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No April Fool's joke: Free PDF editor FreePDF 2025 available starting today
View, edit, create and comment on PDFs free of charge
April 1, 2025 – The German Software developer SoftMaker launched FreePDF 2025 today, a new version of its free PDF editor for Windows. Users can now open multiple documents in tabs, gain a quick overview of PDFs with the new multi-page view and benefit from the improved dark mode. The price tag remains unchanged: it is free of charge!
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FlexiPDF NX and 2025 released
New version of the popular "PDF word processor" can summarize PDFs with ChatGPT and offers document tabs
October 16, 2024 – SoftMaker has officially launched the 2025 version of its PDF editor, FlexiPDF. This release introduces an AI-powered document summary feature using ChatGPT, marking a significant advancement in the software. Additionally, the new version boasts document tabs, enhanced language tools, a multi-page view, a "snapshot" function and a full-screen mode, making it more versatile and user-friendly.
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SoftMaker FreeOffice 2024 available free of charge starting today
Free Office suite for Windows, Mac and Linux
June 18, 2024 – For years, millions of users have relied on SoftMaker FreeOffice as a free fully-fledged alternative to Microsoft Office. Now the manufacturer has launched FreeOffice 2024, a new, completely revised version for Windows, Mac and Linux.
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SoftMaker Office updated to GPT-4o, includes new Duden Korrektor and other improvements
Free update for all licensed users
May 27, 2024 – Nuremberg, Germany-based software developer SoftMaker has released a free update of SoftMaker Office that provides new features. In addition to the ability to write, improve and summarize texts with the brand new GPT-4o AI, it also includes an updated Duden Korrektor, a scalable user interface and optimized Windows 11 support.
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SoftMaker Office for iOS and Android now available via Google Play and in the Apple App Store
The only complete Office suite for smartphones and tablets
November 29, 2023 – Today, SoftMaker releases the new 2024 version of SoftMaker Office for iOS and Android, the only complete Office suite for mobile devices. TextMaker, PlanMaker and Presentations offer a feature set which was previously unknown on iOS and Android, and can now be downloaded free of charge from the Apple App Store and Google Play.
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SoftMaker Office for iOS and Android now in public beta testing.
Mobile office perfection
November 15, 2023 – Starting today, SoftMaker invites all users to the public beta test of SoftMaker Office 2024 for iOS and Android, the only complete Office suite for smartphones and tablets. With the word processing software TextMaker, the spreadsheet software PlanMaker and the presentation program Presentations, all three of SoftMaker's Office programs are available for testing and trying out free of charge.
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Now shipping: SoftMaker Office 2024 and NX, the first Office suite with integrated ChatGPT and DeepL
New version of the popular Office suite for Windows, Mac and Linux
June 20, 2023 – Nuremberg, Germany-based software developer SoftMaker today released two new versions of SoftMaker Office for Windows, Mac and Linux. Both the perpetual version SoftMaker Office 2024 and the subscription version SoftMaker Office NX offer numerous innovations. For example, SoftMaker Office NX not only translates texts fully automatically via DeepL, but also autonomously writes creative texts in many languages using artificial intelligence thanks to its ChatGPT integration. SoftMaker attaches particular importance to having all functions integrated in a manner that complies with strict European privacy laws.
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SoftMaker Office 2024 enters public beta testing today
New version of the popular office suite for Windows, Mac and Linux
May 3, 2023 – Huge news from Nuremberg-based software developer SoftMaker: Today marks the start of the public beta test of the Office suite SoftMaker Office 2024 for Windows, Mac and Linux. SoftMaker Office, acclaimed for its compatibility with Microsoft Office, offers numerous enhancements, including a sophisticated AI-enhanced translation feature based on DeepL, improved privacy protections, enhanced PDF export and auto-correction that automatically corrects common misspellings in many languages. SoftMaker is inviting everyone to download and try out the beta version free of charge.
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New version of the free PDF editor FreePDF released
FreePDF 2022 is now available for download
November 29, 2022 – Germany-based software manufacturer SoftMaker is releasing the latest version of its free PDF editor FreePDF today. In addition to improved features, the new FreePDF 2022 is available for the first time with a modern ribbon interface, which users already know from Office applications.
