14 DAY TRIAL // Calibre, an eBook reader, converter, and editor that works on multiple platforms, has been upgraded to version 2.28 and it brings a very important new feature, the ability to convert any ebook to a DOCX file.
Calibre usually gets one or two new small features each week, with every new release, and a bunch of fixes. From time to time, the developer pushes a major new feature into the main branch, and that is exactly what happened with the version 2.28 made available today.
Being able to transform any eBook to a DOCX file might not seem like much, especially for the Linux users of Calibre, but it's an important feature nonetheless. Windows and Microsoft Office are still used by a majority, so any kind of support for them will make a difference. It might be helpful to mention that the other way around also works, meaning that users can easily transform a DOCX file to an eBook.
DOCX support is still young
The developer of Calibre still needs to tweak some of the issues with DOCX conversion and it's very likely that some of the later versions will continue to improve upon this feature.
"Conversion of all ebook formats to Microsoft Word (DOCX) files. Supports conversion of text styles, images, lists, tables, embedded fonts, etc. Produces DOCX files compatible with Microsoft Word 2007 or newer. Note that this code is very new, so there will likely still be kinks that will be worked out in the coming weeks," is noted in the official announcement.
Also, according to the changelog, some keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+Right, Ctrl+Left) have been added to switch between virtual library tabs, the AZW3 output has been refined, the sort order on import has been fixed, and some of the news sources have been improved.
You can also check out our review of Calibre and download Calibre 2.28 from Softpedia, but keep in mind that this is just the source, and it needs to be compiled. For an automated installation procedure, check the official website.