{{ infobox software
| name = AbiWord
| logo = [[Image:AbiWord.png|AbiWord icon|48px]]
| screenshot = [[Image:Abiword 2.4.png|250px]]
| caption = AbiWord 2.4.2
| developer = The AbiWord Team
| latest_release_version = 2.4.6
| latest_release_date = [[November 5]], [[2006]]
| latest_preview_version = 2.5.2
| latest_preview_date = [[August 21]], [[2007]]
| operating_system = [[Cross-platform]]
| genre = [[Word processor]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License]]
| website = http://abisource.com/
}}

'''AbiWord''' is a [[free software]] [[word processor]] licensed under the [[GNU General Public License]]. The name "AbiWord" (pronounced "Abby Word") is derived from the root of the Spanish word ''abierto'', meaning "open". It is supported on [[Linux]], [[Mac OS X]] ([[PowerPC]]), [[Microsoft Windows]], [[ReactOS]], [[BeOS]], [[AmigaOS]] 4.0 (through its [[Cygnix]] [[X11]] engine), and other [[operating system]]s.

AbiWord was originally started by [http://sourcegear.com SourceGear Corporation] as the first component of AbiSuite, as part of a plan to create a full Office Suite that would be [[free software]]. However, SourceGear gradually moved on to other business interests, and now the AbiWord project is run by a team of volunteer developers. AbiWord is part of [[GNOME Office]], a collection of office applications with some degree of integration.

== Features ==
AbiWord has a comprehensive language database with multiple languages. It also has support for tables and [[footnote]]s, as well as a spell checker and an advanced grammar checking system.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/15/1312216
|title = AbiWord beats OpenOffice to a Grammar Checker
|accessdate = 2007-11-23
|date = 2005-10-15
|publisher = [[Slashdot]]
|quote = "The recently released AbiWord-2.4...is the first Free Word Processor to offer an integrated Grammar Checker" }}</ref>

== Interface ==
AbiWord has a similar user interface to classic versions of [[Microsoft Word]], which is intended to ease migration for new users. Although there are differences, the AbiWord developers aim to embrace and extend this [[de facto]] standard in business. The interface is intended to follow user interface guidelines for each respective platform.

== File formats ==

AbiWord is packaged with several import/export filters, including [[Rich Text Format]], [[HTML]], [[OpenDocument]], and [[Microsoft Word]]. [[LaTeX]] is supported for export only. Plug-in filters are available to deal with many other formats, notably [[WordPerfect]] documents. The native [[file format]], .abw, uses [[XML]], so as to mitigate [[vendor lock-in]] concerns with respect to interoperability and also digital archiving.

== See also ==
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*[[List of word processors]]
*[[Comparison of word processors]]

== References ==

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== External links ==
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*[http://www.abisource.com/ abisource.com], official website.
*[http://www.nl.abisource.com/ abisource.com Mirror Site].
*[http://www.abisource.com/contribute/translate/exist.phtml List of AbiWord translations (both complete and incomplete)]
*[http://salon.com/tech/col/leon/2002/11/15/abiword/index.html Andrew Leonard: Abiword Up.] ''Salon.com'', Nov 15 2002. History of the project and comparison with closed source development.
*[http://www.flexbeta.net/main/articles.php?action=show&id=78 AbiWord vs. MS Word] ''Flexbeta.net'', Sep 1 2004.
*[http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/08/16/2038242.shtml?tid=93&tid=150 Comparison between OOo Writer, AbiWord, and KWord] ''[[newsforge.com]]'', Aug 23 2005.
*[http://www.abisource.com/~abi/ Abi the Ant] project mascot. Page includes pronunciation explanation.

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