Essential Office
Description:
Fully featured Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Diagram Creator, Calendar and PDF viewer - all in one simple to use application, perfect for those with only basic needs without the cost of buying Microsoft Office
Compatible with Word (.doc/.docx) and Excel (.xls/.xlsx) documents from Office 97-2024
Support for Windows 10/11 Dark Mode
Multilingual user interface - as well as the default English (EN), also supports French (FR), German (DE), Hungarian (HU) and Spanish (ES)
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Purchase:
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Price:
£2.99
Version History:
| 10/04/14 |
v1.0 | Initial release |
| 17/04/14 | v1.1 | Bug fixes |
| 09/08/14 | v1.2 | Bug fixes and added insert/overtype mode |
| 04/08/15 | v1.3 | Various internal updates and fixes |
| 26/10/16 | v2.0 |
Fully updated with new user interface, and now includes diagram creator and map components |
| 11/01/18 | v2.1 | Various internal updates and fixes, and new installer |
| 27/08/19 | v2.2 | Multiple fixes and updates to dependencies, new map features added |
| 30/11/19 | v2.3 | Major update of components with lots of new features in Word Processor, Spreadsheet and Diagram Creator |
| 09/10/21 | v2.4 | Updated core components Maps functionality removed |
| 19/08/23 | v2.5 | Updated core components Various bug fixes and code improvements Now runs as 64-bit on supported devices to improve performance Export now supports tagged (accessible) PDF for screen readers and other assistive technologies New settings pane for Spreadsheet print preview Add picture or text watermarks to Word Processor documents New Shrink to Fit alignment option in Spreadsheet automatically reduces text size to fit a cell Rotated text support in Word Processor table cells |
| 29/08/23 | v2.6 | Windows 10/11 Dark Mode support added |
| 31/08/23 | v2.6.1 | Close button added to PDF viewer French, German and Spanish dictionaries added to Word Processor (default can be set in Options) |
| 12/09/23 | v2.7 | Performance improvements - components loaded on demand rather than on start-up to improve speed Import shapes option added to Diagram tool Option to disable automatic Dark Mode switching Improved colour scheme for Spreadsheet in Dark mode Option to choose default start-up application e.g. Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Diagram or PDF Viewer Custom dictionary support now for all languages not just English Various bug fixes |
| 16/09/23 | v2.7.1 | Added option to set a default calendar to load at start-up Various bug fixes Now also available to download as a portable app (.zip format) |
| 20/09/23 | v2.7.2 | Window size and position saved and restored even for multi-monitor setups (Ctrl+Shift to override restore) Previously configured options should now be preserved when you upgrade to a new version Option to set default Page Colour and Font Colour for Word Processor added |
| 13/10/23 | v2.7.3 | Fixed compatibility mode issue when opening .docx created with Essential Office in Microsoft Word Visibility of Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar is now saved between sessions |
| 31/10/23 | v2.7.4 | Now remembers last used Word Processor Document View e.g. Simple View, Draft View or Print Layout |
| 15/11/23 | v2.8 | This is the first multilingual release - as well as the default English the interface has now been mostly translated to support French (FR), German (DE), Hungarian (HU) and Spanish (ES) users - this is a work in progress so if you have any comments on translations or would like to see other languages then please get in touch |
| 14/02/24 | v2.9 | Updated core components Various bug fixes and code improvements |
| 22/04/24 | v2.9.1 | Miscellaneous tweaks and updates |
| 18/06/24 | v2.9.2 | Updated core components Signature Info panel added to PDF Viewer Export to SVG added to Word Processor and Spreadsheet |
| 27/07/24 | v2.9.3 | Fixed file association issue - app can now be chosen as default when right clicking on supported file types |
| 02/08/24 | v2.9.4 | Now remembers last used Calendar View e.g. Day, Week, Month etc |