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Developer(s) | Thinkfree Inc. |
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Initial release | 4 July 2000 |
Operating system | Online; read only: iOS, Android |
Platform | Web application |
Standard(s) | Office Open XML, OpenDocument: ISO/IEC 26300-3:2015 |
Available in | 14 languages |
List of languages Korean, English, German, French, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (United States), Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Thai, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional). | |
Type | Office suite, project management |
License | Proprietary |
Website |
thinkfree |
Thinkfree Office is a web-based commercial office productivity suite developed by Thinkfree Inc. It includes Word ( word processor), Spreadsheet ( spreadsheet) and Presentation ( presentation program). [1] [2] [3]
They are compatible with Microsoft Office's Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. It also features collaborative editing. [4] [5] The product is hosted on the client’s server.
Component | Notes | |
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Word | A word processor compatible with Microsoft Word and major formats (DOCX, DOC, RTF, ODT, save as PDF). | |
Spreadsheet | A spreadsheet program compatible with Microsoft Excel and major formats (xlsx, xls, ods, cell, save as PDF). | |
Presentation | A presentation program compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint and major formats (pptx, ppt, odp, show, save as PDF). |
Thinkfree Office supports ISO/IEC international standard ISO/IEC 26300 Open Document Format for Office Applications (odf, odt, odp, ods, odg).[ citation needed] It also supports Microsoft's XML formats ( docx, pptx, xlsx) and Microsoft's legacy binary formats (doc, ppt, xls).
The software was previously marketed under different names, such as Thinkfree Server, Thinkfree Online, Hancom Office Online, and Hancom Office Web.[ citation needed] Eventually, the brand was consolidated under the name Thinkfree Office.
In June 2000, Thinkfree Inc. released Thinkfree Office, based in Silicon Valley, California. [6] It is recognized as the world's first online office editor (predating Google Docs and Microsoft 365) and attracted significant media coverage, including reports on CNN. [7] In a magazine interview from 2001, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer highlighted Thinkfree as a significant competitor, considering it a potential threat to his company, second only to Linux. [8]
In 2004, Thinkfree expanded into other foreign markets. In January, Subsidiary Haansoft USA, Inc. was created in San Jose, California to begin formal commercial operations in the US market.[ citation needed] At the same time, a partnership was established with Riverdeep with the purpose of improving marketshare. [9] [10] In February, expansion into the Japanese market began. A commercial agency agreement was signed with PSI in Shinjuku, Japan, which allowed for localized distribution. In addition, a global agreement was entered into with Yamada Denki, one of the three main computer distributors in Japan, for a total of 180,000 units. [11]
In May 2006, Thinkfree Office received the "Product of the Year" award at the Well-Connected Awards, USA. [12] In January 2009, Thinkfree Mobile was launched at CES 2009 in Las Vegas. [13] In April 2009, Thinkfree Live, Korea's first web office service,[ citation needed] was launched. In June 2018, a partnership was formed with Amazon Web Services to integrate Thinkfree Office into WorkDocs, an in-house office suite. [14]
In November 2003, Hancom, a South Korean office software company, signed a memorandum of understanding and subsequently acquired Thinkfree. [15] In October 2023, Hancom split its online office business unit as "Thinkfree Inc.". [16] [17] [18]