Ken Blake wrote:

On 9/16/2020 5:28 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
Hi,

I'm looking for a simple free (or gratis) program to replace Word. Me, I
use LibreOffice without a doubt, but it is not for me. I need something
simple, that ideally saves in word 97-2003 format by default, so that
the user doesn't have to think.

I was considering AbiWord, but to my dismay it has abandoned the Windows
version for lack of volunteers.

Are there other possibilities I should consider?

If I'm not mistaken, Word comes with the full Office suite; I know two
versions: one that you pay once about 200¤ and keep, with no upgrades,
another called Office 365 that is a yearly subscription, and I think I
heard about a gratis version, perhaps online inside a browser. Is this
correct? If that is so, perhaps I should suggest my friend to use that
online version and not spend an euro.

Here's something that's free:
https://www.amazon.com/MobiSystems-I...266972&sr=8-13

or https://amzn.to/35HozLF

I've never used and know no details about it, so I have no opinion on
how good it is, but you might want to try it.

"Offers in-app purchases" hence adware. Mobisystems is at:

https://www.mobisystems.com/

but their Office Suite is homed at:

https://www.officesuite.com/

They list Windows, Android, and iOS are supported, so they have both
desktop and mobile apps. Since the OP is looking for an alternative to
MS Word, and if Android was an option, Microsoft has their own Office
apps available for free on Android. I have MS Word, MS Excel, MS
Powerpoint, and MS Outlook on my Android smartphone, and they're all
free ... and not adware. However, mobile apps are rarely as robust as
desktop apps, so the MS Android apps are less featured when compared to
their desktop cousins, but then the majority of Office users rarely ever
use much of what is in these suites or even within a component of them.
I don't how Mobisystem's desktop and mobile apps compare regarding
which, if any, features are missing in their mobile version; however,
their Android version is also adware. MS Android Office is not adware.
Plus, Mobisystems' Android app suite is trialware, not freeware.