What the new SoftMaker Office does better

Comparison with the previous version

Privacy made in Germany

Secure. Trustworthy. GDPR compliant.

Developed with a clear focus on GDPR requirements, SoftMaker Office protects your personal data and respects your privacy.

Easy on the eyes

The new "dark mode"

Switch SoftMaker Office to its eye-friendly dark mode. New: TextMaker can now also show the document with a dark background.

QR codes and barcodes

Insert and print them quickly

You can now create QR codes and barcodes directly in TextMaker, PlanMaker and Presentations at the touch of a button.

[SoftMaker Office NX Universal and Professional]

AutoCorrect fixes typos

The new AutoCorrect feature corrects common spelling errors automatically in many languages.

Reduce the file size of pictures

You can now compress inserted pictures. This reduces the file size and speeds up printing.

[SoftMaker Office NX Universal and Professional]

More compact PDF files

The PDF export now creates smaller PDF files by exporting pictures in a lower resolution or by converting them to JPEGs.

Track changes with benefits

The Track Changes function in TextMaker now displays deleted pieces of text either struck through directly in the document or clearly in the right-hand margin.

Artificial Intelligence with ChatGPT

Let AI write and improve your texts

TextMaker is the first word processor with integrated artificial intelligence (AI).

Just let ChatGPT's AI compose your texts. It summarizes long texts intelligently, improves your writing style and grammar, and even writes entire texts based on your ideas.

[SoftMaker Office NX Universal]

New Duden Korrektor, translations with DeepL

Accurate and eloquent – write better with TextMaker

TextMaker includes the latest version of Duden Korrektor, which now finds even more grammatical errors in German, thus discovering mistakes that even experienced proofreaders miss.

[SoftMaker Office NX Universal and Professional]

TextMaker translates entire documents or parts of them into one of 30 languages while preserving all formatting. TextMaker uses DeepL, the best translation software on the market, to provide these translations.

[SoftMaker Office NX Universal]

TextMaker

Improved pasting

When pasting from the clipboard, you now have complete control over how formatting is copied or merged.

PlanMaker

Using colors

You can now sort by color in worksheets as well as filter cells based on their colors using the AutoFilter.

PlanMaker

Even better import

The CSV import imports and exports a wide variety of CSV formats even better. A new addition is the import and export of SQLite databases.

Presentations

New transitions

New dynamic slide transitions in Presentations ensure even more impressive slide shows.

Embed fonts in documents

... and ensure documents look exactly as they should!

You can embed the fonts used in documents and presentations.

If you pass these files on, you can be sure that the recipient will see them exactly as you designed them.

Compare documents easily

Display side by side and scroll synchronously

If you want to compare two documents, you can click to display them side by side and scroll them synchronously. This makes it easy to find all the differences.

Windows

In Windows, TextMaker can now read your documents aloud.

Mac

On the Mac, SoftMaker Office now uses the modern and incredibly fast Metal graphics functions for the display.

Linux

In Linux, Presentations can now play sounds and videos in your slide shows.

This is a selection of the improvements in the new version.

Click on the following button for the complete list.

What's new in SoftMaker Office?

