大多数寻找Mac办公套件的用户可能会想到一个选择——Microsoft Office。无论平台如何，它仍然是目前最好的办公套件之一，但是您可能没有考虑（甚至不知道）macOS 的其他可用选项。
为Mac(Mac)选择最好的办公套件将取决于您的预算，但有很多免费的Mac办公套件可供您免费安装。为了帮助您，这里有八款可供安装或使用的最佳免费Mac办公套件。(Mac)
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在Microsoft Office之后， (Microsoft Office)Mac用户可以立即开始使用的下一个也是最好的办公套件是Apple iWork 套件。三款Apple(Apple) iWork 办公应用程序最初是付费产品，自 2013 年起可免费用于Mac设备。
Pages是一个文字(Word)处理器，具有用于常见文档（如可用字母）的现成模板，以及插入表格、图表、图像和其他对象的能力。 Apple还有一个名为 Numbers 的基本电子表格应用程序，它支持多个工作表，并且与Pages一样，带有预制模板。
最后，Keynote可作为PowerPoint的替代品，包括过渡和动画等类似功能。您可以从App Store(App Store)下载所有三个 iWork 应用程序。
虽然 iCloud 提供在线 iWork 应用程序，但它并不是Mac(Mac)的最佳办公套件。如果您希望在线使用Microsoft Office功能而无需为(Microsoft Office)Office 365付费，那么您需要试用Google Docs套件。
Google帐户用户可以免费使用Google Docs(Google Docs)套件，包含三个（如果您也算上Google Forms，四个）。Docs是文字处理器，Sheets是电子表格工具，而Slides是与(Slides)PowerPoint和Apple Keynote相媲美的演示工具。
Google Docs配备了许多您希望在成熟的Office替代方案中看到的功能，以及允许您与他人实时共享和编辑文档的广泛协作功能。
很少有开源项目能够与像LibreOffice这样价值数十亿美元的(LibreOffice)Microsoft Office套件竞争。多亏了志愿者社区的帮助，LibreOffice已经发展成为Mac上最好的办公套件之一。
曾经流行的OpenOffice(OpenOffice)的这个分支具有与典型的Microsoft Office集合相匹配的产品，包括文字处理器、电子表格工具、演示设计器和数据库管理器。它还需要两个步骤，一个矢量图形设计工具和一个数学家的公式设计器。
最重要的是，LibreOffice完美支持DOC和DOCX等Office文件格式。(Office)LibreOffice是一个成熟的替代品，与Microsoft Office相比具有许多相似的功能，还有一些额外的功能可以让您深入了解。
顾名思义，FreeOffice是一个免费的Office套件，可供Mac、Linux和Windows 用户使用(users)。与其他免费的Office替代品一样，它专注于三大Office产品，包括Excel ( PlanMaker )、PowerPoint ( Presentation(Presentations) ) 和Word ( TextMaker ) 风格的产品。
如果您想要类似Office的体验，FreeOffice 可以(FreeOffice)提供。它看起来很像微软(Microsoft)的同类产品，具有功能区栏界面、基本功能，并支持常见的Office文件格式，如DOCX。
某些功能（例如邮件合并和高质量拼写检查）需要付费升级到SoftMaker Office套件。如果那是一个交易破坏者，那就去别处看看。
另一个免费的开源Office替代品是KDE创建的Calligra套件。Calligra最初是为Linux用户设计的，是一款适用于 macOS、 Linux和Windows PC(Windows PCs)的跨平台办公套件。要在Mac(Mac)上安装它，您需要先安装Homebrew 包管理器(Homebrew package manager)。
有不少于十个Calligra应用程序供您试用，从标准文字处理器 ( Words ) 和电子表格工具 ( Sheets ) 到更专业的应用程序，包括思维导图工具 ( Braindump )。
我们不会假装Calligra是最精致的Mac办公套件——它不是。然而，它是功能性的、全面的、免费的，与一些更具吸引力（且成本更高）的竞争对手相比，它具有更多的内置工具。
Apache OpenOffice是以前流行（但现已停产）的OpenOffice.org套件的精神继承者。它与LibreOffice(LibreOffice)共享一个通用代码库，具有相似的功能，尽管它们之间存在一些重要差异。
不幸的是，最大的不同是积极发展。LibreOffice背后有一个充满活力的社区，而Apache OpenOffice的速度要慢一些，大约每年发布一次。近年来，这些主要集中在错误修复上，而不是重要的新功能或升级上。
那里有更好的Mac办公套件，但如果您想在(Mac)Mac上获得可靠的老式体验，Apache OpenOffice可能是您的选择。
作为付费WPS Office的免费版本，WPS Office Free充当Mac用户的免费增值、广告支持的试用者。这不是批评——WPS Office Free本身仍然是一款出色的Mac办公套件。
WPS Office看起来像是为Mac构建的，具有吸引人的现代界面，让LibreOffice等一些老竞争对手望而却步。与 iWork 和FreeOffice一样，WPS Office Free面向Microsoft Office市场，提供演示、文字处理和电子表格创建工具。