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SoftMaker Office for iOS in public beta testing
The only complete mobile Office now also available for iPhones and iPads
April 26, 2022 – SoftMaker Office is now available on iPhones and iPads! SoftMaker is inviting all users to participate in the public beta test of the new SoftMaker Office for iOS, the only mobile Office suite with the same functionality as on a Mac or PC. With the word processing software TextMaker, the spreadsheet software PlanMaker and the presentation program Presentations, all three of SoftMaker's Office programs are available for testing and trying out free of charge.
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Load and Help 2021 launches today
Download the Office suite and PDF editor free of charge and SoftMaker will make a donation for each download
December 14, 2021 – The German software company SoftMaker is launching its "Load and Help” fundraising campaign again in 2021. Users will not have to donate personally, as SoftMaker will make the donations. For each free software download of FreeOffice 2021 and FreePDF 2019, SoftMaker will donate 10 cents to charity projects. SoftMaker is not only providing the free Office suite FreeOffice 2021 as part of the campaign, it is also offering the PDF editor FreePDF 2019 free of charge.
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SoftMaker FreeOffice 2021 available from today
Free of charge version of the successful Office suite for Windows, Mac and Linux
October 19, 2021 – For years, millions of users have relied on SoftMaker FreeOffice as a free fully-fledged alternative to Microsoft Office. SoftMaker has now released a new, completely revised version with FreeOffice 2021. This is seamlessly compatible with Microsoft Office due to the support of modern and classic Microsoft formats. In addition to the initial support of the SVG graphic format, new functions and improved import and export functions, FreeOffice 2021 now also offers the option of using a license simultaneously with Windows, macOS and Linux.
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FlexiPDF 2022 released
New version of the popular "PDF word processor" with ribbons, automatic translation, digital signatures and document comparison
September 21, 2021 – The Nuremberg-based software manufacturer SoftMaker is releasing the latest version 2022 of its PDF editor FlexiPDF today. In addition to a completely new ribbon interface in the style of modern Office programs, the "PDF word processor" offers numerous new features such as automatic translation, digital signatures and document comparison of two PDF files.
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SoftMaker Office for Android released
Free Office suite with an extensive feature set
May 5, 2021 – SoftMaker now presents the much-anticipated Android version of the popular Office suite SoftMaker Office 2021. Some users have already had the opportunity to test the beta version extensively and thus participate in its final development. The resultant mobile Office suite with its extensive feature set is now available to download free of charge from the Google Play Store.
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SoftMaker Office for Android
The only complete mobile office now available as a public beta
March 23, 2021 – As of today, SoftMaker is inviting all Android users to participate in the public beta test of the new SoftMaker Office for Android, the only mobile Office suite with functionality similar to a PC. It consists of the word processing software TextMaker, the spreadsheet software PlanMaker and the presentation software Presentations. For the first time ever, SoftMaker is introducing a mobile Office suite that is perfectly tailored to use on both tablets and smartphones.
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SoftMaker Office now runs natively on the M1 processor
Free update of SoftMaker Office 2021 for the latest Apple computers
December 15, 2020 – Software manufacturer SoftMaker is releasing an update to its flagship product SoftMaker Office 2021 today. Apple enthusiasts will be particularly pleased with the major new feature: From now on, the Office suite from Germany will also natively support Macs with the new M1 processor.
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SoftMaker Office 2021 released
SoftMaker Office 2021 available as of today
June 3, 2020 – Software manufacturer SoftMaker is releasing the latest version 2021 of its Office suite SoftMaker Office today. The Office solution from Germany, which is known for its seamless compatibility with Microsoft Office, offers numerous new features and a generous licensing model for parallel use on Windows, macOS and Linux.
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SoftMaker Office 2021: Beta version now available
SoftMaker Office 2021 enters public beta testing today
May 6, 2020 – The German software manufacturer SoftMaker is releasing the beta version of SoftMaker Office 2021 for Windows, Mac and Linux today. The Office suite, known for its seamless compatibility with Microsoft Office, offers numerous new features, including sophisticated language and research tools, professional features for working with complex documents as well as a generous licensing model. SoftMaker is inviting all interested persons to download and test the beta version free of charge.
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