SoftMaker Software GmbH is a German software company based in Nuremberg that produces office productivity software and digital fonts. SoftMaker was founded in 1989 by Martin Kotulla.[1] Best known in Germany and the EU, SoftMaker is offering its software worldwide.
SoftMaker
Type
GmbH
Industry
Software
Founded
1989; 34 years ago (1989)
Founder
Martin Kotulla
Headquarters
Nuremberg
,
Germany
Website
SoftMaker's home page
Students, teachers, schools, and universities can purchase SoftMaker Office for a lower price, part of SoftMaker's academic sales program. Additionally, a free version named FreeOffice is available to all.[2]
SoftMaker Office supports all popular Microsoft Office file formats. SoftMaker claims to be working on ODF compliant formats,[1] but currently supports OpenDocument only in its word processor and the spreadsheet program.[citation needed]
.pptx, .pps, .ppt, .ppsx, .prd, .rtf, Export: .png, .jpg, Video and .pdf
BasicMaker
VBA (limited)
Win32, Win64
.bas, .txt
Competitive strategyedit
The SoftMaker Office sales strategy is based on cross-platform usability along with reasonable pricing and free post-sale customer service. However, since SoftMaker Office is not free like competitors LibreOffice, Apache OpenOffice, or Calligra Suite, its greatest marketing strength is its high degree of Microsoft Office compatibility.[3][4][5] As a major sales point, SoftMaker cites its ability to render graphs and charts within PlanMaker which are often indistinguishable from those created within Microsoft's Excel. Significantly, this level of compatibility extends to non-Windows platforms.[4] Even on Windows platforms, SoftMaker Office competes with native Windows office suites based on its Microsoft Office compatibility.
SoftMaker also claims its Office suite is faster, with smaller memory and hard drive footprints than Microsoft Office or OpenOffice.org.[3]
The most significant areas of incompatibility, as with all non-Microsoft office suites, are in documents that use VBA scripts. While BasicMaker is a step forward, it still does not offer seamless VBA compatibility.[citation needed]
FlexiPDFedit
FlexiPDF is a PDF editor allowing the user to modify and add text, images, drawings and form controls. SoftMaker claims that it makes editing PDF files as easy as working with a word processor.[6][7]
Digital fontsedit
SoftMaker offers font packages for the home user (MegaFont NOW) and professional user (infiniType).[citation needed]
SoftMaker publishes one font each month free for download from its FreeFont web site.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^ abc*Review and interview focusing on the company, compatibility, and ODF compliance
^"FlexiPDF Pro: PDF-Editor mit starken Bearbeitungs-Funktionen" [FlexiPDF Pro: PDF editor with powerful editing features]. c't Magazin (in German). 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
December 15, 2023
softmaker, this, article, contains, content, that, written, like, advertisement, please, help, improve, removing, promotional, content, inappropriate, external, links, adding, encyclopedic, content, written, from, neutral, point, view, january, 2023, learn, wh. This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message SoftMaker Software GmbH is a German software company based in Nuremberg that produces office productivity software and digital fonts SoftMaker was founded in 1989 by Martin Kotulla 1 Best known in Germany and the EU SoftMaker is offering its software worldwide SoftMakerTypeGmbHIndustrySoftwareFounded1989 34 years ago 1989 FounderMartin KotullaHeadquartersNuremberg GermanyWebsiteSoftMaker s home pageStudents teachers schools and universities can purchase SoftMaker Office for a lower price part of SoftMaker s academic sales program Additionally a free version named FreeOffice is available to all 2 Contents 1 SoftMaker Office 2 Competitive strategy 3 FlexiPDF 4 Digital fonts 5 ReferencesSoftMaker Office editSoftMaker Office is SoftMaker s flagship product an office suite marketed to home small business and educational users 1 It consists of the word processor TextMaker compatible with Microsoft Word the spreadsheet PlanMaker compatible with Microsoft Excel the presentation software application SoftMaker Presentations compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint and the scripting language BasicMaker compatible with Visual Basic for Applications SoftMaker Office is currently available for Microsoft Windows Linux macOS and Android Older versions were available for Windows CE Handheld PCs Pocket PCs Windows Mobile handheld devices and FreeBSD citation needed SoftMaker Office supports all popular Microsoft Office file formats SoftMaker claims to be working on ODF compliant formats 1 but currently supports OpenDocument only in its word processor and the spreadsheet program citation needed SoftMaker product Equivalent Microsoft product Platforms File formatsTextMaker Word Win32 Win64 macOS Linux Android docx doc rtf odt tmd pwd txt sxw import only pdf export PlanMaker Excel Win32 Win64 macOS Linux Android xlsx xls csv pmd ods import rtf dbf txt slk dif pdf export Presentations PowerPoint Win32 Win64 macOS Linux Android pptx pps ppt ppsx prd rtf Export png jpg Video and pdfBasicMaker VBA limited Win32 Win64 bas txtCompetitive strategy editThe SoftMaker Office sales strategy is based on cross platform usability along with reasonable pricing and free post sale customer service However since SoftMaker Office is not free like competitors LibreOffice Apache OpenOffice or Calligra Suite its greatest marketing strength is its high degree of Microsoft Office compatibility 3 4 5 As a major sales point SoftMaker cites its ability to render graphs and charts within PlanMaker which are often indistinguishable from those created within Microsoft s Excel Significantly this level of compatibility extends to non Windows platforms 4 Even on Windows platforms SoftMaker Office competes with native Windows office suites based on its Microsoft Office compatibility SoftMaker also claims its Office suite is faster with smaller memory and hard drive footprints than Microsoft Office or OpenOffice org 3 The most significant areas of incompatibility as with all non Microsoft office suites are in documents that use VBA scripts While BasicMaker is a step forward it still does not offer seamless VBA compatibility citation needed FlexiPDF edit nbsp FlexiPDF is a PDF editor allowing the user to modify and add text images drawings and form controls SoftMaker claims that it makes editing PDF files as easy as working with a word processor 6 7 Digital fonts editSoftMaker offers font packages for the home user MegaFont NOW and professional user infiniType citation needed SoftMaker publishes one font each month free for download from its FreeFont web site citation needed References edit a b c Review and interview focusing on the company compatibility and ODF compliance About us a b ITWEEK SoftMaker Office 2006 review a b Review of TextMaker under Linux 2011 Review in PC World FlexiPDF FlexiPDF Pro PDF Editor mit starken Bearbeitungs Funktionen FlexiPDF Pro PDF editor with powerful editing features c t Magazin in German 2019 Retrieved 26 February 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SoftMaker amp oldid 1167719478, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