它支持Office文件格式，以及对PDF编辑和创建的支持。您可以从App Store或WPS Office网站下载WPS Office Free 。
Dropbox Paper是(Dropbox Paper)Dropbox云存储界面中内置的快速文档协作和编辑工具。它也是此列表中唯一不是完全替代Office的应用程序，但(Office)Dropbox Paper仍然是值得一提的。
您可以使用Paper为项目规划、笔记记录、投资组合构建等构建更多不同寻常的文档类型。与Google Docs一样，您还可以与其他(Google Docs)Dropbox Paper用户实时协作。
它可能不是您想要的Word替代品，但如果您已经拥有Dropbox帐户，请尝试一下。
为 Mac 选择最佳 Office 套件(Choosing The Best Office Suite For Mac)
如果您想要最好的Mac 版(Mac)Office套件，则无需付费。Microsoft Office仍然是一个很棒的Mac办公套件，但它并不是必不可少的——您可以在 macOS 上免费创建文档，而无需使用Apple iWork 或我们提到的其他免费或开源替代品之一。(open-source alternatives)
无论是Google Docs还是Microsoft Office本身，请在下面的评论中告诉我们您最喜欢的Mac办公套件。
8 Best Free Office Suites for Mac That Aren’t Microsoft
Most users looking for a Mac office suitе will probably have one option in mind—Microsoft Office. It’s still one of the best office suites out there, regаrdless of the platform, but there are other options available that you might not have considered (or even be aware of) for macOS.
Choosing the best office suite for Mac will depend on your budget, but there are plenty of free office suites for Mac that you can install without cost. To help you, here’s a look at eight of the best free Mac office suites available to install or use today.
Also, feel free to check out our YouTube channel from our sister site that goes through all the office suite options mentioned below in a quick video.
After Microsoft Office, the next and best office suite for Mac users to immediately start using is the Apple iWork suite. Originally a paid-for product, the three Apple iWork office apps have been freely available for Mac devices since 2013.
Pages is a Word processor, with ready-made templates for common documents like letters available, as well as the ability to insert tables, charts, images, and other objects. Apple also has a basic spreadsheet app called Numbers that supports multiple sheets and, like Pages, comes with pre-made templates.
Finally, Keynote works as a PowerPoint replacement, with similar features like transitions and animations included. You can download all three iWork apps from the App Store.
While iCloud offers iWork apps online, it isn’t the best office suite for Mac. If you want Microsoft Office features online without paying for Office 365, then you’ll need to give try the Google Docs suite.
Freely available for Google account users, the Google Docs suite comes in a package of three (four if you count Google Forms, too). Docs is a word processor, Sheets is a spreadsheet tool, while Slides is a presentation tool to rival PowerPoint and Apple Keynote.
