AbiWord 0.9.0

AbiWord is a free, open source cross-platform word processor. Version 0.9.0 is the first beta release. As a beta release, it comes with an anti-warranty. It will crash and do unexpected things, and some features will not work properly. You should not use it for any really vital work, and the normal rules about saving frequently apply even more strongly than usual.

However, a number of people have been using this version, and it is quite stable and powerful. Please try it, and report any bugs you find at http://bugzilla.abisource.com

Features

The following list of features merely hits the highlights.

Unlimited undo and redo.

Styles, both built in and user-defined.

Many different kinds of lists, which can be nested to any depth.

Headers, footers, and page numbers.

Spellchecking in many languages.

Localized for many languages.

Insert png format images.

XML native format.

Import Applix, Docbook, Microsoft Word, XSL-FO, XHTML, Palm document, Psion Texted, Psion Word, RTF, Text (ASCII, ISCII, or Unicode), and WML files.

Export the importable formats (except Microsoft Word), as well as LaTeX, and text files formatted for posting on USENET, with *bold*, /italics/, and so on.

Free, open source software, available under the GPL.

And, of course, much, much more.