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{{Short description|Free software word processor}}
{{Infobox_Software
{{Infobox software
|name = AbiWord
|logo = [[Image:AbiWord.png|AbiWord icon|48px]]
| logo = AbiWord.svg
|screenshot = [[Image:Abiword 2.4.png|250px]]
| screenshot = AbiWordScreenshot.png
| screenshot size = 250px
|caption = AbiWord 2.4.2 on [[Ubuntu (Linux distribution)|Ubuntu]]
| caption = AbiWord running on [[Debian]] 11
|developer = The AbiWord Team
| developer = AbiSource
|latest_release_version = 2.4.6
| released = {{Start date and age|1998|12|01}}
|latest_release_date = [[November 5]], [[2006]]
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q136775|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
|latest_preview_version = 2.5.1
| latest release date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q136775|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
|latest_preview_date = [[February 6]], [[2007]]
| latest preview version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q136775|P348|P548=Q51930650}}
|operating_system = [[Cross-platform]]
| latest preview date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q136775|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}
|genre = [[Word processor]]
| programming language = [[C++]]
|license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]
| operating_system = [[Cross-platform]]
|website = [http://www.abisource.com/ www.abisource.com]
| language = Multilingual<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.nl.abisource.com/contribute/translate/
|title=List of AbiWord translations (both complete and incomplete)
|access-date=2019-11-25
|archive-date=2017-06-30
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630131641/https://www.abisource.com/contribute/translate/
|url-status=live}}</ref>
| genre = [[Word processor]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.nl.abisource.com}} (mirror)
}}
}}
'''AbiWord''' is a [[Free Software]] [[word processor]] licensed under the [[GNU General Public License]]. The name "AbiWord" is derived from the root of the Spanish word "Abierto" meaning open. It is supported on [[Linux]], [[Mac OS X]] ([[PowerPC]]), [[Microsoft Windows]], [[ReactOS]], [[BeOS]] and other [[operating system]]s. The level of support on each operating system varies considerably, though. Linux versions, for example, are actively developed, while recent Mac OS X versions don't run natively on the latest machines and don't render fonts correctly. An unofficial port based on the [[GTK+]] (Linux) version is also distributed by the creators of [[SkyOS]]. AbiWord was originally started by [[SourceGear]] Corporation as the first component of AbiSuite, as part of a plan to create a full Office Suite that would be Free/Open source software. However, SourceGear gradually moved on to other business interests, and now the AbiWord project is run by a team of volunteer developers. AbiWord is part of [[GNOME Office]], a collection of office applications with some degree of integration.


'''AbiWord''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|b|i|w|ɜr|d}}) is a [[free and open-source software|free and open-source]] [[word processor]]. It is written in [[C++]] and since version 3 it is based on [[GTK+]] 3. The name "AbiWord" is derived from the root of the Spanish word "''[[wikt:en:abierto#Spanish|abierto]]''", meaning "open".<ref name="abi">{{cite web|url=http://www.abisource.com/~abi/|title=Project Mascot - Abi the Ant &#124; Page explains "Abi" is pronounced just like "Abby"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223123444/http://www.abisource.com/~abi/|archive-date=2007-12-23}}</ref>
AbiWord has a similar user interface to [[Microsoft Word]], intended to ease migration for new users. Although there are differences, the AbiWord developers aim to [[embrace and extend]] this [[de facto]] standard in business. The interface is intended to follow user interface guidelines for each respective platform.


AbiWord was originally started by SourceGear Corporation as the first part of a proposed AbiSuite but was adopted by open source developers after SourceGear changed its business focus and ceased development. It now runs on [[Linux]], [[ReactOS]], Solaris, [[AmigaOS]] 4.0 (through its [[Cygwin]] [[X Window System|X11]] engine), [[MeeGo]] (on the [[Nokia N9]] smartphone), [[Maemo]] (on the [[Nokia N810]]), [[QNX]] and other [[operating system]]s. Development of a version for [[Microsoft Windows]] has temporarily ended due to lack of maintainers (the latest released versions are 2.8.6 and 2.9.4 beta).<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.abisource.com/downloads/abiword/2.9.4/Windows/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121209025000/http://www.abisource.com/downloads/abiword/2.9.4/Windows| archive-date = 2012-12-09| title = Index of /downloads/abiword/2.9.4/Windows}}</ref>
AbiWord is packaged with several import/export filters, including [[Rich Text Format]], [[HTML]], [[OpenDocument]] and [[LaTeX]] (export only). Plug-in filters are available to deal with many other formats, notably WordPerfect (wpd) documents. The native [[file format]] uses [[XML]], so as to mitigate [[vendor lock-in]] concerns with respect to interoperability and also digital archiving.

