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{{Short description|Word processor for KDE desktop environment}}
{{Update|reason=all citations from 2012|date=October 2025}}
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{{Infobox software
| name                   = Calligra Suite
| title                  = Calligra Words
| logo                   = Breezeicons-apps-48-words.svg
| screenshot             = Calligra Words 3.2.1 screenshot.png
| caption                =
| released               = {{Start date and age|2012|04|11}}<ref name=Calligra2.4>{{cite web|url=https://calligra.org/news/calligra-2-4-released/ |title=Calligra 2.4 Released |publisher=Calligra.org |date=11 April 2012 |access-date=13 June 2012}}</ref>
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q1989316|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| latest release date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q1989316|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| developer              = [[KDE]]
| operating_system       = [[Unix-like]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| genre                  = [[Word processor]]
| license                = [[LGPL]]
| website                = {{URL|calligra.org/words/}}
}}

'''Calligra Words''' is a [[word processor]], which is part of [[Calligra Suite]] and developed by [[KDE]] as [[free software]].

== History ==
{{see also|KWord#History|Calligra Suite#History|label 1=History of KWord|label 2=History of Calligra Suite}}
When the Calligra Suite was formed, unlike the other Calligra applications Words was not a continuation of the corresponding KOffice application – [[KWord]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.kde.org/node/4538 |title=Calligra Words is not a fork of KWord |publisher=blogs.kde.org |access-date=13 June 2012 |archive-date=10 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510151201/http://blogs.kde.org/node/4538 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Words was largely written from scratch – in May 2011 a completely new layout engine was announced.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.kde.org/node/4433 |title=How to make a new layout engine for Calligra Words in 4 months |publisher=blogs.kde.org |access-date=13 June 2012 |archive-date=11 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611015218/http://blogs.kde.org/node/4433 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The first release was made available on {{Start date|2012|04|11}}, using the version number 2.4 to match the rest of Calligra Suite.<ref name=Calligra2.4 />

== Reception ==
Initial reception of Calligra Words shortly after the 2.4 release was mixed. While [[Linux Magazine|Linux Pro Magazine Online's]] Bruce Byfield wrote, “Calligra needed an impressive first release. Perhaps surprisingly, and to the development team’s credit, it has managed one in 2.4.,” he also noted that “words in particular is still lacking features”. He concluded that Calligra is “worth keeping an eye on”.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Online/Features/Calligra-The-Other-Office-Suite-Narrows-the-Gap |title=Calligra: The Other Office Suite Narrows the Gap |publisher=Linux Pro Magazine Online |access-date=1 May 2012}}</ref>

On the other hand, Calligra Words became the default word processor in [[Kubuntu|Kubuntu 12.04]] – replacing [[LibreOffice Writer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://it-diary.com/linux/calligra-suite-office-graphics-applications/ |title=Calligra Suite: Better Office & Graphics Applications |publisher=IT Diary |date=29 April 2012 |access-date=13 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714033736/http://it-diary.com/linux/calligra-suite-office-graphics-applications/ |archive-date=14 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Formula editor ==
Formulas in Calligra Words are provided by the '''Formula''' plugin. It is a [[formula editor]] with a [[WYSIWYG]] interface.

== See also ==
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
* [[List of word processors]]
* [[Comparison of word processors]]

==References==
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