TextMaker is a
word processor
A word processor (WP) is a device or computer program that provides for input, editing, formatting, and output of text, often with some additional features.
Early word processors were stand-alone devices dedicated to the function, but current ...
developed by the
German company
SoftMaker and available as part of the
SoftMaker office suite. TextMaker is available for
Windows
Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for ser ...
,
MacOS
macOS (; previously OS X and originally Mac OS X) is a Unix operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001. It is the primary operating system for Apple's Mac computers. Within the market of desktop and lapt ...
,
Linux
Linux ( or ) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution, w ...
and
Android.
Some reduced versions of TextMaker are released as
freeware
Freeware is software, most often proprietary, that is distributed at no monetary cost to the end user. There is no agreed-upon set of rights, license, or EULA that defines ''freeware'' unambiguously; every publisher defines its own rules for t ...
.
History
Development of TextMaker started in 1987 under
MS-DOS
MS-DOS ( ; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few ope ...
. The program aims at utmost
compatibility with
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is a word processor, word processing software developed by Microsoft. It was first released on October 25, 1983, under the name ''Multi-Tool Word'' for Xenix systems. Subsequent versions were later written for several other pla ...
(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
Microsoft Word is a word processor, word processing software developed by Microsoft. It was first released on October 25, 1983, under the name ''Multi-Tool Word'' for Xenix systems. Subsequent versions were later written for several other pla ...
(
.doc and .
docx),
OpenDocument
The Open Document Format for Office Applications (ODF), also known as OpenDocument, is an open file format for word processing documents, spreadsheets, presentations and graphics and using ZIP-compressed XML files. It was developed wi ...
(.odt),
Pocket Word (.psw, .pwd),
Rich Text Format (.rtf),
HTML
The HyperText Markup Language or HTML is the standard markup language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser. It can be assisted by technologies such as Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and scripting languages such as JavaSc ...
4.0 (.htm), and
plain text
In computing, plain text is a loose term for data (e.g. file contents) that represent only characters of readable material but not its graphical representation nor other objects (floating-point numbers, images, etc.). It may also include a limit ...
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
macOS (; previously OS X and originally Mac OS X) is a Unix operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001. It is the primary operating system for Apple's Mac computers. Within the market of desktop and lapt ...
,
Linux
Linux ( or ) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution, w ...
and
Android
*''TextMaker 2010'' for
Pocket PCs and
Windows CE 4.2 ''(no longer available)''
*''TextMaker 2006'' for
FreeBSD 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
This is an overview of software support for the Office Open XML format, a document file format for saving and exchanging editable office documents.
The list here is not exhaustive.
ECMA-376 1st edition implementations
The ECMA-376 1st edition ...
*
OpenDocument software
This is an overview of software support for the OpenDocument format, an open document file format for saving and exchanging editable office documents.
Current support
A number of applications support the OASIS Open Document Format for Off ...
References
External links
TextMaker product pageTextMaker product page on North America
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