Word: a free Microsoft Word alternative in your browser
Microsoft Word costs US$99.99 a year. Word is a free word processor for writing letters, reports, essays and theses. It runs in a browser tab on your own device, with nothing to install.
Microsoft Word and Word, side by side
Microsoft’s price is from its US page on 14 November 2026.
| Microsoft Word | Word in Madosuite | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$99.99 a year (or US$9.99 a month) for Microsoft 365 Personal | Free |
| Free option | Word for the web with a Microsoft account, files saved in OneDrive (5 GB free) | Everything, always |
| Where it runs | Installed app, or the web with files in OneDrive | A browser tab, on your own device |
| Account | A Microsoft account | Not needed |
| Your files | On your computer, or in OneDrive for the web version | In the browser on your device; not uploaded to us |
| Maturity | Mature, sold for years | Alpha, about 60% ready for real work |
What you can do in Word today
For writing letters, reports, essays and theses. From Word’s own documentation, version 0.13.2.
Works now
- Ribbon, styles gallery, themes and style sets
- Tables with merge, split, sort and formulas
- Track changes, comments and compare documents
- Table of contents, footnotes and citations in APA, MLA, Chicago and IEEE
- Mail merge from CSV, envelopes and labels
- Headers, footers, sections, columns and page numbers
- Spelling and grammar in English and Polish
- PDF export with selectable text, links and bookmarks
Before you switch
Word in Madosuite is alpha: it has not been tested against many real-world .docx files, charts and SmartArt may not survive a save, and pagination can differ.
Not in Word yet
- Testing against many real-world .docx files
- Keeping charts and SmartArt through a round trip
- Closer pagination to other word processors
Switching from Microsoft Word
Open Madosuite
In your browser. The Word app starts on your own device; nothing is installed.
Bring your files
Upload your .docx files in Files. They stay in the browser on this device.
Keep the format
Word saves DOCX, PDF, ODT, so a file can go back to someone who still uses Microsoft Word.
Microsoft Word alternative questions
Is there a free alternative to Microsoft Word?
Word in Madosuite is free and runs in a browser tab. It is alpha, so check the list of what is missing.
Can I open .docx files without Microsoft Word?
Yes. Word in Madosuite opens .docx and saves it back. Word in Madosuite is alpha: check the layout of long or complex documents, and charts and SmartArt may not survive a save.
What can’t Word do yet?
Word in Madosuite is alpha: it has not been tested against many real-world .docx files, charts and SmartArt may not survive a save, and pagination can differ.
How much does Microsoft Word cost?
US$99.99 a year (or US$9.99 a month) for Microsoft 365 Personal, from Microsoft’s US page on 14 November 2026. Free option: Word for the web with a Microsoft account, files saved in OneDrive (5 GB free). Prices change; check Microsoft’s page.
Where are my files kept?
In the browser on your device, inside Madosuite’s own Linux machine, in its home folder. Your files are not uploaded to us. Clearing the site’s data in your browser deletes them, so download what you want to keep.
Do I need an account?
No. Sign in with a 0cloud account only if you want one; without it, your work stays in this browser on this device.