“What’s the best alternative to Microsoft Office on the Mac?” Lory Gil writes for iMore. “If you’ve recently ditched the PC, here’s how to ditch Office as well!” “If you’ve been thinking about switching away from the Office productivity suite, there are alternatives that offer many of the features you love in Microsoft’s programs, plus some features you can’t get anywhere else,” Gil writes. “Apple’s alternative to Office is iWork. It’s the most comparable alternative to Microsoft’s productivity suite, only it comes free with every Mac.
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The interface is different, and will take some time to get used to, but if you’re really interested in kicking Office to the curb, the iWork suite is the best alternative on Mac.” “OpenOffice by Apache is probably the most similar to Microsoft Office in look and design,” Gil writes. “If you’re looking for an alternative to Microsoft Office that looks and works pretty much exactly the same, but doesn’t cost a dime, OpenOffice is for you.” Read more in the full article. MacDailyNews Take: Many users think they need Office on their Macs. After being, no one should.
We dumped Microsoft Office many years ago for Apple’s iWork which just keeps getting better and better for free and we couldn’t be happier. We advise MacDailyNews readers do the same.
SEE ALSO: – April 18, 2017. In a business or educational environment, iWork is not an alternative – or even an option. On Windows, a user who doesn’t have high requirements form Excel can replace Office with WordPerfect Office.
It’s hard to do that with iWork on a Mac, because it’s missing so many features, the Spreadsheet is terrible, and it’s so bad at interoperability with other platforms and software. Also, macOS lacks reputed commercial alternatives like WordPerfect Office. LibreOffice is the best “alternative” to Office on the Mac. IWork is more comparable to Microsoft Works than it is to Microsoft Office. If iWork was that good, then Apple would not have stipulated that Microsoft keep developing Office for macOS as part of their patent cross-licensing agreement, as they wouldn’t need it Some issues with iWork: 1. Poor cross-platform support: Desktop apps only available on macOS, Mobile Apps only available on iOS 2.
Apple's answer to MS Word. There are few examples of Apple software that are inferior to Microsoft products but it has to be said, Microsoft Word still has the edge on Pages.However, with the release of Mavericks, Apple has brought it even closer to Word with a slick new interface, many new templates and more powerful editing tools. Pages: Apple's alternative I can hear some of you out there groaning already. Pages took a big step backwards last year when Apple reworked the Mac versions of its iWork apps to work in lockstep with their iOS counterparts.
Lacking tons of Features 3. Lack of Extensibility: Add-Ins, VBA/PerfectScript/LibreOffice Basic, etc. Design disparities between some components: Namely, Numbers Resulting in mangled spreadsheets when you export to Excel, or import from Excel/Quattro Pro/LO Calc. Poor File Format Interoperability: No ODF support outside of pages. Inability to migrate forward most legacy file formats. Everything is tied to iCloud: No support for SharePoint or alternative cloud storage services.
Things like Collaboration and Sharing are tied to iCloud. Which businesses and educational institutions use iCloud? What self-respecting entrepreneur will base his document workflow on iCloud and apps tied to iCloud (which significantly reduces his ability to make needed technological changes when necessary – as this ties him down to only Apple platforms)? Office has far superior tools for proofing and research. Cost: Since iWork is tied to Apple platforms, largely, this means it is also tied to Apple hardware. Your Tablets must be iPads.
Your PCs must be Macs. Your smartphones must be iPhones. The Web version is nice and all, but it is not a primary option. Apple’s iCloud website blocks mobile browsers.
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