Vergleich von Funktionen: LibreOffice - Microsoft Office

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    Diese Seite vergleicht die Funktionen von LibreOffice 6.4

    (download) und Microsoft Office 2019 / 365. Sie unterscheidet zwischen großen und kleineren Funktionsunterschieden beinhaltet auch Hinweise zu LibreOffice-Erweiterungen. Der Vergleich hebt die Unterschiede hervor und zeigt deshalb keine Funktionen an, welche in beiden Office-Paketen enthält sind.

    There are separate comparison tables available for:

    1. Desktop (notebooks, desktop computers): LibreOffice 7.5.1 (download) vs. Microsoft Office 2021 / 365
    2. Mobile (smartphones, tablets): LibreOffice-based mobile solutions (download) vs. Microsoft Office 365 mobile apps
    3. Online (web browser-based office): LibreOffice-based Collabora Online 22.05 ([1] [2]) vs. Microsoft Office for the web. This section also includes the LibreOffice-based Chromebook App (Collabora Office download [3]) for reasons explained in the section.


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    Die Tabellen mit den Funktionsvergleichen werden kontinuierlich aktualisiert und sind deshalb noch in Arbeit.
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    Please feel free to improve this page. Last update to this table was made at 26.03.2023


    Desktop office: Notebooks, Desktop computers

    Desktop Office suite, general features: LibreOffice vs. Microsoft Office

    Major Feature Differences LibreOffice 7.5 MS Office 2021 / 365
    Plattformübergreifende Verfügbarkeit (Desktop)
    Yes
    .

    Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Haiku. (basierent auf der gleichen Codebasis).

    Partial
    .

    Windows and macOS.

    Windows and macOS versions have some document format compatibility problems, somewhat different feature sets and differences in the user interface; macOS version does not include the database application MS Access, does not include MS Publisher, and also lacks a number of other features (see below). Feature inconsistencies/differences in Windows versions, between "MS Office 2021" sales version and the "Office 365" rental version: some features are being subsequently included only in the rental version (newly added features also differ between macOS and MS Windows) leading to inconsistencies in the feature set (see below).

    Unterstützte Windows-Versionen
    Yes
    . Windows 7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10, 11, Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022. ([4]). Versionen bis LibreOffice 5.4 unterstützen immer noch Windows XP SP3, Vista.
    Yes
    . MS Office 2021 sales version: Windows 10, 11; Server 2019, 2022. MS Office 365 rental version: Windows 8.1, 10, 11, Windows Server 2016, 2019 ([5]).
    Unterstützte macOS-Versionen
    Yes
    . 10.13+ (High Sierra). Intel and Apple Silicon. ([6]).
    Yes
    . Die drei neusten Versionen. ([7])
    Portable version that runs on USB flash disks (without installation)
    Yes
    (download)
    No
    Quelloffen
    Yes
    , licensed under MPLv2 and others.
    No
    , proprietary and closed-source
    Full integration of all office components
    Yes
    . From within each office component, files of all other components can be opened and be newly created. Central StartCenter with access to office modules, recently used files and templates.
    No
    Availability free of charge
    Yes
    (download, donate)
    No
    , proprietary software to purchase or rent. When subscription for the rental version ends, applications enter read-only mode (view or print) and no new documents can be created. The purchase-version is a perpetual license. One-month trial version available for the rental version (but not for the one-time purchase version).
    Verfügbarkeit von Erweiterungen
    Yes
    . Complex ecosystem of extensions (over 390 on extensions.libreoffice.org and over 800 on extensions.openoffice.org), including automatic updates. Extensions and templates can be installed from within LibreOffice ("Additions dialog").
    Partial
    . Partly, no centralized extension system for add-ons and macros. Microsoft AppSource for Office 365. [8] Office Apps not supported on macOS.
    Localization
    Yes
    . 119 languages (detailed list of languages supported by LibreOffice)
    Partial
    . 91 languages in Windows version, 27 languages in macOS version (display language for (some) office applications)[9], [10], [11]
    Support of Right-to-leftWikipedia logo v3.svg (RTL) languages (e.g. Arabic) and other complex scripts
    Yes
    . Comprehensive support, based on HarfBuzzWikipedia logo v3.svg text shaping library
    Yes
    Additional writing aids
    Yes
    . Extended support (spell-check dictionaries, hyphenation patterns, thesaurus and grammar check, specialized dictionaries as extensions ([12], [13]). Detailed list of LibreOffice writing aids for over 150 languages.
    Partial
    . More limited, "proofing tools" for 92 languages in Windows version, 58 in macOS version [14], [15],[16]
    Language technology
    Yes
    . Comprehensive support, based on the most popular spellchecking library Hunspell

    LibreOffice Language Technology – News & Best practices, YouTube, Hunspell 1.7, LibreOffice vs MS Office, Better coverage: words, Unicode, morphology, 3 false alarms in Word, zero in Writer

