TextMaker review

TextMaker is SoftMaker’s word processor, included in SoftMaker Office rather than sold as a separately priced app in the published pricing details. The suite is listed for Windows, Mac and Linux, while SoftMaker Office NX Universal also covers iOS and Android. That distinction matters: several advertised items belong to the suite or its other apps, not necessarily to TextMaker.

The SoftMaker homepage specifically names Markdown support and the ability to reply to comments in TextMaker. It also lists SoftMaker Office NX Universal features such as extra-dark mode and AI images; we would not treat those as TextMaker-specific capabilities. The pricing details list FreeOffice as free for personal and commercial users on Windows, Mac and Linux. Paid NX plans bundle the office suite, with household or commercial use rights depending on the plan. Professional 2026 is a separate one-time suite license. Compare the suite’s license and platform limits, not a standalone TextMaker price.

The clearest case for TextMaker is a no-cost desktop word processor inside FreeOffice. The pricing details list FreeOffice for personal and commercial use on Windows, Mac and Linux, so users who need a basic office-suite license do not have to start with a subscription. Device caps for FreeOffice are not published, though, so check before assuming it covers multiple computers.

The homepage’s TextMaker-specific claims are concrete: Markdown support and the ability to reply to comments. The wider suite also spans desktop and mobile platforms, with NX Universal listed for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android.

• FreeOffice is listed as free for personal and commercial users.
• The homepage names Markdown and comment replies for TextMaker.
• NX Universal includes suite-level features such as extra-dark mode and AI images, alongside mobile availability.

One Reddit thread about the Android edition praised its tracked-change viewing and accept/reject controls, and a commenter reported broad document-format support. That is user feedback, not a current compatibility guarantee; the published product details do not give a format list.

TextMaker has no separate price in the published pricing details, so buyers have to judge the cost and restrictions of the full SoftMaker Office suite. NX Home costs $2.99 monthly or $29.90 per year, but is for non-commercial household use and covers five household computers and five mobile devices. Commercial users need to look elsewhere in the lineup.

NX Universal costs $4.99 monthly or $49.90 per year. Its non-commercial allowance is five household computers and five mobile devices; commercial use is limited to one computer and one mobile device. The plan also caps annual usage at 1 million translation characters, 5 million AI text characters and 100 AI images. Those are suite-level allowances, not stated TextMaker-only limits.

Professional 2026 costs $149.95 once, or $69.95 to upgrade, but covers Windows, Mac and Linux rather than mobile devices. FreeOffice’s device caps and add-on or overage costs are not published. That makes the free option harder to assess for larger setups, while paid-plan eligibility and caps need checking before switching.

TextMaker has no separate price in the published pricing details; the listed prices are for SoftMaker Office plans. FreeOffice costs nothing and is listed for personal and commercial use on Windows, Mac and Linux. Its device caps are not published.

SoftMaker Office NX Home is $2.99 monthly or $29.90 annually ($2.49 per month when billed annually). It covers five household computers and five mobile devices, but only for non-commercial use. NX Universal is $4.99 monthly or $49.90 annually ($4.16 per month annually). It adds commercial use on one computer and one mobile device, plus annual AI and translation allowances. That is a $2 monthly jump from Home, but the commercial-use allowance is the key difference.

Professional 2026 costs $149.95 once, or $69.95 to upgrade; it covers five household computers for non-commercial use or one company computer. Universal commercial volume licenses start at $199 for five computers. Add-on and overage costs are not published. Check the license limits before comparing plans: these are suite prices, not TextMaker-only pricing.

The published product details do not specify supported import or export formats, conversion tools, or migration steps. That leaves a practical question unanswered: how well existing documents, comments and formatting carry over. Check those details against your current files before moving work, especially if you rely on features beyond the Markdown support and comment replies named on the homepage.

TextMaker is part of SoftMaker Office, listed for Windows, Mac and Linux; NX Universal also covers iOS and Android. A switch may mean choosing a suite license rather than buying the word processor alone. FreeOffice has unpublished device caps, while paid plans set different household and commercial-use limits. Review those before moving multiple users or devices.

The published material contains no Reddit reports about why users leave or how difficult migration is, so we can’t point to a documented user pattern. Export options and lock-in risks are also not specified here. Before switching away, confirm you can get your documents into a format your next word processor accepts.