Free office suite
OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute.

Mission Statement

To create, as a community, the leading international office suite that will run on all major platforms and provide access to all functionality and data through open-component based APIs and an XML-based file format.

Product Description

OpenOffice.org the product is a multi-platform office productivity suite. It includes the key desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to other office suites. Sophisticated and flexible, OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including those of Microsoft Office, and the vendor-neutral OpenDocument standard from OASIS.

Available in over 65 supported languages with more being constantly added by the community, OpenOffice.org runs stably and natively on Solaris, Linux (including PPC Linux), Windows, Mac OS X (X11), and numerous other platforms. Our porting page lists the platforms (ports) that OpenOffice.org can run on.

Written in C++ and with documented APIs licensed under the LGPL open-source license, OpenOffice.org allows any knowledgeable developer to benefit from the source. And, because the native file format for OpenOffice.org is the vendor-independent OpenDocument open standard, interoperability is easy, making future development and adoption more certain.

Download it here (FREE!):
http://www.openoffice.org/

I' ve been using this for a few years, the only disadvantage is it doesn' t have the grammar check ms word does.

I guess you' d need grammar check since you' re a 13 year old in high school. And I guess you use this free POS because you' re a jobless 13 year old.

LOL @ this little kid.

It' s a great program, I' ve been using it too.. :)

It' s good software, but my entire OS was free, (MS Office included) so it' s not a big deal to me.

In other words you' re a pirate.

In other words you' re a pirate.

How do you know I didn' t get it from a friend? I' m not a huge fan of pirating, I buy from people I want to support, but it is tempting to don a peg leg, and do a little pirate dance.

Getting it from a friend is still illegal.

If you want to save hundreds of dollars or simply hate Microsoft and want to avoid doing illegal stuff then this Open Office is for you.
I got MS office with my PC offer though so I don' t really need Open Office but I like to check out different products.

Getting it from a friend is still illegal.

You mean, as in, my freind got it from a family member for Xmax, but he runs a Mac, so he gave it to me. Are gifts now illegal?

Yeah, I' m sure your friend would just hand that over to you.

Um, the fact that he' s a hardcore Mac fan might have something to do with it.

Anyways, we' re arguing over how I got one of my OS' s, that' s pretty lame.

Why do you guys even bother with each other?