LibreOffice

LibreOffice

LibreOffice 7.1.2 Start Center (running on Linux and GNOME)
Original author(s)	Star Division
Developer(s)	The Document Foundation
Initial release	25 January 2011; 13 years ago (2011-01-25)[1]
Stable release	Fresh 24.8[2]  / 22 August 2024
Repository	git.libreoffice.org/core
Written in	C++, XML and Java[3]
Operating system	Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS
Platform	x86-64 (all operating systems), IA-32, ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, S390x[4]
Predecessor	OpenOffice.org
Standard(s)	OpenDocument
Available in	119 languages[5]
Type	Office suite
License	MPLv2.0 (secondary license GPL, LGPLv3+ or Apache License 2.0)[6]
Website	www.libreoffice.org

LibreOffice is a free open source office suite. It was forked from Sun Microsystems' OpenOffice.org office suite. It is a collection of office-related applications. This includes a word processor, a spreadsheet program and a presentation program. It is available for many different operating systems, including Windows, macOS and Linux. It supports the OpenDocument format as well as the file formats of Microsoft Office and most other office suites.

LibreOffice was created by the Document Foundation in response to Oracle Corporation's acquisition of Sun Microsystems.^[7][8]

1. ↑ Effenberger, Florian (25 January 2011). "The Document Foundation launches LibreOffice 3.3". The Document Foundation. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
2. ↑ Italo Vignoli (22 August 2024). "LibreOffice 24.8, for the privacy-conscious office suite user". Retrieved 25 August 2024.
3. ↑ "The LibreOffice Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages Page". Retrieved 8 October 2021.
4. ↑ "Debian -- Details of package libreoffice in bullseye". Debian project. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
5. ↑ "Download LibreOffice – Select language". The Document Foundation. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
6. ↑ "Licenses". The Document Foundation. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
7. ↑ "OpenOffice.org Community announces The Document Foundation". The Document Foundation. 28 September 2010. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
8. ↑ Paul, Ryan. "Document Foundation forks OpenOffice.org, liberates it from Oracle". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2021.