AbiWord is a simple word processor that is open-source and also freeware. Besides, the application is also compatible with other popular applications of the same kind, even though some of these are premium. The app is able to save files in various formats besides its standard. DOC, DOCX and RTF files are just a few of the supported ones and users can benefit from any of them in just a second. People should also take note of the fact that this tool is compatible with every Windows OS, but it also provides full support to other operating systems.

Besides the compatibility features with other document types, the program is also able to open HTML files. It will preserve the formatting provided by the source code and moreover, it will auto-switch to a monospace font in order for users to easily read through the code. Different coding colors are available and they can be used for users to easily sort different code parts. However, they will not have an impact on the end result so they can be used at will. In addition to this, different layout options are available for use.

Formatting a document using different styles is easy and other users will also be able to see these features, even though they might use a different word processor. There are a lot of languages supported by the tool and about 30 different dictionaries are available in order for users to have their texts verified for errors. The application allows users to also benefit from other features that can be added using different plugins. One of these tools provides mail merging capabilities and this way, people can easily automate the majority of their job of writing a lot of mails and send them to different recipients.