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Free LibreOffice Alternatives

The best free alternative to LibreOffice is Apache OpenOffice, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to LibreOffice and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to LibreOffice are ONLYOFFICE, WPS Office, CryptPad and SoftMaker FreeOffice.

LibreOffice alternatives are mainly Office Suites but may also be Word Processors or Spreadsheet Apps. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of LibreOffice.
This page was last updated May 24, 2022
LibreOffice
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  • Free • Open Source
  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • BSD
  • PortableApps.com

LibreOffice is a free and open-source office suite that is compatible with other major office suites, and is available on...

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  1. Apache OpenOffice is a leading open-source office suite that offers free applications for word processing, spreadsheet, presentations, graphics, databases and more.

    Apache OpenOffice vs LibreOffice opinions
    Most users think Apache OpenOffice is a great alternative to LibreOffice.
    78jmb6dk

    OpenOffice seems to be end-of-life. It doesn't receive as many code contributions as LibreOffice and has fewer features. LibreOffice is a successor to this project and is probably better for most users.

    Negative comment • 3 months ago
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    gregorijus

    Lightweight and stability.

    Positive comment • almost 6 years ago
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    kateh542

    its a good alternative to ms office and libre office.

    Positive comment • about 2 years ago
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    Actually, (Apache) OpenOffice was before LibreOffice. The macro's of LibreOffice run smoothly in OpenOffice, and even more fluently with less flickering on radeon graphic adaptors.

    Positive comment • over 2 years ago
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  2. ONLYOFFICE

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    • Free Personal • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron

    ONLYOFFICE is an open-source online collaborative office combining editors for documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and forms. It is compatible with all popular formats and features maximum support for MS Office files.

    ONLYOFFICE vs LibreOffice opinions
    Almost everyone thinks ONLYOFFICE is a great alternative to LibreOffice.
    JohnFastman

    ONLYOFFICE is less functional than Libre Office, but it is open source and has the following advantage I find useful: It opens all Microsoft Office .doc and .docx files with better fidelity than Libre Office does. Especially those with embedded vector graphics, which Libre sometimes screws up. The functionality is more like Google docs or something (e.g. no plugins, etc.). But it's good to have around.

    Positive comment • over 5 years ago
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    The user experience is a lot more smoother than with LibrOffice, which desperatly needs a user interface overhaul. It looks a lot like Microsoft Office presentation, which threw me off at first, but is so much more understandable and enjoyable in the long-run!

    Positive comment • about 2 months ago
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    schmebi

    Has a modern design and a lot of features, you can use it completly free as personal user.

    Positive comment • 8 months ago
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    Especially Presentation mode better than Impress.

    Positive comment • over 1 year ago
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  4. WPS Office

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    • Freemium • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    WPS Office is a free, lightweight, feature-rich comprehensive office suite with high compatibility. Capable of handling texts in Writer, Presentation, Spreadsheet, and PDF files.

    WPS Office vs LibreOffice opinions
    Some users think WPS Office is a great alternative to LibreOffice, some don't.
    JohnFastman

    WPS has the following drawbacks: 1) The 'free' version doesn't let you print freely (ie without a watermark, if at all), 2) Unlike Libre Office, it doesn't integrate with many popular plugins, e.g. Zotero or Mendeley. 3) It's not open source and therefore, in contrast to what another comment here claims, you don't know what the code is doing, and you don't know if it's spying on you or not.

    Negative comment • over 5 years ago
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    sedeti

    The free version can't edit documents

    Negative comment • about 1 year ago
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    WayneL86

    WPS office by default saves files in .docx format, so it's one less step you have to do. There have been zero crashes unlike Libre office, which on 3 different distros of linux (Linux Mint, Korora, and Arch linux) have all crashed, causing me to lose the file I was working on. Not a knock on Libre office, but WPS is more closely related to Microsoft Office as one of the best alternatives, without all of the spying.

    Positive comment • over 5 years ago
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    kateh542

    good ms office alternative but free version has limits.

    Positive comment • about 2 years ago
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  5. CryptPad is a private-by-design alternative to popular office tools and cloud services. All the content stored on CryptPad is encrypted before being sent, which means nobody can access your data unless you give them the keys.

    Almost everyone thinks CryptPad is a great alternative to LibreOffice.

  6. SoftMaker Office is an office suite for Windows, Linux, Android, Windows Mobile, and Windows CE.

    SoftMaker FreeOffice vs LibreOffice opinions
    Almost everyone thinks SoftMaker FreeOffice is a great alternative to LibreOffice.
    ndlinn

    Easily the easist, fastest & best designed Office alternative, though it may lack some advanced functionality (I wouldn't know, as I primarily use it for standard, basic office suite use)

    Positive comment • almost 2 years ago
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    Pretty similar to MS Office (uses the ribbon interface), very complete and powerful suite.

    Positive comment • almost 3 years ago
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  8. Calligra Suite

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE
    • FreeBSD

    Calligra Suite is an office and graphic art suite by KDE. It is available for desktop PCs, tablet computers, and smartphones. It contains applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, vector graphics, and editing databases.

  9. Office Online

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    • Free • Proprietary
    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge

    Office Online is an online office suite offered by Microsoft, which allows users an easy way to access, view, create and edit documents using lightweight, web browser-based versions of Microsoft Office applications:

    Most users think Office Online is a great alternative to LibreOffice.

  10. The enterprise-ready edition of LibreOffice provides you the powerful on-premise office suites, that enable you to access documents, author new content and work collaboratively. For Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and Chrome OS.

    Collabora Office vs LibreOffice opinions
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    So far the best experience using ODF formats with collabora office

    Positive comment • about 2 years ago
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  11. iWork is an office suite by Apple. It includes Pages, a word processing and desktop publishing application, Keynote, a presentation package, and Numbers, a spreadsheet application.

    Apple iWork vs LibreOffice opinions
    Most users think Apple iWork is a great alternative to LibreOffice.

    A modern and consistent user experience while retaining an intuitive simplicity that is enough for accomplishing 99% of all tasks.

    Positive comment • about 4 years ago
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  12. OfficeSuite is a cross-platform office suite for Windows PC, Android, and iOS. It has powerful modules for DOCUMENTS, SPREADSHEETS, PRESENTATIONS, and PDF files.

    OfficeSuite vs LibreOffice opinions
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    KiranJoshi

    I installed this in my mobile, Device compatibility is good.

    Positive comment • about 3 years ago
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