The functional differences are very minor for example, the sidebar in OpenOffice Writer is open by default, whereas in LibreOffice it's closed. LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice are almost identical.

Both software suites offer plenty of user-made designs to download, but LibreOffice's selection of pre-installed options is far superior to OpenOffice's. If you often need to make presentations, LibreOffice has the edge in terms of the number (and quality) of slide templates available. If you choose LibreOffice, you'll need to pick one language at the start and stick with it. If you're multilingual, it's worth noting that Apache OpenOffice offers more in terms of flexibility when it comes to languages, letting you download additional language patches as plugins.

As its name implies, this is a small application specifically for creating charts and graphs, ready to be imported into other documents. Toolsīoth LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice offer essentially the same set of apps (Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Base and Math), but LibreOffice also includes a tool called Charts. Finally, he PPTX import/export filter has been improved.The frequency of updates means there's also more potential for bugs in LibreOffice, but any that do appear are likely to be resolved quickly. A long time Office XLSS bug, the 'invalid content error' when opening exported XLSX files with shapes has also been resolved. The program can also now export to XLSX files with sheet names longer than 31 characters and exporting XLSX checkboxes. This greatly improves interoperability across multiple MS Office versions. LibreOffice 7's DOCX is now saved in native 2013/2016/2019 mode, instead of 2007 compatibility mode. At the top of the list for users who've spent their working lives with Microsoft Office, the best feature is better compatibility with DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX files. This new major release comes with several improvements. Oh, and did I mention? LibreOffice won't cost you a cent. But, if you want an old-style office suite which lives on your PC, LibreOffice is now your top choice. Maybe paying an eternal subscription fee for Microsoft works for you. As a 'last resort' - Microsoft's words, not mine - Microsoft recommends Office 2019. Microsoft has made it clear that it sees the desktop office suite future on the cloud, not on your PC. How to add new users to your Linux machine

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