    Partial
    . Eingeschränkt
    Support of complex languages and special smart-font features (ligatures, true small caps, old style numbers, proportional or mono-spaced numbers, capital spacing, and true superscript/subscript)
    Partial
    . Full support of SIL Graphite font technology ([17],[18]) and full support of OpenType optional features ([19],[20],[21]) by syntax and UI (tdf#58941). See also LibreOffice Smart Font HowTo. Support for Apple Advanced Typography (AAT) available on all platforms. Interoperability: No support for optional OpenType features in OOXML (tdf#104281), and ODF 1.2 doesn’t provide OpenType optional features support (support scheduled for ODF later)
    Partial
    . Limited via OpenType supporting ligatures, stylistic sets, number spacing options, number forms, and contextual alternates. [22] Support for optional OpenType features in OOXML.
    Support of font variation
    Partial
    . Limited support for font styles predefined on the STAT table, no support to reproduce font variation instances on different axis. tdf#152206
    Partial
    . Limited support for font rendering on screen, no support for printing and PDF export.
    Easy access to vector clip art
    Yes
    . via LO Gallery (clipart extensions ([23] or [24])). Extension for the integration of clipart from OpenClipart.org. Additional toolbar control to insert Emojis (experimental: tdf#100100)
    Partial
    . Selection of clip art is asking for search with Bing in Online Pictures. Extended selection of "icons". Access to stock photos and icons.
    Macro scripting languages
    Yes
    . Multiple languages, support for wide variety of languages (LibreOffice Basic, JavaScript, BeanShell, and Python). ScriptForge libraries as extensible and robust collection of macro scripting resources for Basic and Python. Import and export of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), see ([25] and the release notes).
    Partial
    . Single language, support for Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Indirectly also Visual Basic or Visual C# by using automation.
    CMIS protocol support to access Document Management Systems
    Yes
    . Support for Google Drive, MS OneDrive, Alfresco, IBM FileNet, IBM Connections Cloud, Lotus Quickr Domino, Nuxeo, OpenDataSpace, OpenText ELS, MS Sharepoint, WebDAV, FTP, SSH, Windows share. (tdf#62437)
    Partial
    . Inbuilt support only for MS SharePoint and MS OneDrive
    Support of ISO standards OpenDocument Format (ODF)Wikipedia logo v3.svg
    Yes
    . Advanced support, ODF v1.3 extended
    Partial
    . Limited support, ODF v1.3, in MS Windows sales and rental version, and online version. Support of OpenDocument (ODF v1.3) in macOS version and mobile versions (Android, iOS) are more limited and require the use of an online file format conversion service. [26] [27] [28]
    PDF export extended options
    Yes
    . Multiple options (Additional options: Tagged PDF, Time stamp protocolWikipedia logo v3.svg, detailed image settings, Hybrid PDF, transition effects, extended security and permission options, PDF forms, initial view settings, extended handling of URLs, digital signatures, and PDF signatures according to PAdESWikipedia logo v3.svg standard). Support for font embedding of all font types (incl. OpenType CFF fonts (.otf)). Support for PDF/A-1, PDF/A-2 (archiving) and PDF/UA (universal accessibility) standards.
    Partial
    . High or low quality PDF, page and markup to print in Access, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint [29]; pictures resolution and non-printing informations in Publisher. No support for font embedding of OpenType CFF fonts in PDF export [30].
    Document classification
    Yes
    . Document classification in Writer, Calc, and Impress according to TSCP-standards (also with multiple policies). See: [31] and [32].
    Partial
    . No inbuilt document classification system, but Information Rights Management (IRM) supported
    Import of SVG vector graphics (.svg, .svgz)
    Yes
    Yes
    , .svg files supported
    Import of Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) vector graphics (.eps)
    Yes
    (with some rendering issues: tdf#81497, tdf#67464)
    No
    . Support for .eps images entirely removed in Office 2019 and rental version ([33]. In Office 2016 sales version, it was [34]) turned off by default due to security issues, but could be manually enabled via Windows registry. There were general rendering issues of .eps files in PDF export ([35]).
    Insert PDF as an image into documents
    Yes
    ([36])
    No
    Creation of Hybrid PDFs (ODF file embedded in PDF for full editing)
    Yes
    No
    Import from raster graphics software: Adobe Photoshop (.psd)
    Yes
    No
    Import from vector graphics / DTP software: CorelDraw (v1-X7), Corel Presentation Exchange, Adobe/Macromedia Freehand (v3-11), Adobe PageMaker, Zoner/Callisto Draw (.zmf), QuarkXPress 3.1 to 4.1
    Yes
    No
    Import of MS Visio files
    Yes
    . Supported (Visio 2000-2013)
    No
    (only via MS Visio which is not part of MS Office)
    Import of video and audio formats FLAC Audio (.flac), Flash Video (.flv), Matroska Media (.mkv), OGG Audio, Ogg Video, Quicktime Video, WebM Video, Real Audio (.ra), Real Media (.rm), Digital Video (.dv), Audio Codec (.ac3), and Ogg Opus (.opus)
    Yes
    No
    Drawing and vector graphics software
    Yes
    . LibreOffice Draw, drawing and vector graphics software that supports pages (up to 300cm x 300cm), layers, numerous drawing tools and DTP features.
    Partial
    . MS Powerpoint provides some features of a drawing software.
    PIM and email software
    No
    . Not part of LibreOffice, referring to alternative PIM software such as Mozilla Thunderbird. See the comparison on this wiki: Mozilla Thunderbird vs. Microsoft Outlook.

    Mail Merge Wizard sends out emails directly from LibreOffice without email software. LibreOffice-wide access to address books via Base.

