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LibreOffice Editor's Review

The mention of Office productivity suite conjures up image of Microsoft’s popular Office software for most of the PC users. However, there are a few free alternatives to the Redmond based giant’s popular office suite. If you want a decent office productivity suite minus a steep price tag, LibreOffice can fit your needs well. Its root lies in the favorite of Open Source enthusiasts, namely OpenOffice. The new release of LibreOffice has a number of much needed improvements like bug fixes, enhanced MS Office file compatibility and under the hood changes that boost stability.

The newest version of LibreOffice is free and includes the same apps that you find in its predecessor and now competitor, OpenOffice- math, Draw, base, Impress, Calc and Writer. The download size is 205 MB. The app runs on Windows XP and later releases. While installation is simple, some users may grudge the fact that downloading two separate files is necessary if Help section is required. However, unlike OpenOffice, its installer passes through Microsoft’s security signature check smoothly.

The interface of LibreOffice resembles that of OpenOffice closely though the icons are different. The dialog boxes are large except Find & Replace dialogue. The start page in the app offers links to extensions and templates that look similar and may create confusion even for seasoned users. There is the sidebar strongly reminiscent of OpenOffice as well. There is a sidebar that loads when you launch the app and you can customize it further under the advanced tab.

Thanks to its enhanced compatibility with Microsoft office apps, LibreOffice now deals with heavily formatted documents with ease. It does not mess up documents with bullets and images or even excel functions are not affected when you import them. However, in multi page documents with a plethora of formatting and elements, some rendering issues can happen. LibreOffice Writer fares better than OpenOffice Writer as far as Ms Word compatibility is concerned.

When you save files in LibreOffice, it offers you options to save in ODF formats,older binary versions as well as XML Office formats. It is ideal for people who need to share their file with other users on a regular basis. Now embedding fonts in the LibreOffice documents is possible while saving. The app runs slightly faster than OpenOffice overall.

Impress is nice presentations software but does come with a few glitches. You cannot rotate pictures by just right clicking in it which is possible in writer. However, you can rotate images counter clock or clock wise. LibreOffice has got new color gradients but it is rather old fashioned.

Positive Points:
 -   Improved stability and interface.
 -   Customizable sidebar.
 -   Enhanced compatibility with MS Office apps.
 -   Faster than OpenOffice in general operations.

Negative Points:
 -   Some compatibility issues are still present.
 -   Lags behind MS Office in the feature list.
 -   Installation takes a lot of time and is lengthy.

Conclusion:
The newest release of LibreOffice does contain improvements and better stability but there are no groundbreaking new features. Enhanced MS Office file support and speed of operation are noteworthy. In certain aspects the app scores over OpenOffice though there are rooms for improvements. However, you do not have to pay anything to use this Office productivity suite and the help section is adequate as well. If you detest bleeding your wallet dry to buy expensive commercial apps, give LibreOffice a try.

Rating: 3.5/5







LibreOffice Publisher's Description

LibreOffice is the power-packed free, libre and open source personal productivity suite for Windows, Macintosh and GNU/Linux, that gives you six feature-rich applications for all your document production and data processing needs: Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Math and Base. Support and documentation is free from our large, dedicated community of users, contributors and developers. You, too, can get involved!

Free download from Shareware Connection - LibreOffice is the power-packed free, libre and open source personal productivity suite for Windows, Macintosh and GNU/Linux, that gives you six feature-rich applications for all your document production and data processing needs: Writer, Calc, Impre

Publisher: libreoffice.org | License: Freeware | Price: 0.00
Version: 1.0 | Size: 150971 KB | Platform: Linux, Mac OS X, Unix, WinOther
Released Date: 22-05-2012 | Rating: 5 | Title: LibreOffice

Author Url: http://www.libreoffice.org/
Program Info Url: http://www.libreoffice.org/
Download Url: http://sourceforge.net/projects/libreoffice.mirror/files/LibO_3.5.2_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz/download?use_mirror=heanet
Screenshot Url: http://sourceforge.net/projects/libreoffice.mirror/screenshots/LibreOffice_Calc_3.3.png

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