Ability Office vs Calmly Writer

Ability Office is a paid Windows office suite with desktop apps and offline editing. Version 11 includes a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation application, database, and photo editor. The Standard edition contains word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation tools; Professional adds a database and Photopaint graphics editor. It opens and saves Microsoft Office 2024, 2021, 2019, and earlier formats, and supports OOXML and ODF import and export. The interface can resemble Microsoft Office 2019 or use traditional toolbars and ribbon mode. Professional’s database handles Access MDB and ACCDB files, while Photopaint supports PSD and other mainstream graphics formats. Documents and spreadsheets export to PDF or XPS; presentations also export to HTML Web-Album and image formats. Pricing starts at $39.99, paid once, with a 30-day trial and no free plan. Personal, team, and small-business licenses define user and PC limits.

Calmly Writer is an editor designed to help users focus on writing. It renders Markdown formatting as text is entered and includes word and character counts, custom writing targets, reading time, a table of contents, comments and document tabs. The apps import Word documents and export to Word, PDF, Markdown or HTML. Users can customize themes, fonts and layout, and turn on smart punctuation, type sounds or OpenDyslexic mode. Desktop and Android apps work offline, storing documents, backups and previous versions on the device. Files can also be saved in Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive folders for syncing. The browser editor is a limited preview for quick edits; backups, version history, writing targets and PDF export are available in the apps instead. Online documents are saved in browser storage, and the maker says it does not store writing on its servers. The desktop app has a 14-day trial. The Android app costs $16.99, paid once, with no subscription, and requires Android 7.0 or later.