    Yes
    . MS Outlook
    Desktop publishing (DTP) software
    Partial
    . Writer supports many advanced DTP features (see section on Writer in this comparison table). Draw supports frame-based DTP features. Import of MS Publisher files (and from other DTP software) in Draw.
    Yes
    . MS Publisher
    Integrated Development Environment (IDE) feature set
    Partial
    . The BASIC Integrated Development Environment (IDE) does not have: 1. Refactoring facilities (Renaming affects dependencies/Extract Method/Extract interface etc.) (tdf#92251, tdf#94524, tdf#94526, tdf#94527, tdf#94528, tdf#94529, tdf#94530); 2. Intellisense (or any other code completion functionality) such as auto-code-completion and showing the properties and methods of an object (tdf#66185); 3. Error checking (the IDE actually knows its symbols).
    Yes
    . Supported with Visual Basic for Applications and/or additional purchase of Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio (Windows-only). macOS version only supports a simplified Visual Basic Editor.
    Import & Export of Microsoft OOXML files
    Partial
    . Good and extended support of real life OOXML files (e.g. .xlsx, .docx, .pptx), standardized (transitional) OOXML files, as well as import of OOXML-strict files. [37]
    Yes
    . Advanced support of transitional (default) and strict OOXML files
    PDF Import
    Partial
    , into Draw and Writer with the limitation that text is imported line-based (tdf#32249).
    Yes
    , into MS Word
    Synchronous collaborative editing
    No
    . Not available in the desktop applications (tdf#133984), see development information: Collaborative Editing and Track changes. Collaborative editing in LibreOffice online versions.
    Yes
    . Support in desktop applications via MS OneDrive, MS Sharepoint or MS Teams. Support in desktop applications varies: Real-time "co-authoring" in MS Word, Powerpoint, and MS Excel (only via AutoSave) [38] (MS Powerpoint 2021 sales version only allows for co-authoring (via AutoSave). Simplified "sharing" of office documents in MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint via OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, or SharePoint. AutoSave feature, which automatically saves every few seconds, is supported in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Powerpoint, if files are stored on OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, or SharePoint Online. Supported in MS Office online versions. Collaboration with online versions is possible.
    User Interface approach
    Yes
    . Highly customizable UI concept "MUFFIN" [39],[40]: Available user interfaces: (1) Classic UI with multiple toolbars mode, and Sidebar panel. (2) Single Toolbar mode, and Sidebar panel. (3) Notebookbar Tabbed UI. (4) Notebookbar Grouped Compact UI. (5) Notebookbar Tabbed Compact UI. (6) Notebookbar Contextual Single UI (Writer and Draw). Customization possible: Several icon themes available (Karasa Jaga, Breeze, Breeze Dark, New Colibre, Elementary, Sifr, Sifr Dark, Sukapura, Tango). Colour themes "Normal" and "Dark" via Tools ▸ Options ▸ LibreOffice ▸ Application Colors. Experimental dark mode support for Windows 10/11 [41]
    Partial
    . Ribbon UI; Colour themes ([42]) on MS Windows: Colorful, Dark Gray, Black, White, Dark mode. On macOS: Colorful, Classic, Dark mode.
    User interface improved to enable use on touch screen devices on desktop operating systems.
    No
    (tdf#102015)
    Partial
    . Slightly adjusted user interface for touch screen devices, but no redesign.
    Keyboard driven menu system (search function to better find features in office suite), Head-Up-Display (HUD).
    Yes
    . It can be invoked with the menu Help ▸ Serch Commands or the shortcut ⇧ Shift + Esc. tdf#91874 blog
    Yes
    . Tell Me search bar. Search with voice (supported in Windows rental version, not supported in MS Office 2021 sales versions; not available on macOS)
    Accessibility checker
    Yes
    . Accessibility checker and support for PDF/UA. Accessibility improvements [43]. Extension for text documents: AccessODF.
    Yes
    [44], [45].
    Chat with other authors (collaborative editing)
    No
    Yes
    . In-app chat with co-authors for shared files on SharePoint Online or OneDrive for Business. Not supported for OneDrive Consumer or any other storage location. Non-persistent chat (history not preserved; new users see only newly incoming messages). (Not supported in MS Office 2019 sales version; not supported on Android and iOS).
    Integration of instant Messaging (IM), voice, video, or screen sharing.
    No
    Yes
    . Skype integration (not supported in macOS version).
    Dictation / speech recognition
    No
    Yes
    in MS Word, MS Powerpoint, MS Outlook [46]. Voice audio is sent to Microsoft cloud servers and returned as text. (Not supported in MS Office 2021 sales versions)
    Inserting and editing 3D models
    No
    (previous support in Impress for glTF (.dae/.kmz) 3D models removed in version 6.0)
    Yes
    in Powerpoint, Word, and Excel. Insert animated 3D graphics in Powerpoint, Word, and Excel (Supported in Windows rental version, not supported in MS Office sales versions.)
    Support of color fonts
    Partial
    . Support for color fonts using color layers (COLR/CPAL OpenType tables) and color bitmaps (CBLC/CBDT or sbix tables). No support for color fonts using SVGs (SVG table) and COLR version 1 format (tdf#114403 tdf#151057).
    Yes
    . [47]
    Support of math fonts
    No
    (tdf#103680), workaround using TexMaths extension with XeLaTeX compiler. [48]
    Yes
    Minor Feature Differences LibreOffice 7.5 MS Office 2021 / 365
    Generation of QR codes and barcodes
    Yes
    . QR codes and one-dimensional barcodes. In Impress, Draw, Writer and Calc
    Yes
    . [49]
    Support of graphics formats: WebP
    Yes
    No
    Import of graphics formats DXF, MET, PBM, PCD, PCX, PGM, PPM, PPM, RAS, SGF, SVM, TGA, XBM, XPM
    Yes
    No
    Import of Classic Mac OS legacy vector and bitmap graphics formats: BeagleWorks, ClarisWorks, GreatWorks, MacPaint, MacWorks, SuperPaint, MacDraw, MacDraw II, RagTime for Mac 2-3, ClarisDraw, MacDraft
    Yes
    No
    Import of additional video and audio formats: CD Audio, Vivo Video.
    Yes
    No
    Drawing features: Arrow endings
    Yes
    . Substantially wider selection, including Crow’s feet notation
    No
    . Less supported arrow endings
    Drawing features: Point Eraser, Lasso, Sketched outline style.
    No
    Yes
    . ([50]) (not available on macOS). ([51])
    Document converter wizard
    Yes
    No
    Euro currency converter wizard
    Yes
    No
    Expert config to access a multitude of settings from UI
    Yes
    No
    Support for multiple color palette formats: Gimp (.gpl), Adobe Swatch Exchange (.ase), LibreOffice/Apache OpenOffice (.soc)
    Yes
    (note: tdf#92354)
    No
    Import MathML formula from clipboard
    Yes
    No
    Import of StarOffice binary file formats .sdc, .sda, .sdw
    Partial
    . Basic support
    No
    Digital signatures / Signature Line
    Yes
    . Multiple signatures, including OOXML signatures. Visible signatures in Writer, Calc and Draw. Round-trip with MS Office problematic (tdf#58442, tdf#58476). Import/export of PDF signatures. Support of XAdESWikipedia logo v3.svg standard (XML Advanced Electronic Signatures) and OpenPGP keys. Support for ECDSA keys (on Linux and macOS). Support for OpenPGP-based document encryption.
    Yes
    (OOXML/XML-DSig and XAdES signatures)
    Convert SVG image to shapes / polygon
    Yes
    . Conversion supported in LO Draw. Additionally opening SVG files directly as shapes is supported in LO Draw. (tdf#115571)
    Yes
    Enhanced list of recent files and folders
    Partial
    (tdf#61174, tdf#60743). Option to clear list of recent documents. Selectively delete Recent Documents (in StartCenter)
    Yes
    (option to set recent files as permanent)
    Custom colors in formula editor
    Yes
    . Full support of HTML colors in Math (RGB colors, UI in element pane) (tdf#40436)
    Yes
    Third-party software dependencies
    Partial
    . Java runtime environment (JRE) installation required for certain - but not most - features of the software. Java is notably required for Base.
    Yes
    . Not required
    Shortcut keys for accented Latin characters
    No
    (tdf#71176), workaround using Unicode conversion, see Unicode character input with Alt+X
    Partial
    . Limited support
    Inserting audio / video / pictures from online sources
    No
    (tdf#42246). Work-around: Download of online video and embed it in presentation (incl. Flash videos)
    Partial
    [52] Insert online videos (Youtube, Vimeo, Slideshare.net) to MS Word (not available on macOS). Insert online videos (Youtube, Vimeo, MS Stream, Flipgrid) to MS Powerpoint. Insert online pictures in Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
    Collaboration with @mentions in comments
    No
    Yes
    , in PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook. [53]
    Quick access to email attachments
    No
    Yes
    , "Shared with me" feature in PowerPoint, Excel, Word.
    Streaming of office applications/office on demand
    No
    (possible via third party services)
    Yes
    ([54])
    Ink drawings / annotations (e.g. on touch- and pen-enabled devices)
    No
    (tdf#35092), (only support for import of existing ink annotations from MS Word file format)
    Yes
    . Several pens, highlighters, colors and color effects, and pencils for inking to draw/annotate/highlight. Lasso Select (free-form tool for selecting ink). Ink replay feature
    Recognition of shapes from ink drawings
    No
    Yes
    . [55] supported in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Powerpoint
    Recognition of text from ink drawings
    No
    Yes
    . [56] Conversion of ink to shapes in MS Powerpoint and MS Word (Not supported in MS Office 2021 sales versions)
    Automatic background removal of a picture
    No
    (tdf#103424)
    Yes
    . Supported in MS Windows version (not supported in macOS version)
    Live preview while formatting
    No
    (tdf#37048)
    Yes
    Inserting a screenshot from within applications
    No
    Yes
    Import of graphics formats: MEZ, PCZ
    No
    Yes
    Export to XPS formatWikipedia logo v3.svg
    No
    Yes
    Support for Touch Bar on Apple MacBook Pro
    No
    (tdf#105803)
    Yes
    (macOS only)