New features in TextMaker, PlanMaker and Presentations

You can now compress inserted pictures. This reduces the file size, makes for smaller PDF files and speeds up printing. [SoftMaker Office NX Universal and Professional]
During PDF export, pictures can now be exported in a lower resolution, resulting in more compact PDF files.
Automatic correction of common typos in many languages
Latest version of Duden Korrektor for checking German grammar
You can now insert QR codes and barcodes (EAN-13, EAN-8, Code128) into your documents. [SoftMaker Office NX Universal and Professional]
SoftMaker Office for Mac now uses Metal graphics acceleration instead of OpenGL.
In the dialog box New document, there is now an additional list view that simply shows a list of files instead of thumbnails.
When pasting from the clipboard, you can choose between keeping the source formatting, applying the target formatting, pasting unformatted and merging the formatting.
You can now insert pictures in WEBP format in all programs.
Better handling of spell checking: SoftMaker and Hunspell dictionaries are now automatically downloaded when they are first used.
Grouped objects can now be edited more easily.
The complete document path can now be displayed if required in the program's title bar (can be set via the Options dialog box).
The applications now retrieve the font list via official functions of the operating system. As a result, fonts are also found in other folders, and font filtering by programs such as Font Book and Font Menu Cleaner also affects SoftMaker Office.
Clean font list: The new setting "Load only fonts relevant for installed keyboard layouts" hides the fonts in the font list that you normally don't need. Example: You don't have a Chinese keyboard layout installed, so you probably don't need Chinese fonts.
You can now also directly enter the hex value of a Unicode character in Insert | Symbol.
When inserting a hyperlink, a text is automatically suggested, but you can still edit it.
Improved dark mode with dark sidebars
Dark mode can now turn on and off automatically when your operating system changes to "dark" or "light".
In addition to sending documents via e-mail, there is now also a "Share" command that can share the document with Windows apps.
When replacing text, Undo now undoes each step individually.
When printing, the Apple print dialog is shown immediately, skipping the CUPS options.
Documents are now saved in such a way that file attributes such as "Compressed", "Icon position on desktop", "Owner", etc., are preserved.
In Windows 11, the appearance of the programs is harmoniously adapted to the operating system.

TextMaker

The fast and compatible alternative to Microsoft Word

ChatGPT's artificial intelligence writes new texts on any subject for you, summarizes existing texts and improves the grammar and style of your texts – and does so in many languages! [SoftMaker Office NX Universal]
Automatic document translation into numerous languages with DeepL [SoftMaker Office NX Universal]
It is now possible to select multiple non-contiguous text ranges with the Ctrl key.
Easy document comparison thanks to synchronous scrolling of two documents displayed side by side
Use the new Finalize command to remove personal information from documents. [SoftMaker Office NX Universal and Professional]
The function Read aloud reads your document to you. [SoftMaker Office NX Universal and Professional]
You can now create TMDX and DOCX documents with embedded fonts. The recipient will then see your documents in your chosen fonts, without having to own those fonts.
Track Changes now displays deletions in the comments pane instead of directly in the document if desired.
New view mode Book layout that displays the first page of a document on the right in two-page view.
Paragraph and character styles can now be filtered by "All styles", "Styles in use" and "Styles in document".
An element for rotating table cells is now available on the ribbon Table.
EPUB export now creates smaller files because it optionally exports pictures at a lower resolution. [SoftMaker Office NX Universal and Professional]
There are now numbered lists with leading zeros.
The numbering in lists can now also be right-aligned.
You can generate dummy text by entering =rand() or =lorem().

PlanMaker

The fast and compatible alternative to Microsoft Excel

SQLite databases can now be imported and exported.
Sort by color (cell color and font color)
The AutoFilter can now also filter by color.
When opening CSV files, the order of dates can be specified: DMY, MDY, YMD
When opening CSV files, you can now specify decimal separators and thousands separators that are different from the settings of the operating system.
Chart titles, axis titles and data labels can now be dynamically retrieved from cells.
The text in AutoShapes can now dynamically refer to a cell (right-click on the AutoShape, "Link to a cell").
On the ribbon tab Formulas, there is a new element that can be used to conveniently select the recalculation options.
Pivot tables can be sorted using user-defined lists.

Presentations

The fast and compatible alternative to Microsoft PowerPoint

You can now enter notes below the slide.
New PowerPoint-compatible dynamic slide transitions
Sound in presentations can now also be played in Linux.
Videos in presentations can now also be played in Linux.
You can now create presentations with embedded fonts in Linux and on the Mac. The recipient will then see your presentations in your chosen fonts, without having to own those fonts.

What the new SoftMaker Office does better

Comparison with the previous version

Privacy made in Germany

Secure. Trustworthy. GDPR compliant.

Easy on the eyes

The new "dark mode"

QR codes and barcodes

Insert and print them quickly

AutoCorrect fixes typos

Reduce the file size of pictures

More compact PDF files

Track changes with benefits

Artificial Intelligence with ChatGPT

Let AI write and improve your texts

New Duden Korrektor, translations with DeepL

Accurate and eloquent – write better with TextMaker

TextMaker

PlanMaker

PlanMaker

Presentations

Embed fonts in documents

... and ensure documents look exactly as they should!

Compare documents easily

Display side by side and scroll synchronously

Windows

Mac

Linux

Thank you.