The [[macOS]] port has remained on version 2.4 since 2005,<ref>{{Cite web
| last = Franklin
| first = Francis James
| title = fjf's (Cocoa) AbiWord for Mac (MacOSX)
| date = 2005-09-11
| url = http://www.abisource.com/~fjf/
| access-date = 2010-05-22
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100605114752/http://www.abisource.com/~fjf/
| archive-date = 5 June 2010}}</ref> although the current version does run non-natively on macOS through [[XQuartz]].

AbiWord is part of the AbiSource project which develops a number of [[office suite|office-related]] technologies.<ref name="abisource">{{cite web
|url = http://www.abisource.com/projects/
|title = AbiSource Projects
|date = 2011-09-22
|publisher = [[AbiSource]]
|access-date = 2011-09-22
|archive-date = 2013-10-24
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131024063217/http://www.abisource.com/projects/
|url-status = dead
}}</ref>


==Features==
==Features==
AbiWord supports both basic word processing features such as lists, indents and character formats, and more sophisticated features including tables, styles, page headers and footers, [[Note (typography)|footnotes]], templates, multiple views, page columns, [[spell checker|spell checking]], and [[grammar checker|grammar checking]].<ref name="grammar-check">{{cite web
Abiword supports the following features:
| url = http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/15/1312216
* Speed and size efficiency.
| title = AbiWord beats OpenOffice to a Grammar Checker
* [[Microsoft Word]]-like interface.
| date = 2005-10-15
* Support for tables, footnotes, and endnotes.
| publisher = [[Slashdot]]
* Support for tables of contents.
| quote = The recently released AbiWord-2.4...is the first Free Word Processor to offer an integrated Grammar Checker
* Equation editing.
| access-date = 2007-11-23}}</ref> The Presentation view of AbiWord, which permits easy display of presentations created in AbiWord on "screen-sized" pages, is another feature not often found in word processors.
* Grammar checking.

* User interface and spell checking in 49 languages.
===Interface===
AbiWord generally works similarly to classic versions (pre-Office 2007) of [[Microsoft Word]], as direct ease of migration was a high priority early goal. While many interface similarities remain, cloning the Word interface is no longer a top priority. The interface is intended to follow user interface guidelines for each respective platform.

===Collaboration===
AbiWord allows users to share and collaborate on documents in a similar manner to [[Google Docs]], using a system known as GOCollab.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060207065538/https://www.gnomejournal.org/article/31/gocollab----peer-to-peer-document-collaboration
| title = GOCollab -- Peer to Peer Document Collaboration
| date = 15 September 2005
| website = The GNOME Journal
| access-date = 21 February 2024
}}</ref> Users can collaborate using a varitety of different protocols including [[Transmission Control Protocol|TCP]] and [[XMPP]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Linutop news : Collaborative Editing with AbiWord|url=https://www.linutop.com/news/2009/02/09/collaborative-editing-with-abiword/|access-date=2024-02-21|website=www.linutop.com}}</ref> and formerly over AbiCollab.net, a web based service that facilitated collaboration between users.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.abisource.com/wiki/AbiCollab
| title = AbiCollab
| date = 14 February 2011
| website = Abisource Wiki
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230307210304/http://www.abisource.com/wiki/AbiCollab
| access-date = 21 February 2024
| archive-date = 2023-03-07
}}</ref>
===File formats===
AbiWord comes with several import and export filters providing partial support for such formats as [[HTML]], [[Microsoft Word]] (.doc), [[Office Open XML]] (.docx),<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://abisource.com/release-notes/2.6.0.phtml
| title = AbiWord v2.6.0 Released
| publisher = www.abisource.com
| access-date = 2008-03-24
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080401162119/http://abisource.com/release-notes/2.6.0.phtml
| archive-date = 1 April 2008
| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.abisource.com/changelogs/2.6.5.phtml
| title = AbiWord v2.6.5 Changelog
| publisher = www.abisource.com
| access-date = 2008-12-19
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081217104337/http://www.abisource.com/changelogs/2.6.5.phtml
| archive-date = 17 December 2008
| url-status = live}}</ref> [[OpenDocument|OpenDocument Text]] (.odt),<ref name="abiword">{{cite web
|url =http://www.abisource.com/release-notes/2.4.2.phtml
|title =Abiword 2.4.2 Release Notes.
|work =abisource.com
|access-date =2009-03-03
|archive-date =15 June 2009
|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090615201450/http://www.abisource.com/release-notes/2.4.2.phtml
|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Rich Text Format]] (.rtf), and [[Plain text|text document]]s (.txt). [[LaTeX]] is supported for export only. Plug-in filters are available to deal with many other formats, notably [[WordPerfect]] documents. The native [[file format]], .abw, uses [[XML]], so as to mitigate [[vendor lock-in]] concerns with respect to interoperability and [[digital archiving]].