    === Desktop Word processors: LibreOffice Writer vs. Microsoft Word ===

    Major Feature Differences LO Writer 7.5 MS Word 2021 / 365
    Handling of captions for graphics or image boxes
    Yes
    . Stable layout
    No
    . Layout problems
    Styles (page styles, frame styles)
    Yes
    No
    Overlining of text
    Yes
    No
    . No, but complicated workaround
    Master documents for longer texts
    Yes
    . Master documents and Master document templates supported
    No
    . Supported but deprecated because it causes file corruption
    Redaction tool / sanitization of classified information
    Yes
    . Supported. Redaction & Automatic redaction tool
    No
    Register-true feature / register accuracy (DTP-feature)
    Yes
    No
    Business card wizard
    Yes
    (release notes)
    No
    Text auto completion of words already used before
    Yes
    [57]
    No
    XForms documents creation
    Yes
    No
    Mathematical calculations in tables
    Yes
    . Complex calculations
    No
    . Only basic arithmetic
    DocBook import & export
    Yes
    No
    Export to MediaWiki (Wikipedia) format
    Yes
    No
    Export to XHTML
    Yes
    No
    Export to EPUBWikipedia logo v3.svg e-book file format (.epub)
    Yes
    No
    Export document as image(s)
    Yes
    . Supported, image formats: .jpg, .png
    No
    Import of Apple Pages documents
    Yes
    . Support for Pages v1-5 [58]
    No
    Working with large documents
    Yes
    . Stable layout
    Partial
    . Some layout problems [59]
    Extended label creation features (release notes)
    Yes
    (generic database access, synchronise content)
    Partial
    Frames
    Yes
    . DTP-like features like text in multiple columns and text-wrap around graphics
    Partial
    . Concept of "horizontal frames" is more limited
    DirectCursor (allows to enter text anywhere on a page)
    Yes
    Yes
    . Supported, under the name Click and type (advanced option)
    Table styles
    Partial
    (release notes 5.3 and release notes 6.0) (tdf#34391).
    Yes
    PDF export of comments
    Partial
    . Export of comments according to PDF specification (via "File" > "Export as PDF"). PDF export of comments: inside the margin, at end of page, at end of document (activation complicated, only via: "Tools" > "Options" > "LibreOffice Writer" > "Print" (tdf#77650))
    Partial
    . Export only as comments inside margin
    Grammar check
    Yes
    .

    4 languages with built-in grammar checker (English, Russian, Hungarian and Brazilian Portuguese). Grammar checker LanguageTool available as remote grammar checker or as extension: Languagetool for 30 languages plus 13 language variants (level of language support varies; 11 languages with more than 1000 rules). Other grammar checker extensions available: Grammalecte for French, CoGroo for Brazilian Portuguese

