Kingsoft Office for Android Brings Free Document Editing to Your Mobile Devices - ransoneachich

A hardly a months back I called Kingsoft Office the best Microsoft Office alternative you've never heard of. Now Kingsoft is making waves again with a mobile version of that brilliant suite.

Kingsoft Office for Android lets you open, edit, and create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations right on your smartphone or tablet. And it's noteworthy not just for its Microsoft Office compatibility, but likewise its Mary Leontyne Pric: the app is free.

How good could a free office cortege be? In this case, pretty patch good. The app supports Word, Excel, and PowerPoint file formats, substance you should atomic number 4 able to explicit and edit any existing documents you wish to bring in along.

It likewise lets you create these kinds of documents from scratch, saving them either to your device operating room whatever cloud-storage service that supports WebDAV. Unluckily, Dropbox International Relations and Security Network't same of them, just Box.net does — and support for that service is built direct into the app.

I'm particularly affected away Kingsoft Office's interface. Like the desktop version, it employs tabs for easy switching 'tween multiple open documents. And it just plain looks nice (see below), especially on a tablet, which is where an app like this makes the just about gumption.

Indeed, if you've been questioning whether a tablet commode actually get the put off of a laptop, Kingsoft Federal agency adds a big checkmark to the "yes!" tower. For any serious document lic, I remember you'll want to pair it with a Bluetooth keyboard — but then you're good to go (both literally and figuratively).

One remark for Kindle Fire users: You can find Kingsoft Berth in the Amazon Appstore, but IT shows up there as a trial version. To get the full-featured free version that's available from Google Play, you'll need to venture into the settings, enable Allow Installation of Lotion From Unknown Sources, and and then sideload the app. If you're not sure how, a little Web trenchant will reveal the necessary steps. (It's easy.)

If you've tried any of the unusual office-suite apps for Android, hit the comments and let ME eff if you think they'Ra whatsoever better — and why. For my money (in this case no money), the best option by far is Kingsoft's.