Google Docs is well-equipped with many of the features you’d expect to see in a fully-fledged Office alternative, along with extensive collaboration features that allow you to share and edit documents in real-time with others.
Few open-source projects have the size and polish to compete against the billion-dollar Microsoft Office suite like LibreOffice. Thanks to a community of volunteers helping to build it, LibreOffice has grown into one of the best office suites available for Mac.
This fork of the once-popular OpenOffice has products to match the typical Microsoft Office collection, with a word processor, spreadsheet tool, presentation designer, and database manager. It also takes things two steps further, with a vector graphics design tool and formulae designer for mathematicians.
Best of all, LibreOffice supports Office file formats such as DOC and DOCX perfectly. LibreOffice is a fully-fledged replacement with many similar features compared to Microsoft Office, plus a few extras to sink your teeth into.
As the name suggests, FreeOffice is a free Office suite available for Mac, Linux, and Windows users. Like other free Office alternatives, it focuses on the big three Office products, with Excel (PlanMaker), PowerPoint (Presentations), and Word (TextMaker) style products.
If you want an Office-like experience, FreeOffice gives it. It looks a lot like its Microsoft counterpart, with a ribbon bar interface, basic features, and support for common Office file formats like DOCX.
Some features, such as mail merge and high-quality spell checking, require a paid-for upgrade to the SoftMaker Office suite. If that’s a deal-breaker, look elsewhere.
Another free and open-source Office replacement is the KDE-created Calligra suite. Originally designed for Linux users, Calligra is a cross-platform office suite for macOS, Linux, and Windows PCs. To install it on Mac, you’ll need the Homebrew package manager installed first.
There are no less than ten Calligra apps for you to try, from a standard word processor (Words) and spreadsheet tool (Sheets) to more specialist apps, including a mind mapping tool (Braindump).
We won’t pretend that Calligra is the most polished Mac office suite—it isn’t. What it is, however, is functional, well-rounded, and free, with more built-in tools than some of its more appealing (and costly) competitors.
Apache OpenOffice is the spiritual successor to the previously popular (but now discontinued) OpenOffice.org suite. It shares a common code base with LibreOffice, with similar features, although some important differences exist between them.
Unfortunately, the biggest difference is active development. LibreOffice has a vibrant community behind it, while things are a little slower for Apache OpenOffice, with releases happening roughly once a year. In recent years, those have largely focused on bug fixes, rather than significant new features or upgrades.
There are better Mac office suites out there, but if you want a solid, old-school experience on Mac, Apache OpenOffice could be the option for you.
As a free version of the paid-for WPS Office, WPS Office Free acts as a freemium, ad-supported taster for Mac users. That isn’t a criticism—WPS Office Free is still a good Mac office suite in its own right.
WPS Office looks like it was built with Mac in mind with an appealing and modern interface that blows some of its older competitors like LibreOffice out of the water. Like iWork and FreeOffice, WPS Office Free targets the Microsoft Office market with presentation, word processing, and spreadsheet creation tools.
It supports Office file formats, as well as support for PDF editing and creation. You can download WPS Office Free from the App Store or the WPS Office website.
Dropbox Paper is a quick document collaboration and editing tool built into the Dropbox cloud storage interface. It’s also the only app on this list that isn’t a full-fledged Office replacement, but Dropbox Paper is still a worthy and honorable mention.
You can use Paper to build more unusual types of documents for project planning, note-taking, portfolio building, and more. Like Google Docs, you can also collaborate in real-time with other Dropbox Paper users.
It might not be the Word replacement you’re after, but if you have a Dropbox account already, give it a try.
Choosing The Best Office Suite For Mac
If you want the best Office suite for Mac, you don’t need to pay. Microsoft Office is still a great Mac office suite, but it isn’t essential—you can create documents on macOS for free without it using Apple iWork or one of the other free or open-source alternatives we’ve mentioned.
Whether it’s Google Docs or Microsoft Office itself, let us know your favorite Mac office suite in the comments below.
