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An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Microsoft Word in pure Rust
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Writing and document design; an open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Microsoft Word, rebuilt in pure Rust.
Key facts
- RISC-V (riscv64): wordcraft-<ver>-linux-riscv64.tar.gz, a tarball cross-compiled for glibc 2.39+ (Ubuntu 24.04, Debian 13 and newer)
- If the app is slow on an older Windows PC: when DirectX 12 finds no graphics card with a driver for it (for example Intel 4th-generation graphics on Windows 11), it only offers Microsoft's software
- WordCraft is dual-licensed under MIT or Apache-2.0, at your option
- The spelling dictionary and hyphenation come from Grady Ward's public-domain Moby Hyphenator II word list
Summary
A fast, open-source word processor with the Word workflow you already know: the ribbon, styles, tables, track changes, references and mail merge. WordCraft on getartcraft.com · ArtCraft · All Crafting Apps. The Open Studio Handbook, WordCraft's built-in sample: the ribbon, live Styles gallery, rulers and the Navigation pane. ArtCraft is a community of artists from all walks of life.