LibreOffice vs OpenOffice
LibreOffice is a successor project to OpenOffice.org, commonly known as OpenOffice, which had its last major update in 2014. LibreOffice adds many extra features and improved Microsoft Office compatibility, and has regular releases with security updates. Learn more about the history of OpenOffice and LibreOffice here, and check out this comparison:
Latest major (new feature) release | 24.2 – June 6, 2024 | 4.1 – April 2014 |
Minor releases since 2014 | 107 | 14 |
Microsoft OOXML export | Yes (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx) | No |
Security: signing of OOXML + PDF files | Yes | No |
Broad enterprise contribution | Yes – Collabora, CIB, allotropia, Red Hat, SIL… | No |
Source code updates in 2022 | 11,698 | 199 |