    Yes
    . 21 languages (plus 1 language variant) were supported in MS Office 2013 with additional costs) ; no information on supported languages in MS Office 2016. Grammar check on macOS version limited to few languages.
    Style sets (for paragraph styles)
    Partial
    . Different. Templates provide this functionality, but more difficult to handle. Helpful extension: Template Changer (tdf#89286). Experimental design themes: (tdf#45176, tdf#90497)
    Yes
    . Supported ("document themes")
    Use of LaTeX syntax for formulas
    No
    . Extension: TexMaths
    Yes
    . Ability to type math using the LaTeX syntax (Not supported in macOS version)
    Vertical alignment (top/center/bottom) of content on page
    No
    (tdf#36117), workarounds via frame/table
    Yes
    Picture styles & additional effects
    No
    (tdf#59906), but effects are preserved on import and export. Glow effect and soft edges supported
    Yes
    View changes in the margin in "track changes" mode
    Partial
    Option to show track changes (additions or deletions) in margin (Tools - Options - LibreOffice Writer - View - Enable Tracked deletions in margin). Implementation misses some features, see: tdf#137770 tdf#147169
    Yes
    Diagonal borders in tables
    No
    (tdf#51665)
    Yes
    Extended reading mode of documents
    No
    (tdf#55168)
    Yes
    Collapse and expand parts of a document
    Yes [60].
    (tdf#135310)
    Yes
    Instant messaging while collaborating on document
    No
    Yes
    ([61])
    Track changes only for own changes (while collaborative editing)
    No
    Yes
    . Option to track one's own changes without forcing others to track theirs ([62]). (not supported in MS Office 2021 sales versions)
    Reading aloud; Text-to-speech (TTS) ability
    No
    . Extension Read Text.
    Yes
    ([63])
    Minor Feature Differences LO Writer 7.5 MS Word 2021 / 365
    Protected cells in tables (allows better creation of forms)
    Yes
    No
    Open erroneous .doc files
    Yes
    . Better recovery mode ([64],[65])
    No
    . More frequently denies opening those files
    Wizard to create personalized letter templates
    Yes
    No
    Import & Export Unified Office Format text
    Yes
    No
    Import & Export AportisDoc (Palm), PocketWord documents
    Yes
    . Supported (requires Java)
    No
    Import of AbiWord files
    Yes
    No
    Import of eBook formats: FictionBook 2.0, BroadBand, Plucker (Palm), eReader (Palm), zTXT (Palm), TealDoc (Palm), PalmDoc (Palm)
    Yes
    No
    Import of legacy Mac OS word processing documents: MS Word for Mac (1-5.1), MS Works for Mac (1-4), ClarisWorks/AppleWorks, Write Now, MacWriteII/MacWritePro, DOCMaker 4, FullWrite Professional, HanMac Word-K/J, LightWayText for Mac 4.5, Mariner Write Mac Classic 1.6-3.5, MindWrite Document, Nisus Writer Mac Classic 3.4-6.5, TeachText/SimpleText 1, Tex-Edit 2, WriterPlus, Z-Write 1.3, eDOC 2, Acta Mac Classic, BeagleWorks/WordPerfect Works 1, GreatWorks, MacDoc 1, MoreMac 2-3, RagTime for Mac 2-3
    Yes
    No
    Import of DOS/Windows legacy word processing documents: Microsoft Word for DOS, Microsoft WinWord 5, Microsoft Word 6.0 / 95, Microsoft Write, Hangul WP97, Text 602 (T602), Lotus WordPro
    Yes
    No
    Logo toolbar and interpreter
    Yes
    [66]
    No
    Format text of all comments in document
    Yes
    No
    Comments in headers and footers
    Yes
    No
    Text boxes allow multiple columns
    Yes
    No
    Markdown feature to automatic format *bold*, /italic/, -strikeout- and _underline_
    Yes
    . (How to switch on the feature). See also tdf#133023
    No
    PDF export preserves footnote/endnote anchors
    Yes
    . Links between anchors and footnotes or endnotes (even if not on the same page) are available in both direction.
    No
    Conditional text
    Yes
    ([67], [68](PDF) [69])
    Partial
    ([70], [71])
    Automatic replacement of Emojis
    Yes
    . supported. Additional toolbar control to insert Emojis (experimental: tdf#100100)
    Partial
    . Manual creation of replacement lists
    Number of columns per table in document
    Yes
    . Unlimited columns
    Partial
    . Limited to 63 columns
    Multi-line headings for chapters
    Yes
    . Multi-line headings for chapters by allowing a line break as separator between a chapter number and its name (in Chapter Numbering dialog)
    Partial
    . Only via work-around [72]
    Maximum page size
    Yes
    . 300cm x 300cm
    Partial
    . 55.87cm x 55.87cm
    Bibliographic features
    Partial
    . Basic inbuilt support. Excellent free extensions: e.g. Zotero, JabRef as well as proprietary extensions.
    Yes
    . Inbuilt support. Excellent free extensions: e.g. Zotero as well as proprietary extensions.
    Advanced find & replace / Special characters
    Partial
    (tdf#38261). See List of Regular Expressions. Extension: Alternative dialog Find & Replace for Writer
    Yes
    Complex Outline numbering / Multilevel list
    Partial
    . Different numerically equivalent format not supported (tdf#35217)
    Yes
    Default keyboard shortcuts
    Partial
    . Less default shortcuts ([73])
    Yes
    . More default shortcuts ([74])
    Add watermarks to pages
    Partial
    . Support for text watermarks. Workaround for picture watermarks via adding image to header/footer.
    Partial
    (text and picture watermarks). This is not possible on Chromebooks as there is no app, Word for the web cannot do watermarks
    Outline view
    Partial
    Outline folding mode [75] (tdf#135310, alternative feature: Navigator > Content View to drag and promote/demote headings (see Improvements to Navigator in 7.0)
    Yes
    Complex/rich text formatting in comments (e.g. bullet points, text color, images, tables)
    No
    . Some formatting features are supported, e.g. font type, font size, bold, italics, underline, text alignment (align, centered, justified). (tdf#81458)
    Yes
    Document/text translation
    No
    (tdf#34058), extension: TradutorLibreText.
    Yes
    ([76])
    Decorative page borders
    No
    (tdf#39270)
    Yes
    Horizontal split view of the same document
    No
    (tdf#31481), workaround: Windows > New Window to clone document window.
    Yes
    Draft view
    No
    (tdf#67698)
    Yes
    Upload to blog servers
    No
    , extension: Sun Weblog Publisher (outdated).
    Yes
    (MS Sharepoint Blog, Telligent-Community, TypePad, WordPress, MetaWebLog API)
    Digital pen usage / ink gestures
    No
    Yes
    [77]. (Not supported in MS Office 2021 sales version and not supported in macOS version)
    Transform document into a Sway web page
    No
    Yes
    . supported in MS Word. (Not supported in MS Office 2021 sales version and not supported in macOS version)
    Line by line reading of text
    No
    Yes
    . Line Focus (removes removes distractions) feature in MS Word.
    'File name without extension' field
    Yes
    [78]
    No
    [79] [80]

