Office applications

4 postsstarted by drepouille 2019-09-25 00:00 UTC1,264 viewsoriginal topic

Senior Member

#1
2019-09-25 00:00 UTC

https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Product_Release
I was surprised to learn that OpenOffice.org was transferred to the Apache Software Foundation on June 1st, 2011.
What are the comparative strengths and weaknesses of LibreOffice relative to OpenOffice?

Dana Repouille, Plattsmouth, Nebraska

russellhltn

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#2
2019-09-25 00:37 UTC

Doing a web search for "libreoffice vs openoffice" will turn up a few articles.

At this point, I think Libre is coming out ahead.

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davesudweeks

Senior Member

#3
2019-09-25 02:08 UTC

I have used both. I prefer LibreOffice personally, though I haven't used OpenOffice in a couple of years.

lajackson

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#4
2019-09-25 03:50 UTC

I believe LibreOffice is more actively being maintained and developed. And for me, LibreOffice has some subtle advantages that were of benefit when I was working with Microsoft Office documents at work.

There was a time when Open Office seemed to fall off the edge of the world, but they are back and both programs are very similar. I would google some articles, read the newer ones, and decide if the advantages LibreOffice has to offer are beneficial. They are to me, so I prefer LibreOffice over Open Office.