TextMaker
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| Original author(s) | SoftMaker |
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| Initial release | 1987[1][2] |
| Stable release | 2021
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| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, macOS Linux, Android |
| License | Proprietary (commercial or freeware/registerware) |
| Website | www |
TextMaker is a word processor developed by the German company SoftMaker and available as part of the SoftMaker office suite. TextMaker is available for Windows, MacOS, Linux and Android. Some reduced versions of TextMaker are released as freeware.[3]
History
Development of TextMaker started in 1987 under MS-DOS.[4] The program aims at utmost compatibility with Microsoft Word (adding some proprietary features like an object mode for working with frames or a simple built-in database functionality). It reads and writes its own document format (.tmd), Microsoft Word (.doc and .docx), OpenDocument (.odt), Pocket Word (.psw, .pwd), Rich Text Format (.rtf), HTML 4.0 (.htm), and plain text files (.txt). It can also open OpenOffice.org XML (.sxw) files. The default document format can be .tmdx, .tmd, .docx, .doc, .rtf, or .odt.
Multilingual features include a five language translation dictionary, a thesaurus in ten languages, spell checking in 17, hyphenation in 29, and user interface in 31 languages.
VBA-compatible scripting is supported through SoftMaker's scripting language, called BasicMaker, which is part of its SoftMaker Office suite for Windows.
For mobile use, TextMaker can be run from a USB stick without changing any registry or system files of the host PC.
Latest versions
- TextMaker 2021 for Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux and Android
- TextMaker 2010 for Pocket PCs and Windows CE 4.2[2] (no longer available)
- TextMaker 2006 for FreeBSD[5] and Handheld PC 2000 (no longer available)
- TextMaker 2002 for Sharp Zaurus (no longer available)
TextMaker is the only word processor worldwide to support all these systems. Furthermore, it supports the same feature set on all platforms. The mobile versions offer the full functionality of the desktop versions, with the user interface tailored to small screens and touch use.
See also
- List of word processors
- Comparison of word processors
- Office Open XML software
- OpenDocument software
References
- ^ Andy Updegrove (2006-07-05). "The Emerging ODF Environment, Part IV: Spotlight on SoftMaker Office 2006 (1987: Company founded; TextMaker 1.0 for MS-DOS released)". Retrieved 2010-03-28.
- ^ a b SoftMaker Software GmbH. "Timeline of our software releases". Retrieved 2011-05-31.
- ^ "FreeOffice". Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "SoftMaker's product history". www.softmaker.com. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "No more TextMaker for FreeBSD". 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2011-05-31.