In contrast to Microsoft Word, SoftMaker TextMaker comes with some proprietary features like an object mode for working with frames or a simple built-in database functionality.

It reads and writes its own document format (.tmd and .tmdx), Microsoft Word (.doc and .docx), OpenDocument (.odt), Pocket Word (.psw, .pwd), Rich Text Format (.rtf), HTML 4.0 (.htm), and plain text files (.txt).

For mobile use, TextMaker can be run from a USB stick without changing any registry or system files of the host PC.

The subscription-version of TextMaker 2024 includes a connection to ChatGPT, which summarizes texts on request, makes suggestions for improvements or generates texts according to hopefully appropriately formulated prompts.

It translates documents with DeepL and preserves the text formatting completely.