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24 alternatives to Office Assistant

Microsoft are releasing the Office Assistant source code

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Office Assistant launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Dictate by Microsoft▲140

   Hands free typing in Microsoft Office

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The New Microsoft Office▲277

   One app for Word, Excel, and Powerpoint 📲

   2019 · testflight.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Office for Mac▲220

   Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   WPS Office▲376

   Create or edit Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF like browser

   2024 · wps.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Open-Source Windows AI assistant that uses Word, Excel through COM▲75

   This started off as a project to understand how to get LLMs to interface with more traditional desktop softwares. We were especially interested in tools related to schematic drafting and molecular simulation. Decided to explore COM automation for more traditional Windows softwares as a starting point! Been using it to help some friends automate simple excel workflows. Thought we'd share!

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   o11▲99

   Microsoft Copilot, But It Actually Works

   Jan 2026 · o11.ai · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Office Online for Chrome▲6

   A new Chrome extension for Microsoft Office

   2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Context▲323

   The AI office suite

   2025 · context.ai · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Office for iPhone▲142

   The new Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps for iPhone

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Microsoft Planner▲198

    The project management tool for Office

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    AI Perfect Assistant - GPT for Office365▲93

    ChatGPT for Word/PowerPoint/Teams & Outlook

    2023 · perfectassistant.ai · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Officehours Teams▲96

    The platform for your organizations’ office hours

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Microsoft Office Delve▲80

    Social collaboration for working on the go with Office 365

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Office Code Pro▲3

    Custom version of the Source Code Pro type family

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    AI Office Bot▲137

    Answers to your boring software questions, includes formulas

    2023 · aiofficebot.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Microsoft 365 Co-pilot▲125

    Your copilot for work

    2023 · blogs.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Open-source Workspace (mail,docs,spreadsheet,drive) web/iOS▲111

    Free, open-source cloud productivity suite. Mail, Calendar, Contacts, and Drive - faster and leaner than Google Apps. Self-host or use our cloud.

    May 2026 · tinycld.org · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Q▲108

    Smart office cleaning and management (Uber for offices)

    2014 · managedbyq.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Office 365 SDK for iOS▲65

    Hook your iOS app with Office 365 APIs and capabilities

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Officevibe▲100

    Team Building Activities For Work

    2014 · workleap.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Microsoft Teams▲11

    The chat-based workspace in Office 365

    2016 · microsoft.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Office Manager's Tech Stack▲84

    A collection of tools to keep the office moving

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Office for Tablets▲69

    Get Microsoft Office on your Android tablet

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Lime Text▲76

    Open Source code editor

    2014 · limetext.org · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →