EasyOffice or “EasyOffice – Free Suite for Office files” is a free business and productivity software that enables you to easily view and edit documents. Developed by Tim Grabinat, this handy program is a full-on office suite that offers features like document processing, spreadsheet creation, slideshow presentation, and more.

Derived from LibreOffice—which, in turn, was based on OpenOffice.org—EasyOffice is quite the comprehensive free bundle of programs for your productivity needs. It’s fully compatible with file formats that Microsoft Office uses so there’s no problem in switching to this if you’re looking for a cheaper alternative.

A great alternative

Not to be confused with the EasyOffice third-party software that had been affiliated with Microsoft, EasyOffice – Free Suite for Office files boasts various features that are ad-free. It has 6 programs packaged together: Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Base, and Math. Unfortunately, it doesn’t match some of the other programs that Microsoft Office offers but they’re free and easy to use so the lack of them isn’t too bad.

Take note that installing this won’t give you a desktop shortcut, so you’ll have to look for it via the search function. You can either open the whole office suite or just the specific applications. The office suite displays all of the programs on the left-side panel for easy access. Additionally, it lets you open files, remote files, recent documents, and templates right off the bat. 

It also offers other applications like EasyMail and EasyPDF—although these are separate downloads. Another great thing about this suite is that it supports popular formats that Microsoft Office and OpenOffice usually support, like DOCX, XLS, PPTX, and PSD. Plus, it’s compatible with Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides. This makes it pretty easy to share files with others who are using different office suites.

Has room to grow

All in all, EasyOffice is a great free alternative to most productivity software if you want something that’s versatile despite the price. Not only does it offer most of the basic office suite programs you’d need, but it also supports a wide variety of file formats that other suites can open and edit. If you want something different from LibreOffice and OpenOffice, then this is a good choice.