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I have heard they’re the main two choices for FOSS enthusiasts. What are their pros and cons?

I have used LibreOffice so far and I’m very impressed with the ui as it is much more visually appealing than IWork and Microsoft Office.

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[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 44 points 8 months ago (1 children)

the same way a healthily developing young person compares to their parent in the paliative care ward, whose religious relatives won't agree to turn off the respirator because "look they still have a heartbeat".

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Dang the situation is sadder than I thought.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 20 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You might be mixing up OpenOffice and OnlyOffice

OpenOffice is dead

OnlyOffice & LibreOffice are the two FOSS programs that people recommend.

Personally I like OnlyOffice a bit better, but I keep them both installed and updated

[–] popcar2@programming.dev 41 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

OpenOffice is ancient and isn't really being developed anymore. It's in maintenance mode and hasn't gotten a real update in over a decade from what I can tell. Libreoffice trumps it in every way.

That said, I prefer OnlyOffice these days. It's a lot slower unfortunately (running on electron...) but it's much closer to MS office and has better document compatibility.

[–] demesisx 32 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] NaibofTabr 24 points 8 months ago

This.

Friends don't let friends Electron.

Most users are stuck with crappy Electron apps because of the same forces that prevent users from switching to other platforms or services. [...] They exist because software markets are anticompetitive.

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 14 points 8 months ago

LibreOffice is awesome. OnlyOffice is pretty good too, and it integrates well into Nextcloud.