    === Desktop Spreadsheet applications: LibreOffice Calc vs. Microsoft Excel ===

    Major Feature Differences LO Calc 7.5 MS Excel 2021 / 365
    Spreadsheet functions (for details see Functions comparison of LibreOffice Calc and Excel)
    Yes
    . 508 functions (29 functions unique to Calc) See an extensive description of Calc Functions
    Yes
    . 477 functions (23 functions unique to Excel)
    Unique Spreadsheet functions
    Yes
    . CURRENT, DDE, MONTHS, OPT_BARRIER, OPT_PROB_HIT, OPT_PROB_INMONEY, OPT_TOUCH, STYLE, EASTERSUNDAY, YEARS, DAYSINMONTH, DAYSINYEAR, GOALSEEK, ISLEAPYEAR, MULTIPLE.OPERATIONS, MULTIRANGE, MVALUE, NEG, ROT13, WEEKS, WEEKSINYEAR, FORECAST.ETS.MULT, FORECAST.ETS.PI.MULT, FORECAST.ETS.STAT.MULT, RAWSUBTRACT, REGEX, ROUNDSIG, FOURIER, RAND.NV, RANDBETWEEN.NV. Extension: Kanji to Phonetic provides PHONETIC function.
    Yes
    . CUBEKPIMEMBER, CUBEMEMBER, CUBEMEMBERPROPERTY, CUBERANKEDMEMBER, CUBESET, CUBESETCOUNT, CUBEVALUE, RTD, DBCS, CALL, REGISTER.ID, PHONETIC, YEN, FILTER, SORT, SORTBY, UNIQUE, SEQUENCE, RANDARRAY (tdf#126573), LET, XLOOKUP (tdf#127293), XMATCH (tdf#128425). STOCKHISTORY (Not available in MS Office 2021 sales versions)
    Comparison of two spreadsheet files
    Yes
    No
    Page styles (in addition to cell styles)
    Yes
    No
    Hyphenation of text in cells
    Yes
    No
    AutoSpellcheck / Spelling as you type
    Yes
    No
    ([81])
    Export to XHTML
    Yes
    No
    Full-Sheet Previews: Possibility to export all pages on a sheet as one page in the PDF
    Yes
    No
    Exporting of a single chart as image (e.g. jpg, png, svg, pdf)
    Yes
    Yes
    [82]
    OpenFormula standard
    Yes
    . Largely supported
    Partial
    Keep the copy of cells (usability of copy&paste)
    Yes
    . (Copy of cells is kept for pasting, even if the user does other tasks like typing or inserting cells)
    No
    ([83])
    Import of Apple Numbers spreadsheet documents
    Yes
    . Support for Numbers v1-3 [84], see also this comparison
    No
    Maximum number of columns per sheet
    Yes
    . 16,384. Jumbo spreadsheets supported since LO 7.4, see: [85], tdf#133764.
    Yes
    . 16,384 (256 in compatibility mode)
    Table styles
    Partial
    . View ▸ Toolbars ▸ Tools ▸ Choose Themes as well as Format ▸ AutoFormat provide part of this functionality. (tdf#77569, tdf#44762,tdf#44763)
    Yes
    Record a macro
    Partial
    . Limited support [86]
    Yes
    Insert a graphic into a spreadsheet header or footer
    Partial
    . Inserted image cannot be resized nor cropped, usability issues. (tdf#74146)
    Yes
    Statistical / Analysis toolkit
    Partial
    . Built-in Data Statistics Wizard with additional features: Chi2-test, Logarithmic regression, Power regression
    Partial
    . Add-on, not activated by default. Additional features: Histogram, Random number generation, Rank and percentiles, and some more detailed options.
    Chart styles
    No
    (tdf#62925, tdf#62540, tdf#39097)
    Partial
    . Selection of some pre-set chart styles and layouts
    Power PivotWikipedia logo v3.svg features
    No
    (tdf#96623 regarding DAX functions)
    Yes
    Additional chart types: Waterfall, Histogram, Pareto, Box & Whisker (Box plot), Treemap (Mosaic), Sunburst, Funnel
    No
    (tdf#74665, tdf#81530,tdf#70361,tdf#72992, tdf#97832)
    Yes
    Relationships between tables, based on matching data in each table
    No
    (work around: using function VLOOKUP)
    Yes
    ([87])
    Integration of external data sources
    No
    . Extension: New Jaguar Calc add-in provides SQLREQUEST function and Queryconnector provides graphical interface.
    Yes
    . Queries and data sources via "Power Query" and "Power BI" [88]. (SQL.REQUEST removed in favor of Power Query since MS Excel 2010)
    Linked data types
    No
    Yes
    . Data types from online sources: geography, stocks, organization, location, zip code, university, space, satellite, element, chemistry, food, exercise, movie, characters, medical, body, media, nature, activities, other (Not available in MS Office 2021 sales versions) [89],[90]
    Forecasting data to predict future trends
    Yes
    . Extended set of forecast functions (based on exponential smoothing algorithm)
    Yes
    . Forecast functions and forecast charts (based on exponential smoothing algorithm) (not supported in macOS version)
    Import MS Access databases
    Partial
    . Via ODB file connected to database (needs MS Access installed on the system)
    Yes
    Multi-Core Processing / multithreading
    Partial
    . Multi-threaded calculation [91]. Multi-threaded import of XLSX documents. Parallel formula compiling on the CPU. OpenCL/GPU threading in Calc core ([92],[93]). Multithreading is work in progress: tdf#65046, [94], Presentation "Making Calc Calculate in Parallel".
    Yes
    . Starting in Excel 2010, the following features use multi-core processors: saving a file, opening a file, refreshing a PivotTable (for external data sources, except OLAP and SharePoint), sorting a cell table, sorting a PivotTable, and auto-sizing a column.

