Alternatives to Office 2013 Service Pack 1

Utilize applications usually available only on Windows

Microsoft Office 2010

Program license: Paid

Powerful Microsoft suite that is tailored for students and educators

Program license: Free

This free and easy to use productivity software provides a viable alternative to Microsoft Office

Program license: Paid

Full-featured productivity suite from Microsoft offers a word processor, spreadsheet calculations, slideshows and more

Program license: Free

An update for the popular suite of office tools that increases security and functionality

Program license: Free

2013 business and productivity software patch to update program security, performance, and stability

Program license: Free

Open older Microsoft items in the newer version

Program license: Free

Offers hundreds of bug fixes and improvements to Microsoft's industry leading productivity suite

Program license: Free

Free service pack for Microsoft's productivity suite offering hundreds of bug fixes and improvements

Program license: Free

Update to Microsoft Office 2010 that improves security and performance

Program license: Free

Save important documents to PDF and XPS with this Microsoft Office add-in