11-12-2019, 03:10 PM
One other option to consider is Softmaker Freeoffice. Softmaker is a German company and I suspect some of the source code is a fork of Libreoffice. It is available for Linux and Windows in both free and paid for versions.
I have been a Linux user for many years and have used Libreoffice and Openoffice since they were called Star Office (also German, I believe). I notice that many Linux distros are offering Softmaker Freeoffice in their software repositories alongside Libreoffice. IMHO Freeoffice is much more stable and is much less bloated.
The biggest problem with Libre/Open/Star Office has been the compatibility with MS office if you have to share or edit files. Since I discovered Softmaker office this problem has gone away - I regularly share docs and spreadsheets with MS office users and I have found Softmaker (both the free version and the paid version which I use on windows) totally transparent (you can opt to save to docx/xslx by default).
Softmaker have a matrix on their website which shows the limitations of the free version which are, in my view, not that restrictive for the average user.
Note that Freeoffice and the paid for versions have separate sites - search for ‘Softmaker Freeoffice’ or just use your package manager.
I have no connection with the company, just a satisfied user.
I have been a Linux user for many years and have used Libreoffice and Openoffice since they were called Star Office (also German, I believe). I notice that many Linux distros are offering Softmaker Freeoffice in their software repositories alongside Libreoffice. IMHO Freeoffice is much more stable and is much less bloated.
The biggest problem with Libre/Open/Star Office has been the compatibility with MS office if you have to share or edit files. Since I discovered Softmaker office this problem has gone away - I regularly share docs and spreadsheets with MS office users and I have found Softmaker (both the free version and the paid version which I use on windows) totally transparent (you can opt to save to docx/xslx by default).
Softmaker have a matrix on their website which shows the limitations of the free version which are, in my view, not that restrictive for the average user.
Note that Freeoffice and the paid for versions have separate sites - search for ‘Softmaker Freeoffice’ or just use your package manager.
I have no connection with the company, just a satisfied user.
