What is "softmaker"

SoftMaker Software GmbH is a software company that produces office software and is located in Nuremberg, Germany. SoftMaker was founded in 1989 by Martin Kotulla. In 1991, it also added digital fonts to its offerings. Best known in Germany and the EU, SoftMaker is slowly pursuing the North American market, where it faces stiff competition from both free and commercial competitors.

Students, teachers, schools, and universities can purchase SoftMaker Office for a lower price through the "Schulen ans Netz" ("get schools onto the net") initiative, part of SoftMaker's academic sales program. Additionally, a free version named FreeOffice is available.

To promote its digital font sales, SoftMaker publishes one font each month free for download from its FreeFont web site.