Battle LibreOffice or OpenOffice

[JB007]

Hello,
I just got a new laptop and I'm wondering what is the better choice to replace Office with a free software, Libre Office or Open Office that is the question ?

 

[TairikuOkami]

I am missing the option None (of the above). My boss kept bugging me to fix problems caused by OO/LO trying to open MO docs. I always used portable WPS or FreeOffice.

 

[JB007]

I am missing the option None (of the above). My boss kept bugging me to fix problems caused by OO/LO trying to open MO docs. I always used portable WPS or FreeOffice.

I just add "other" and "none" choices

 

[Ink]

Microsoft Office 365 is the de-facto standard. It's cheaper than Netflix.

LibraOffice 7 vs 6 - You will need to decide whether you are a power user, and require the newest of features.

This article was last updated in December 2020:

LibreOffice vs. OpenOffice | Which One is Right for You? | Digital Trends

LibreOffice and OpenOffice are both free, open-source office suites, but which one is the best? In this guide, we'll compare both sets of productivity apps.

www.digitaltrends.com

 

[JB007]

Microsoft Office 365 is the de-facto standard. It's cheaper than Netflix.

LibraOffice 7 vs 6 - You will need to decide whether you are a power user, and require the newest of features.

This article was last updated in December 2020:

LibreOffice vs. OpenOffice | Which One is Right for You? | Digital Trends

LibreOffice and OpenOffice are both free, open-source office suites, but which one is the best? In this guide, we'll compare both sets of productivity apps.

www.digitaltrends.com

Hello @Spawn
Thanks+++
You are right Microsoft Office 365 is not very expensive and I got Netflix for free with my Internet Box
So I will choose Microsoft Office 365 for only 55.50 € Microsoft 365 Personnel | Téléchargement | PC ou Mac | 1 personne: Amazon.fr: Logiciels and try to replace the old Office versions I'm currently using (2007 and 2013 twice). And with 1 To for OneDrive backup

 

[Back3]

I don't need a professional suite so FreeOffice is enough for me.

FreeOffice: The best free alternative to Microsoft Office

FreeOffice, the best free alternative to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for Windows, Mac and Linux

www.freeoffice.com

 

[Der.Reisende]

I don't need a professional suite so FreeOffice is enough for me.

FreeOffice: The best free alternative to Microsoft Office

FreeOffice, the best free alternative to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for Windows, Mac and Linux

www.freeoffice.com

Agree, their paid products are also worth it IMO.
Not sure if you can still get an upgrade as FreeOffice user (it worked with SMO Pro 2012, have since then upgraded from my first paid upgrade to 2018 and 2021, with upgrades also), might be worth checking, saves quite some money.

 

[JasonUK]

I prefer OpenOffice to LibreOffice but mostly use WPS Office. I've got OpenOffice, recently updated to v4.1.8 installed too. I find OpenOffice retains a document's formatting more faithfully between office suites than LibreOffice, particularly with spreadsheets. I don't need extensive bells & whistles on my office suite.

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

Depends on your usage.
I rarely need Office so i use Windows internal WordPad and Editor.
But also Notepads from Windows Store.

Anyway i advise against OpenOffice. LibreOffice is the successor but LibreOffice is also very slow and buggy so keep that in mind.

 

[Marko :)]

I use LibreOffice just to open documents. To make documents I use Microsoft Office free online version. It's enough for my needs.

 

[jackuars]

WPS Office has the best compatibility for Office docs, has a similar layout like MS Office and supports all in one tabs for Spreadsheet, Presentation, Word and PDF documents. It also has most of the features that MS Office provides, at-least all the ones that a home user require at a free price. In my opinion it has better UI compared to MS Office.

 

[Chuck57]

Most of my writing is done with either Atlantis or Papyrus Author. Both will save to Doc or Docx with no compatibility problem. The times I need office, I use WPS. Haven't had any complaints from MS Office users yet.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

I personally prefer SoftMaker Office NX Home for which you can grab a 1 year free after that it will cost you $15/year for five devices.

 

[Cortex]

I use Softmaker pay & has great compatibility with Office but, there is a free edition - Despite having (because of) an Microsoft 365 licence I prefer alternatives to 365 on this main PC.

 

[ForgottenSeer 72227]

I've only had experience with LibreOffice and it works quite well. The UI leaves a little to be desired, but you can tweak that a bit to make it look better. I know for the Linux version it saves by default in .odf. I am not sure if this is the same for Windows, but if it is you can change that in settings so it saves in .docx, xlsx, etc... by default. There is another one called FreeOffice that works/looks a lot like the current versions of MS office.

Another option to consider would be the web versions of MS office? I it doesn't have all the advanced features of the dedicated Office suite, however if all you need is the basic functions then you could also try using that instead. It will provide the best compatibility of all of these, it's free and from a security standpoint much better as it's all hosted in the cloud instead of on your computer.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

I use Softmaker pay & has great compatibility with Office

I am subscribed to SoftMaker NX Universal, for the Home version does not support Zotero. I really like its interface and I do agree that the compatibility is great too. It supports linux which will help me when I use it on one of my devices.

 

[Eggnog]

Most of my writing is done with either Atlantis or Papyrus Author. Both will save to Doc or Docx with no compatibility problem. The times I need office, I use WPS. Haven't had any complaints from MS Office users yet.

What do you find you like better, Atlantis or Papyrus?

 

[Chuck57]

Papyrus has a little learning curve, but does offer a modest grammar check in the free version which is nice. Papyrus gets my nod.

If you don't want to bother learning Papyrus, anyone who needs a quick word processor can't go wrong with Atlantis. It's stable, fast, and pretty nice. I do use it for some things. Both can save in Doc or Docx format.

 

[codswollip]

Microsoft 365 Personal is nearly free, considering that you get 1TB of cloud storage. If you don't need cloud storage, then it's a different matter. But if you do... this is quite the deal.

 

[Eggnog]

Thanks for the feedback. @Telos, I have Microsoft 360 but I'm always interested in alternatives.