LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid subscription costs | The free open-source Microsoft Office alternative is being downloaded by nearly 1 million users a week
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please don't call it app store, I just threw up a little in my mouth
Package Manager!
We have to be hip and shorten it, so like maybe instead of package manager it can be pacman or if maybe by distro so like the popos can have a pop shop
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Fortunately platforms like docs are providing sufficient competition that I donât think theyâd be able to lock it down as effectively as they once could.
They'll have to settle for "warning" the user if they detect a file that was made by libreoffice.
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I'm hoping to set one up later this year. I have an old laptop that has good enough specs to run it from my research - I just need to get everything off of it and swamp windows for Linux! Never did a Linux install so I'm excited.
As a lifetime Windows user who switched to Linux about ten years ago, I recommend Linux Mint. It's designed to look and feel like Windows 7 so it's an easier transition when you first move from Windows. Also Mint is a rock solid distribution and has been my daily driver for about 9 years now. And before I forget, Mint has great documentation and community so when you get stuck on something you can easily Google for help.
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Interest in LibreOffice, the open-source alternative to Microsoft Office, is on the rise, with weekly downloads of its software package close to 1 million a week. Thatâs the highest download number since 2023.
âWe estimate around 200 million [LibreOffice] users, but itâs important to note that we respect usersâ privacy and donât track them, so we canât say for sure,â said Mike Saunders, an open-source advocate and a deputy to the board of directors at The Document Foundation.
LibreOffice users typically want a straightforward interface, Saunders said. âThey donât want subscriptions, and they donât want AI being âhelpfulâ by poking its nose into their work â it reminds them of Clippy from the bad old days,â he said.
There are genuine use cases for generative AI tools, but many users prefer to opt-in to it and choose when and where to enable it. âWe have zero plans to put AI into LibreOffice. But we understand the value of some AI tools and are encouraging developers to create ⌠extensions that use AI in a responsible way,â Saunders said.
Iâve used Libre Office, but unpopular opinion, the formatting sucks. I just pirated word, never paying for that again
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I still use it sometimes.
Why would you do that to yourself???
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Does anyone know how to get endnote or a similar citation manager to work in Libre Office?
If you ever figure it out I'd love to know, too. I relied entirely on Libre Office as an undergrad but missed this feature of MS Word. I currently use a combination of Scribbr and Purdue Owl but would prefer an offline and open source solution.
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I think you are wildly underestimating the people who will say fuck it and keep rolling with 10. For that matter, how about the people who don't even realize it's EOL? Sure, they'll get warnings, which they'll promptly ignore.
I have some people at a client's still happily using 8.1 (but hey, at least they're not using 7!).
And, to be frank, if they had to stay on Windows I'd prefer they stay on 8.1 anyway. What with 10 requiring the online accounts or adding start menu adds or removing the interfaces of the Control Panel and everything else.
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Iâve used Libre Office, but unpopular opinion, the formatting sucks. I just pirated word, never paying for that again
You're keeping it entrenched.
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Iâve used Libre Office, but unpopular opinion, the formatting sucks. I just pirated word, never paying for that again
Yup. I used Libra in college but getting the formatting right took longer than writing my papers. If I had to pay for a subscription to office I wouldnât, and I donât, I just prefARRâ my office apps.
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Iâve used Libre Office, but unpopular opinion, the formatting sucks. I just pirated word, never paying for that again
The formatting... The formatting that you can easily modify. Sigh. It takes two minutes, my friend.
Anyway, you do you.
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Does anyone know how to get endnote or a similar citation manager to work in Libre Office?
Zotero is the tool you want. It works perfectly.
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As a lifetime Windows user who switched to Linux about ten years ago, I recommend Linux Mint. It's designed to look and feel like Windows 7 so it's an easier transition when you first move from Windows. Also Mint is a rock solid distribution and has been my daily driver for about 9 years now. And before I forget, Mint has great documentation and community so when you get stuck on something you can easily Google for help.
Steam games work too now which is good.
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Yup. I used Libra in college but getting the formatting right took longer than writing my papers. If I had to pay for a subscription to office I wouldnât, and I donât, I just prefARRâ my office apps.
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Interest in LibreOffice, the open-source alternative to Microsoft Office, is on the rise, with weekly downloads of its software package close to 1 million a week. Thatâs the highest download number since 2023.
âWe estimate around 200 million [LibreOffice] users, but itâs important to note that we respect usersâ privacy and donât track them, so we canât say for sure,â said Mike Saunders, an open-source advocate and a deputy to the board of directors at The Document Foundation.
LibreOffice users typically want a straightforward interface, Saunders said. âThey donât want subscriptions, and they donât want AI being âhelpfulâ by poking its nose into their work â it reminds them of Clippy from the bad old days,â he said.
There are genuine use cases for generative AI tools, but many users prefer to opt-in to it and choose when and where to enable it. âWe have zero plans to put AI into LibreOffice. But we understand the value of some AI tools and are encouraging developers to create ⌠extensions that use AI in a responsible way,â Saunders said.
We should all get Signal as well. If you don't have it you'll probably be surprised how many of your contacts do.
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I'm glad to see foss Software taking off. In the past, we had to be a tech enthusiast to Realize it with an option. Now it's pretty well known.
The large tech companies didn't get greedy and try to be so gross with privacy settings. People wouldn't make the move. They only have themselves to blame.
If you're into music, there's a great open source synthesizer.
My friend, FOSS has been readily available for more than a decade. Whether it's LibreOffice or the GIMP or VLC or whatever, these are very old pieces of software.
It's not taking off now. It already did. But now you personally are noticing.
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Zotero is the tool you want. It works perfectly.
Oh, that's fantastic! Thank you, I will give it a try!
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Yeah desktop apps era is back baby. Fuck you cloud.
Never even qualified for SOLDIER.
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You're keeping it entrenched.
Lack of quality replacement is keeping it entrenched. LibreOffice needs to step it up.
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Iâve used Libre Office, but unpopular opinion, the formatting sucks. I just pirated word, never paying for that again
LaTeX is your friend
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Interest in LibreOffice, the open-source alternative to Microsoft Office, is on the rise, with weekly downloads of its software package close to 1 million a week. Thatâs the highest download number since 2023.
âWe estimate around 200 million [LibreOffice] users, but itâs important to note that we respect usersâ privacy and donât track them, so we canât say for sure,â said Mike Saunders, an open-source advocate and a deputy to the board of directors at The Document Foundation.
LibreOffice users typically want a straightforward interface, Saunders said. âThey donât want subscriptions, and they donât want AI being âhelpfulâ by poking its nose into their work â it reminds them of Clippy from the bad old days,â he said.
There are genuine use cases for generative AI tools, but many users prefer to opt-in to it and choose when and where to enable it. âWe have zero plans to put AI into LibreOffice. But we understand the value of some AI tools and are encouraging developers to create ⌠extensions that use AI in a responsible way,â Saunders said.
Dropped the Word suite and used openoffice, then switched to libreoffice. Definitely a slightly clunkier feel to it, but avoiding yet more subscription, cloud based, internet connection needed, account needed software is becoming more and more important.