===Grammar checking===
The AbiWord project includes a US English-only grammar checking plugin using [[Link Grammar]]. AbiWord had grammar checking before any other open source word processor, although a grammar checker was later added to [[OpenOffice.org]].<ref name="grammar-check" /> Link Grammar is both a theory of syntax and an open source parser which is now developed by the AbiWord project.


==See also==
==See also==
{{portalpar|Free software|Floss draft.png}}
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
*[[List of free and open-source software packages]]
*[[List of word processors]]
*[[List of word processors]]
*[[Comparison of word processors]]
* [[Comparison of word processors]]
* [[Office Open XML software]]
* [[OpenDocument software]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons|AbiWord}}
{{Commons}}
* {{Official website}}<!-- As of 91/16/2023 this server is offline, although the site can be seen at archive.org. The original hosting domain snt.utwente.nl does not have any mention of Abiword. I don't see the data elsewhere on line. Next step would be to find new page or contact domain owner to see if it is permanently dead. --> not working, {{Cite web
*[http://www.abisource.com/ abisource.com], official website.
| url=http://www.nl.abisource.com
*[http://www.abisource.com/contribute/translate/exist.phtml List of AbiWord translations (both complete and incomplete)]
| title=official mirror
*[http://salon.com/tech/col/leon/2002/11/15/abiword/index.html Andrew Leonard: Abiword Up.] ''Salon.com'', Nov 15 2002. History of the project and comparison with closed source development.
}}
*[http://www.flexbeta.net/main/articles.php?action=show&id=78 AbiWord vs. MS Word] ''Flexbeta.net'', Sep 1 2004.
* {{Cite web
*[http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/08/16/2038242.shtml?tid=93&tid=150 Comparison between OOo Writer, AbiWord, and KWord] ''[[newsforge.com]]'', Aug 23 2005.
| url=http://abiworditalia.altervista.org/
| title=Italian site of AbiWord
| language=it}}
* {{cite web
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021116132342/http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2002/11/15/abiword/index.html
| archive-date=2002-11-16
| url=http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2002/11/15/abiword/index.html
| last=Leonard
| first=Andrew
| title=Abiword Up &#124; History of the project and comparison with closed source development
| website=Salon.com
| date=November 15, 2002}}
* {{cite web
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517004142/http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/05/08/abiword-team-interview
| archive-date=2008-05-17
| url=http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/05/08/abiword-team-interview
| title=Interview with Development team after 2.6 release}}
* {{cite web
|archive-url=
https://web.archive.org/web/20081212064733/http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/enterpriseapps/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212201932&pgno=5&queryText=&isPrev=
| archive-date=2008-12-12
|url=http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/enterpriseapps/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212201932&pgno=5&queryText=&isPrev=
| title=Review: Open-Source Office Suites Compared - AbiWord: A Small, Swift Word Processor}}


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Latest revision as of 09:42, 17 August 2024

