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LibreOffice

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Write documents, edit spreadsheets and create presentations on your desktop.

What you can use it for

Write documents, edit spreadsheets and create presentations on your desktop.

  • Covers the core everyday task of Microsoft 365: documents, spreadsheets and slides.
  • Headless converted CSV to XLSX and XLSX to PDF; PDF text contained the table.
Workflow coverage and comparison notes

Create documents, spreadsheets and presentations locally with desktop office productivity apps. Replaces the core local office-suite slice of Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Does not include cloud real-time co-authoring, cloud-hosted tenant services, book typesetting, or dedicated PDF editor suites.

Before you switch

Complex Microsoft formats, macros and live collaboration differ; test DOCX/XLSX/PPTX round trip.

Alternatives to these paid apps

Each comparison covers the workflow described above, rather than every paid feature.