    For operations that involve reading and loading or writing data, such as opening a file, saving a file or refreshing data, splitting the operation into two processes increases performance speed. The first process gets the data, and the second process loads the data into the appropriate structure in memory or writes the data to a file. In this way, as soon as the first process begins reading a portion of data, the second process can immediately start loading or writing that data, while the first process continues to read the next portion of data. Previously, the first process had to finish reading all the data in a certain section before the second process could load that section of the data into memory or write the data to a file. ([95], [96])

    Declaration of variables to be used in formulas
    No
    Yes
    . LET function
    Data-linked creation of flowcharts
    No
    Yes
    Flow charts and organizational charts (supported in rental version, not supported in MS Office 2021 sales versions)
    Export generic XML
    No
    Yes
    Customized sheet views (while collaborative editing)
    No
    Yes
    ([97])
    Minor Feature Differences LO Calc 7.5 MS Excel 2021 / 365
    Flexible CSV export
    Yes
    . Supported ([98], [99])
    No
    Advanced find & replace / regular expressions / special characters
    Yes
    (List of Regular Expressions)
    No
    View clone of spreadsheet in new window
    Yes
    . Independent window
    No
    . Cannot be moved outside the application window
    Median in PivotTable
    Yes
    tdf#61700
    No
    [100]
    Chart type Stepped lines for XY (Scatter) graphs
    Yes
    No
    Use English function names
    Yes
    . Possibility to switch between function names in local language and English
    No
    Import & Export Unified Office Format spreadsheet
    Yes
    No
    Import of DOS/Windows legacy spreadsheet formats: Lotus 1-2-3, Quattro Pro (v1-5.5 DOS; v1.0-6.0 Windows), Microsoft Works spreadsheet, Microsoft Multiplan (v1-3 DOS)
    Yes
    No
    Import of Classic Mac OS legacy spreadsheet formats: BeagleWorks, ClarisWorks, Claris Resolve, GreatWorks, MacWorks, Wingz, Microsoft Multiplan (v1.11)
    Yes
    No
    Import & Export Pocket Excel
    Yes
    . Supported (requires Java)
    No
    Ability to rotate entire chart
    Yes
    No
    PDF export of comments
    Yes
    . Export of comments according to PDF specification
    No
    Property mapping functionality for charts (conditional chart colors/borders)
    Yes
    No
    (Only available: Inverting colors for negative values)
    Import from Gnumeric
    Yes
    (not available on Windows, see tdf#94834)
    No
    Export cell range selection or a selected group of shapes (images) as .png or .jpg image
    Yes
    No
    Export sheet/table as .png image
    Yes
    No
    Formatting of cells
    Yes
    . More detailed: Number formats: more flexible use of "Format Code" for custom adjustments, leading zeroes, language setting, percentages without percentage sign, thousands separator for percentages; Font: overligning of text, relief (embossed, engraved), outline, shadow, underline of individual words, spacing settings, kerning; Borders: shadow, spacing to contents; Protection: hide cells when printing.
    Partial
    . Less features
    Additional cell format types
    Yes
    . Number format "Boolean value". Engineering notation. Natural language number format (spelling out numbers in various languages. Easy work around for missing US zip code and US phone number formats.
    Partial
    Engineering notation via custom formats.
    Support negative year date (BCE)
    Yes
    Partial
    Using work-arounds.
    Conditional formatting: icon sets
    Partial
    . 2 additional smilies icon sets. No reverse icon order (tdf#61313).
    Partial
    . Customization of icon sets, e.g. reverse icon order.
    Advanced find & replace / Cell Format
    Partial
    (Styles supported, Cell Format not supported)
    Yes
    Formulae with entire columns or entire rows
    Partial
    (tdf#34094, tdf#92452, tdf#92453)
    Yes
    Default keyboard and/or mouse shortcuts [101]
    Partial
    . Less default shortcuts ([102], tdf#98259, tdf#92452, tdf#92453)
    Yes
    . More default shortcuts ([103], [104], [105])
    Sheet protection options (allow users certain actions in protected sheets)
    Partial
    . Supported for select protected/unprotected cells and insert/delete rows/columns.
    Yes
    for select protected/unprotected cells, insert/delete rows/columns, format cells/columns/rows, insert hyperlinks, sort, use AutoFilter/Pivot Table reports, edit objects/scenarios.
    Timeline filter in PivotTable
    No
    Yes
    [106]
    Chart: Automatically vary colours by point
    No
    (only manually)
    Yes
    Chart type: xyz / surface charts
    No
    , basic workaround [107] (tdf#51670)
    Yes
    Chart type: pie of pie (bar of pie)
    No
    (tdf#50934)
    Yes
    Map charts and 3D geospatial visualization tool
    No
    (via extension GeOOo)
    Yes
    . Map charts and "3D Maps".
    Different chart types for different data series
    No
    (tdf#35629)
    Yes
    Printing of selected chart only
    No
    , workarounds [108], [109] (tdf#45893)
    Yes
    Chart data labels "Value as percentage"
    Yes
    No
    Chart data labels "Value from cells"
    No
    Yes
    Automatized analysis and visualization features
    No
    Yes
    Quick analysis feature and visual summaries, trends, and patterns. [110], [111]. Some of these features ("Ideas in Excel") supported in rental version, not supported in MS Office 2021 sales versions; quick analysis feature not supported on macOS.
    Flash fill
    No
    (tdf#109003). Some (partial) workarounds suggested here tdf#109003#c1.
    Yes
    Chart recommendations
    No
    Yes
    'Publishing' spreadsheet for online team meetings
    No
    Yes
    Sparklines (to give a quick overview of the trend in a data range)
    Yes
    [112]
    Yes
    Add points to a line, possibility to bend lines
    No
    (tdf#36943)
    Yes
    Cell background options
    Partial
    . Background color (bugs regarding pattern tdf#31205 and gradient tdf#49177). Extension: Hatch Patterns for Cells
    Yes
    . Background color, pattern, gradient
    Insert data from screenshot or picture
    No
    Yes
    OCR and recognize tables from screenshots or pictures [113] (Not available in MS Office 2021 sales versions and only available on macOS)

