Office HD: TextMaker review

Office HD: TextMaker brings the Windows text processing experience -- a wide variety of indispensable writing features as well as plenty of formatting and design options for creating high-quality documents in all the major document formats -- to Android tablets.

Pros

Comprehensive text processor: Office HD: TextMaker bundles in its straightforward interface the whole gamut of essential word processing features your computer office app has, including advanced editing and formatting with support for master pages and smart text corrections, track changes, comments, forms with input fields, basic drawing and design, tables, spell checker in 17 languages, and even a built-in database module, all of them accessible through convenient icons or drop-down menus and easy to work with.

Great file support: This app can open and edit DOC, DOCX, ODT, TXT, RTF, HTML, TMD, TMV, PSW, and PWD documents without any issues while preserving the original formatting. It can also handle password-protected files, making it one of the most versatile text editors on Google Play, one suitable for almost any document and occasion.

Intuitive cloud support: This app not only lets you save and edit documents in the cloud with Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, and Evernote, but also makes the whole process of opening a file stored in the cloud quick and effortless through a file navigation interface that seamlessly integrates cloud files with local files.

Cons

Cumbersome: While overall this proves to be a speedy and accessible word processing solution, if you're used to the lightness of mobile office apps such as Google Docs, it may seem a bit cumbersome until you get used to it.

Functional but not very pretty: The old-style interface proves highly usable, but it is gray and unexciting, at least compared to what popular mobile word processors offer.

Bottom Line

Whether you want to edit personal files on the go or create important work documents while you're away from your computer, Office HD: TextMaker will serve your needs, proving to be an apt replacement for Microsoft Word or OpenOffice. It's extremely powerful and versatile and, even though it could be improved visually, it remains a great word processor. Grab it if you want to do heavy text editing or to create sophisticated documents on your tablet.

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