If you need to use GrindEQ for your academic or professional workflows but face budget constraints, there are legitimate avenues to explore. 1. Utilize the Official Evaluation Period

LyX is a document processor that combines a Word‑like interface with LaTeX output. You can import LaTeX source into LyX, then export it as a Word document. This approach is free and works well for many academic documents, though it may require some manual cleanup of complex formatting.

What are you trying to convert? (e.g., .docx to .tex, or MathType to Word equations?) What operating system and Word version are you using? Are you open to using command-line tools like Pandoc?