Aspose.Words is a Java component to read, write and modify a word document without using Microsoft Word. It supports all java applications and works with J2SE 1.4.x and higher. Other useful features include content & formatting manipulation, mail merge abilities with images and support of DOCX, DOC, HTML and XHTML formats. All other drawing objects like shapes, images, textboxes, OLE objects and ActiveX controls in documents are also supported.