It contains only safe code fixes and translation updates, and is considered safe for production use.
This is the second update to the stable version of LibreOffice. Regular Microsoft Office users will find LibreOffice's interface quite similar, however, and should pick up on how to use its various programs without too much difficulty.Ī great alternative to Microsoft Office, LibreOffice is a must-try for managing your various office projects. OpenOffice is a free, Open Source alternative to MS Office with a Word compatible word processor. Unfortunately, if you're unfamiliar with Microsoft Office products, this program might take a little additional time to get used to, particularly if you want to master some of its more advanced features. Downloads: 5916, Size: 135.98 MB, License: Freeware. It also has its own document format called Open Document. LibreOffice is compatible with Microsoft Office's document formats and also supports PDFs natively. Then you also have two additional programs in Drawing and Formula, which are an added bonus to the entire package.
Presentation mirrors Microsoft's PowerPoint, and Database is similar to Access. Text Document is relatively synonymous with Microsoft Word, where Spreadsheet is like Excel.