AbiWord

AbiWord
Developer(s)AbiSource
Initial releaseDecember 1, 1998; 25 years ago (1998-12-01)
Stable release
3.0.5[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 3 July 2021
Preview releasenone (Linux), 2.9.4 (Windows) [±]
Repository
Written inC++
Operating systemCross-platform
Available inMultilingual[2]
TypeWord processor
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Websitewww.nl.abisource.com (mirror)

AbiWord (/ˈæbiwɜːrd/) is a free and open-source word processor. It is written in C++ and since version 3 it is based on GTK+ 3. The name "AbiWord" is derived from the root of the Spanish word "abierto", meaning "open".[3]

AbiWord was originally started by SourceGear Corporation as the first part of a proposed AbiSuite but was adopted by open source developers after SourceGear changed its business focus and ceased development. It now runs on Linux, ReactOS, Solaris, AmigaOS 4.0 (through its Cygwin X11 engine), MeeGo (on the Nokia N9 smartphone), Maemo (on the Nokia N810), QNX and other operating systems. Development of a version for Microsoft Windows has temporarily ended due to lack of maintainers (the latest released versions are 2.8.6 and 2.9.4 beta).[4]

The macOS port has remained on version 2.4 since 2005,[5] although the current version does run non-natively on macOS through XQuartz.

AbiWord is part of the AbiSource project which develops a number of office-related technologies.[6]

  1. ^ "AbiWord v3.0.5 ChangeLog".
  2. ^ "List of AbiWord translations (both complete and incomplete)". Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  3. ^ "Project Mascot - Abi the Ant | Page explains "Abi" is pronounced just like "Abby"". Archived from the original on 2007-12-23.
  4. ^ "Index of /downloads/abiword/2.9.4/Windows". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09.
  5. ^ Franklin, Francis James (2005-09-11). "fjf's (Cocoa) AbiWord for Mac (MacOSX)". Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  6. ^ "AbiSource Projects". AbiSource. 2011-09-22. Archived from the original on 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2011-09-22.