Originating in a failed program called Star Office, it was handed from one developer team to another until it found it’s resting place with Apache who distribute the program and its code under a permissive license. However, looking at the history and development of both programs, it won’t be difficult to lean more towards LibreOffice.
odt (OpenDocument Text Document), .ods (OpenDocument Spreadsheet) or. LibreOffice is a fork of OpenOffice, which can not only be seen in the shared design, functionalities, descriptions and naming, but also in the usage of the open file extensions like.
Read more about How To Save Different Document File Formats.Īpache OpenOffice or LibreOffice? Image by īetween the two cost-free versions, the choice is more difficult. However, Microsoft is already making a step in the right direction with their Office Online service.
The free of charge versions are available for all operating systems while the applications provided by Google can be accessed with any browser on any computer or device anyway.įor working online and easy access to all kinds of files, Google has the clear advantage. Users of Linux can use Microsoft’s service to a certain extend, while it is not available for the Unix OS at all.
With regard to the operating system, the Windows users have the whole bandwidth to choose from, while on Mac OS X the Microsoft Office suite is only partially available. Read more about File Formats For Saving Files In Microsoft Word. With its expansion from being a “pure” office suite to a whole economy of programs and mobile ready applications, Microsoft should certainly not be put aside as outdated. It is often regarded to be easier to use and more intuitive than it’s free alternatives, and the files created by these programs are compatible with most programs worldwide. Some want to support the open licensing while others rather put their trust into the well-known program they basically grew up with. the free alternatives discussion, one could reason that it’s personal preference.
Otherwise, you will have to buy it like any other operating system in the past.Īlong with the upgrade, I have stumbled about many questions put out into the web of people that consider switching (back) to the Microsoft Office suite.
Another valid reason, however, could be that the free upgrade to Windows 10 is only available until July 29, 2016! Until then, your system should have been upgraded to Windows 10. Slowly but surely, the number of people that permanently switch to Windows 10 is rising. We can only speculate about the reasons, which can range from being annoyed by the constant pop up upgrade prompt, the improvement the operating system had gone through since the launch of Windows 10, or the overall trust customers start to put into Microsoft’s newest product. Lets have a look at what the future may bring for the office suite you want to put your trust in. Should you still use OpenOffice as your go-to office program suite? Or is, with the upgrade, Microsoft Word the better alternative again? What about LibreOffice? With the regained trust in Microsoft and Windows 10, there is some debate about which programs should be used for your everyday computer needs.