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LibreOffice vs ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors

Two free alternatives to Microsoft 365, side by side.

Side by side

LibreOffice vs ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors: facts
FactLibreOfficeONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors
LicenseLicense: Open sourceMPL-2.0License: Open sourceAGPL-3.0-only
MaintenanceStatus: UnknownStatus: Unknown
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
Self-hostableNoNo
Works offlineYesYes
No account neededYesYes
Parity with Microsoft 36517%33%

License classes: Open source and Open source. Status rules: Active means a commit in the last 90 days. See the methodology.

Feature parity with Microsoft 365

Feature parity with Microsoft 365
FeatureLibreOfficeONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors
Apps
Word, Excel and PowerPoint equivalentsYesNote 1YesNote 2
Communication
Email, calendar and contactsNoNote 3NoNote 4
Video calls and chatNoNote 5NoNote 6
Storage
Cloud storage and file syncNoNote 7NoNote 8
Collaboration
Real-time co-authoring and sharingNoNote 9PartialNote 10
AI
Built-in AI assistantNoNote 11PartialNote 12
  1. LibreOffice, Word, Excel and PowerPoint equivalents: Writer, Calc and Impress open DOCX, XLSX and PPTX; complex files can shift
  2. ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, Word, Excel and PowerPoint equivalents: Document, spreadsheet and presentation editors built on OOXML
  3. LibreOffice, Email, calendar and contacts: The suite has no mail client; pair it with Thunderbird
  4. ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, Email, calendar and contacts: No mail client
  5. LibreOffice, Video calls and chat: No video or chat
  6. ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, Video calls and chat: No video or chat
  7. LibreOffice, Cloud storage and file sync: No cloud storage
  8. ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, Cloud storage and file sync: No storage; connects to Nextcloud or ONLYOFFICE servers
  9. LibreOffice, Real-time co-authoring and sharing: The desktop apps have no real-time co-authoring
  10. ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, Real-time co-authoring and sharing: Real-time co-editing needs a connected server
  11. LibreOffice, Built-in AI assistant: No built-in AI by design as of 26.8
  12. ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, Built-in AI assistant: AI plug-in works with your own provider and API key

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File formats

LibreOffice vs ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors: file formats
FormatLibreOfficeONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors
.docxNoOpens and savesNote 1Full fidelity
.docNoOpens onlyNote 2Partial fidelity
.rtfNoOpens and savesNote 3Partial fidelity
.odtNoOpens and savesNote 4Partial fidelity
.pdfNoOpens and savesNote 5Partial fidelity
.xlsxNoOpens and savesNote 6Full fidelity
.xlsNoOpens and savesNote 7Partial fidelity
.csvNoOpens and savesFull fidelity
.odsNoOpens and savesNote 8Partial fidelity
.pptxNoOpens and savesNote 9Full fidelity
.pptNoOpens onlyNote 10Partial fidelity
.odpNoOpens and savesNote 11Partial fidelity
  1. ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, .docx: Native format
  2. ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, .doc: Opens DOC through a conversion and saves as DOCX
  3. ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, .rtf: Editing can lose some formatting
  4. ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, .odt: Editing can lose some formatting
  5. ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, .pdf: The PDF editor handles forms, comments and basic edits
  6. ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, .xlsx: Native format
  7. ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, .xls: Editing can lose some formatting
  8. ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, .ods: Editing can lose some formatting
  9. ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, .pptx: Native format
  10. ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, .ppt: Opens PPT through a conversion and saves as PPTX
  11. ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, .odp: Editing can lose some formatting