AbiWord
Developer(s)AbiSource
Initial releaseDecember 1, 1998; 25 years ago (1998-12-01)
Stable release
3.0.5[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 3 July 2021
Preview releasenone (Linux), 2.9.4 (Windows) [±]
Repository
Written inC++
Operating systemCross-platform
Available inMultilingual[2]
TypeWord processor
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Websitewww.nl.abisource.com (mirror)

AbiWord (/ˈæbiwɜːrd/) is a free and open-source word processor. It is written in C++ and since version 3 it is based on GTK+ 3. The name "AbiWord" is derived from the root of the Spanish word "abierto", meaning "open".[3]

AbiWord was originally started by SourceGear Corporation as the first part of a proposed AbiSuite but was adopted by open source developers after SourceGear changed its business focus and ceased development. It now runs on Linux, ReactOS, Solaris, AmigaOS 4.0 (through its Cygwin X11 engine), MeeGo (on the Nokia N9 smartphone), Maemo (on the Nokia N810), QNX and other operating systems. Development of a version for Microsoft Windows has temporarily ended due to lack of maintainers (the latest released versions are 2.8.6 and 2.9.4 beta).[4]

The macOS port has remained on version 2.4 since 2005,[5] although the current version does run non-natively on macOS through XQuartz.

AbiWord is part of the AbiSource project which develops a number of office-related technologies.[6]

Features

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AbiWord supports both basic word processing features such as lists, indents and character formats, and more sophisticated features including tables, styles, page headers and footers, footnotes, templates, multiple views, page columns, spell checking, and grammar checking.[7] The Presentation view of AbiWord, which permits easy display of presentations created in AbiWord on "screen-sized" pages, is another feature not often found in word processors.

Interface

[edit]

AbiWord generally works similarly to classic versions (pre-Office 2007) of Microsoft Word, as direct ease of migration was a high priority early goal. While many interface similarities remain, cloning the Word interface is no longer a top priority. The interface is intended to follow user interface guidelines for each respective platform.

Collaboration

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AbiWord allows users to share and collaborate on documents in a similar manner to Google Docs, using a system known as GOCollab.[8] Users can collaborate using a varitety of different protocols including TCP and XMPP,[9] and formerly over AbiCollab.net, a web based service that facilitated collaboration between users.[10]

File formats

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AbiWord comes with several import and export filters providing partial support for such formats as HTML, Microsoft Word (.doc), Office Open XML (.docx),[11][12] OpenDocument Text (.odt),[13] Rich Text Format (.rtf), and text documents (.txt). LaTeX is supported for export only. Plug-in filters are available to deal with many other formats, notably WordPerfect documents. The native file format, .abw, uses XML, so as to mitigate vendor lock-in concerns with respect to interoperability and digital archiving.

Grammar checking

[edit]

The AbiWord project includes a US English-only grammar checking plugin using Link Grammar. AbiWord had grammar checking before any other open source word processor, although a grammar checker was later added to OpenOffice.org.[7] Link Grammar is both a theory of syntax and an open source parser which is now developed by the AbiWord project.

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "AbiWord v3.0.5 ChangeLog".
  2. ^ "List of AbiWord translations (both complete and incomplete)". Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  3. ^ "Project Mascot - Abi the Ant | Page explains "Abi" is pronounced just like "Abby"". Archived from the original on 2007-12-23.
  4. ^ "Index of /downloads/abiword/2.9.4/Windows". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09.
  5. ^ Franklin, Francis James (2005-09-11). "fjf's (Cocoa) AbiWord for Mac (MacOSX)". Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  6. ^ "AbiSource Projects". AbiSource. 2011-09-22. Archived from the original on 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  7. ^ a b "AbiWord beats OpenOffice to a Grammar Checker". Slashdot. 2005-10-15. Retrieved 2007-11-23. The recently released AbiWord-2.4...is the first Free Word Processor to offer an integrated Grammar Checker
  8. ^ "GOCollab -- Peer to Peer Document Collaboration". The GNOME Journal. 15 September 2005. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Linutop news : Collaborative Editing with AbiWord". www.linutop.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  10. ^ "AbiCollab". Abisource Wiki. 14 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  11. ^ "AbiWord v2.6.0 Released". www.abisource.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  12. ^ "AbiWord v2.6.5 Changelog". www.abisource.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
  13. ^ "Abiword 2.4.2 Release Notes". abisource.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
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