Free Utilities: Lean and Mean Office Apps

For those of us who don't use 90% of the features in Microsoft Office, here are some lean and mean alternatives.

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License: Free

Free personal information manager for notes, to-do items, contacts, and passwords.

License: Free

This free office suite includes a word processor, a spreadsheet, a database, and drawing and presentation programs.

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License: Free

Track your spending habits, manage your budget, and monitor investment performance.

License: Free

Create Post-it style reminders on your desktop.

License: Free

Get a text editor that does many things that Notepad can't, such as editing multiple files.

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License: Free

A fast and easy way to paste plain text--without all that formatting, into any Windows program.

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