LibreOffice
LibreOffice is a powerful, free, and open-source office productivity suite, offering a comprehensive set of applications for document creation, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, and more. It serves as a community-driven alternative to proprietary office software, emphasizing open standards…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2010
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- LibreOffice was created to provide a robust, free, and open-source office suite that was truly community-governed and vendor-independent. It addressed the concerns that its direct predecessor, OpenOffice.org, faced under Oracle's ownership, ensuring a vibrant future for the codebase and continued commitment to open standards and cross-platform compatibility.
- Platforms
- Linux (various distributions), Android (viewing/editing apps), OpenBSD, FreeBSD, iOS (viewing/editing apps), macOS, NetBSD, Microsoft Windows
Related technologies
Notable users
- French Ministry of Defense
- Government of the Autonomous Community of Valencia, Spain
- Italian Ministry of Defense
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
- Brazilian National Statistics Institute (IBGE)
- City of Munich, Germany
- City of Lille, France