geril.blogg.se - may 2023

This was the same software that was once owned by Oracle and then relinquished to Apache. The OpenOffice of which I now speak is officially Apache OpenOffice. It descends from and IBM Lotus Symphony, and it’s a close cousin of LibreOffice.įirst, we must get the names out of the way.

OpenOffice: Apache OpenOffice (AOO) is an open-source office productivity software suite.

LibreOffice: LibreOffice is a free and open-source office suite, developed by The Document Foundation.

When you see each description, the variances are minimal.

To the end user, this is a very legitimate question. Recently, I’ve had a number of readers ask me about the differences between the two foremost open-source office suites. If you've ever wanted to know the major differences between LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice, Jack Wallen lays them out to help you make a choice. What’s the difference between LibreOffice and OpenOffice?