Looking for an alternative to Microsoft Office for the Linux.
I’ve already tried:
- LibreOffice (It doesn’t have the same experience as Microsoft’s apps.)
- OnlyOffice Desktop Editors (I like it)
What else would you recommend?
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Once you get used to libreoffice ms office will feel like a gimmicky toy
You haven’t used LibreOffice’s pivot tables have you?
Nope I use python for that 😹
Exactly. Point proven
Sorry I don’t have a good recommendation
I don’t either.
Neither do I.
Stick with LibreOffice , you’ll get used and it is most likely the best alternative.
This.
That?
No that
This it is, then.
I am done.
Honestly, if your willing to learn to use LibreOffice, it’s way more powerful than OnlyOffice. It took me a minute to get used to it too, but once you do, it’s pretty awesome. And if your worried about UI, you can change some of those things in the settings, like you can make it have a MS-style ribbon at the top. If I were you, I’d spend two weeks trying LO, I think you’ll get used to it pretty quick
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much prefer the ribbons for the UI. it’s much more convenient imo and I was lost otherwise. glad libreoffice had that as customisation options!
honestly, I’ve only clicked on this post because of your username
“Foss Microsoft Office for Linux actually it isn’t in Opensource”
Look at my username, then at my displayname 😉
I think you’ll be pretty disappointed with anything else that’s available. Of those two I’d say stick with OnlyOffice.
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At that point, just use their browser based products.
They have extensive “telemetry” either way.
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That would also help fund further development of wine and proton.
I don’t use these kinds of tools in private unless I have to, and when I do, I found that OnlyOffice has better compatability with .docx-files. I recently had to make some changes and format a .docx-file, and after struggling to make it look correct in LibreOffice*, it did not show up correctly in Word. Output was more or less the same in OnlyOffice as in Word, and after redoing it in OnlyOffice, it looked almost completely correct in Word.
- This is, however, always a problem with these kinds of programs in my opinion.
Between the two I recommend OnlyOffice because it has better export compatibility, a PDF editor, seamless interchange between their desktop, mobile, and web versions, and a nicer UI. You’d only need LibreOffice if you’re doing very advanced document formatting or very niche scientific or financial formulas. LibreOffice has been around for a lot longer than OnlyOffice so its got more edge use cases figured out. Onlyoffice is more modern and IMO feels like a smoother experience with the UI.
I recommend installing Windows 8.1 in VirtualBox, and putting MS Office 2013/16 in it. You can get both these MS products at massgrave.dev with safe activation methods. If you can get by with MS Office 2007, use in Windows XP in VirtualBox like I do.
I figured out years ago that fighting with these FOSS alternatives is not a wise battle to pick. MS Office is one of those few necessary evils you need to work with others.
LibreOffice (It doesn’t have the same experience as Microsoft’s apps.)
If you like the experience from Microsoft’s apps, why do you use Linux?
Just use MS Office on Windows.OpenOffice
Open office is a worse form of Libre office
I know, that’s why I use LibreOffice.
OnlyOfficeOpenOffice was the only thing I could think of
Isn’t OpenOffice deprecated or mostly abandoned? I’m sure it will works, though.
Yeah it’s mostly abandoned. There was a thread about it recently. I will edit in a link.
Edit: I got lazy and stopped looking and also forgot to edit.
I don’t think anyone should use it, no. It is technically an option, though
