopy |
Simple, full-screen text editor for distraction free writing.
|
Free |
H |
|
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Docsyncer |
Synchronise
your Microsoft Office documents with your Google Docs account |
Free |
H |
|
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EditGrid |
Online spreadsheet service with real-time-update
and extensive collaboration features (Personal account free) |
Free |
H |
|
|
EIOffice |
Evermore Integrated Office includes a word processor,
spreadsheet and presentation graphics |
£ |
D |
FT |
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eXpresso |
A powerful new way to manage and share Excel
spreadsheets |
Free |
H |
|
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Framemaker |
Author and publish technical documentation |
£ |
D |
FT |
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FlySuite |
Office suite for working together |
Free |
H |
|
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gDocsBar |
Firefox extension lets you do everything you want
with Google Docs |
Free |
D |
|
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Gnome
Office |
3 best in class apps:
AbiWord word processor, Gnumeric spreadsheet and Gnome-DB database |
Free |
D |
|
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gOFFICE |
Web office suite - finished result is PDF |
Free |
H |
|
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Glide |
Online word processing and
presentation software. Glide Individual account is free |
Free |
H |
|
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Google Apps Premier Edition |
Intended for small
businesses, schools etc: Gmail, Google Calendar and
Google Talk accounts that use
your own custom domain also Docs
& Spreadsheets |
£ |
H |
|
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GreenDOC |
Save the
environment - type your text here |
Free |
H |
|
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HyperOffice |
Web-based software makes it easy to plan projects,
share and edit documents, and manage information |
£ |
H |
FT |
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iNetWord
Editor |
Create and
share documents online |
Free |
H |
|
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iRows |
Online spreadsheet |
Free |
H |
|
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j2e - just2easy |
Web based
document processor, designed for Education (free for individual use) |
Free/£ |
H |
|
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Jarte |
Word processor for the rest
of us |
Free |
D |
|
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LanguageTool |
Language checker for
English, German, Polish, Dutch, and other languages |
Free |
D |
OS |
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Lazybase |
Allows anyone to design, create and share a database
of whatever they like |
F |
H |
|
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Lotus Symphony |
Office suite to create documents, spreadsheets and
presentations |
Free |
D |
|
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Mellel |
Advanced word processing software for the Mac |
£ |
D |
FT |
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Middlepost Docs |
Online document collaboration, e-signature and
storage |
£ |
H |
|
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NeoOffice |
Full-featured set of office applications for Mac OS
X. Based on the OpenOffice.org office suite |
Free |
D |
|
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Num Sum |
Sharable web spreadsheets |
Free |
H |
|
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Office.com |
Web-based
suite of collaboration and productivity tools (Basic subscription
free) |
Free |
H |
|
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OxygenOffice Pro |
Enhanced version of original OpenOffice.org.-
contains more extras like templates, cliparts, samples and fonts.
|
Free |
D |
OS |
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Papyrus Word |
Word processor part of the Papyrus Office Suite |
£ |
D |
|
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Peepl |
Online office
suite |
Free |
H |
|
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PlanMaker |
Fully compatible
spreadsheet (part of SoftMaker office suite) |
£ |
D |
|
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Plotbot |
Write screenplays in your browser |
Free |
H |
|
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PolyEdit |
Powerful, multipurpose, yet easy-to-use word
processor and text editor for Windows |
£ |
D |
FT |
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PortableApps.com |
Integrated suite of portable software including
Firefox, OpenOffice.org, etc |
Free |
D |
|
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ReplaceMagic |
Fix broken
links in Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc |
£ |
D |
FT |
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Scrivener |
Word processor and project management tool (for
Mac) |
£ |
D |
FT |
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ShareOffice |
Sales teams can easily create, edit, and share
documents online |
£ |
H |
|
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Sheetster |
Web spreadsheet based on rock-solid spreadsheet
technology |
Free |
H |
|
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ShortText |
Simple tool to post text online, with minimum fuss |
Free |
H |
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Smartsheet |
Smarter web-based solution based on spreadsheets
(Free accounts for up to 10 smartsheets) |
Free |
H |
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Solodox |
Create, access, edit, share, documents and projects |
Free |
H |
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SpreadsheetWEB |
Converts Excel
spreadsheets into interactive web-pages and host them instantly
(free and paid for versions) |
Free/£ |
D/H |
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StarOffice |
Office software (now also part of Google Pack) |
Free |
D |
|
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SynchroEdit |
Synchronous editing for the web |
Free |
H |
|
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TextMaker |
Word processor
that reads and writes all Microsoft Word
files without a hitch (part of SoftMaker Office) |
£ |
D |
|
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Text Mining
Tool |
For extraction of text from files of pdf, doc, rtf,
chm, html types |
Free |
D |
|
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Thinkfree |
Online office products: Word processing, spreadsheet
and presentation applications |
Free/£ |
H |
|
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Ulteo |
Use OpenOffice online |
Free |
H |
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Web
Brush |
Active collaboration tool |
Free |
H |
|
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Word Viewer |
To view, print and copy Word files |
Free |
D |
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Writeboard |
Create sharable
online documents |
Free |
H |
|
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Writer |
Low featured
web-based word processor |
Free |
H |
|
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writewith |
Online word
processing for groups |
Free |
H |
|
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xcellery |
Share and edit Excel files
with others online. |
Free |
H |
|
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(xy)write.it |
Create a document, share it and track versions and
export in PDF |
Free |
H |
|
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Yeah Write |
Easy to use
fill-in-the-blank word processor for the computer illiterate or for
those who want to create a document quickly |
Free/£ |
H |
|
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YourDraft |
Online shareable WYSIWYG drafting |
Free |
H |
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