Download AbiWord 2.2.1

Abiword Developer Anonymous: 93114 was able to tell us that Abiword 2.2.1 has been released. Version 2.2.1 is the first release of the new stable 2.2 branch. The previous 2.2.0 version was never released because it was ‘a bit broken’. Abiword is a word processor whose greatest strength is its compatibility with the widest range of text file formats. In addition, the program runs on many different operating systems. Version 2.2.1 is from this page for different operating systems. Below is a portion quoted from the mailing†

Among the new features in AbiWord 2.2 are:

• A MacOSX port
• Tables of contents
• Document history/revisions
• text frames
• Better support for international scripts and locales
• List folding
• Text wrapping around images
• Faster rendering
• Dashboard integration
• Visual drag and drop

This release also includes an enormous number of bug fixes and improvements across the board.