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Libre Office

Senkusha · 6 months ago · 7 replies · 179

Some people may have heard of this Microsoft Office competitor, especially if you've got any LInux experience under your belt. I believe this was formerly called Open Office, or it branched or something, but needless to say, the software is completely free, and is kept up to date. I use it instead of Microsoft Word and Excel, because it's fully compatible with MS stuff... and because I'm a cheap bas..... person-- I mentioned it's free! It's got a ton of functionality built in and so far I haven't had any need to install anything custom for it. Although, it does take a bit of getting used to, it's powerful enough for everything I do. There's also an Android app, I think, but I haven't really had a reason to use it, as I prefer to use Obsidian on my phone for my writing projects.

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Ravenfreak · 6 months ago

I haven't used Libre Office, but I currently use Open Office for my office suite needs. I think it's great we have a free alternative that works with Microsoft's suite too.

Senkusha OP · 6 months ago

Open Office is still under active development? Now I'm confused, and need to go on an epic quest to discover the truth!

Ravenfreak · 6 months ago
Senkusha said:

Open Office is still under active development? Now I'm confused, and need to go on an epic quest to discover the truth!

Yep it's still being developed lol. I need to upgrade to the newest version myself though lol. I do have LIbre Office on my Ubuntu installation but I haven't done anything with it yet.

Nomad · 5 months ago

I have used Open Office but I used temporarily just to see how it works. Since I already had microsoft office, I was never interested in using any alternatives.

Ravenfreak · 5 months ago

Nomad:

I have used Open Office but I used temporarily just to see how it works. Since I already had microsoft office, I was never interested in using any alternatives.

That's fair, if you ever decide to try out new office software that's free I recommend giving both of these a try though!

ishta · 2 months ago

I've cancelled my MS365 and am now trying Libreoffice. Thank you for the recommendation

Ravenfreak · 1 month ago

On Jul 22, 2026, ishta said:

I've cancelled my MS365 and am now trying Libreoffice. Thank you for the recommendation

Good call, Microsoft is charging way too much for their products. You used to be able to get a license to use their Office Suite and then you'd be good to go, now they want to keep charging you fees to use it every year.

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