    === Desktop Presentation software: LibreOffice Impress vs. Microsoft PowerPoint ===

    Major Feature Differences LO Impress 7.5 MS PowerPoint 2021 / 365
    Hyphenation support
    Yes
    No
    Export to XHTML
    Yes
    No
    Export to HTML
    Yes
    No
    (removed feature since MS Office 2013)
    Export to vector graphic formats: SVG, EPS
    Yes
    Partial
    , to SVG (Supported in Windows rental version, not supported in MS Office sales versions.)
    Presentation remote control for smartphones/tablets
    Yes
    . For Android smartphones/tablets, iOS (iPhone/iPad), and Pebble smartwatches.
    Partial
    . For Android (smartphones only), but with additional features for Excel and Word. (Not supported in macOS version).
    3D slide transitions
    Yes
    . ​macOS, Linux, Windows
    Partial
    . ​macOS, Windows
    Edit embedded videos
    Partial
    . Via external programs
    Yes
    . Directly in the program
    Comments and reply to comments
    Partial
    Yes
    Color/document themes
    Partial
    support of document themes in Impress: [114] [115]
    Yes
    Animated effects
    Partial
    . Supported, but problems with: spinning text (tdf#87958), pixelated (tdf#87959), wobble/shake/vibrate (tdf#87960), objects stuck (tdf#88196)
    Yes
    Trim embedded video or audio
    No
    Yes
    . Supported (Not supported in MS Office 2016 sales version)
    Zooming features for presentations (Prezi inspired)
    No
    (tdf#38263)
    Yes
    . Supported (Not supported in macOS sales version) [116]
    Slides editable during presentation
    No
    (tdf#34965)
    Yes
    SmartArt diagrams
    No
    (tdf#37932), solution: smArt extension
    Yes
    Save highlights and drawings during presentation
    No
    (tdf#51928)
    Yes
    Compare presentations
    No
    Yes
    Broadcast presentation on the Internet
    No
    . Only via export to PDF or SWF
    Yes
    . Additional support to publish to Microsoft Stream video-sharing site (Not supported in macOS version)
    Animated diagrams
    No
    Yes
    Record a slide show
    No
    (tdf#34959)
    Yes
    [117]. Some features only available in rental vesion ([118]).
    Slide design suggestions
    No
    Yes
    via Powerpoint "Designer" (not supported in MS Office 2021 sales versions)
    Navigate presentation using a Bluetooth pen
    No
    Yes
    . Supported with Bluetooth pen or Surface pen. Using digital pen as a slide-show clicker (Not supported in macOS version)
    Optimization of slides for screen readers
    No
    Yes
    . ([119]) (not available on macOS)
    Minor Feature Differences LO Impress 7.5 MS PowerPoint 2021 / 365
    Number of slide layouts
    Yes
    . 12
    Partial
    . 9
    Physics based animations
    Yes
    [120]
    No
    Text background colour in text boxes
    Yes
    No
    PDF export of comments
    Yes
    . Export of comments according to PDF specification
    No
    Import & Export Unified Office Format presentation
    Yes
    No
    Export to graphics formats: MET, PBM, PICT, PGM, PPM, RAS, XPM
    Yes
    No
    Import of Apple Keynote files
    Yes
    . Support for Keynote v1-6 [121]
    No
    Embedding of fonts in presentation file
    Yes
    Partial
    . Supported on Windows. No support for embedding fonts in PowerPoint on macOS, although displayed. No support for embedding OpenType CFF fonts. [122]
    Maximum page size
    Yes
    . 300cm x 300cm (Draw and Impress)
    Partial
    . 142.22cm x 142.22cm
    Editing of master slides
    Partial
    . Limited editing, has been a GSOC 2013 project ([123]).
    Yes
    . Powerful editing
    Default keyboard shortcuts
    Partial
    . Less default shortcuts ([124])
    Yes
    . More default shortcuts ([125], [126])
    Conversion of hand-drawn shapes into diagrams / recognition of ink equations
    No
    Yes
    [127] Conversion of ink to shapes/diagrams in MS Powerpoint; Ink equations (conversion of drawing to equation) in Powerpoint. (Not supported in MS Office 2021 sales versions and only available on Windows 10/11; not supported in macOS sales version).
    Automatically suggesting presentation outline from online sources by entering subject
    No
    Yes
    . "QuickStarter feature (Not supported in MS Office 2016 sales version and not supported in Windows version)
    "Morph" transition type
    No
    Yes
    [128]
    Creation of automatically starting presentations
    No
    , extension: ImpressRunner
    Yes
    Export presentation to video formats
    No
    (tdf#34959)
    Yes
    . Supported to .mp4 and .wmv formats. Export up to 4K resolution.
    Slide zoom and pan
    No
    (tdf#38263)
    Yes
    Option to save as picture presentation
    No
    (tdf#93589)
    Yes
    Using Surface Earbuds to control presentation
    No
    Yes
    [129]
    Autogeneration of alt text for photos
    No
    Yes
    [130] (Supported in Windows rental version, not supported in MS Office sales versions; not supported on macOS)

    === Desktop Database program: LibreOffice Base vs. Microsoft Access ===

    Major Feature Differences LO Base 7.5 MS Access 2021 / 365
    Available on all operating systems supported by the office suite
    Yes
    No
    . MS Access not available on macOS, online and mobile OS versions
    SQL syntax highlighting
    Yes
    No
    Native connectors for: MariaSQL, PostgreSQL, Novell GroupWise
    Yes
    . Plus MySQL as extension.[131]
    No
    . No, via ODBC
    Integration of Mozilla Thunderbird address book, KDE address book, Evolution LDAP and storage, Windows system address book
    Yes
    No
    Native JDBC driver
    Yes
    No
    Connect to ODF spreadsheet (Calc) file format
    Yes
    No
    Database engine
    Yes
    . FirebirdSQL 3.0; HSQLDB 1.8.x (deprecated). In LibreOffice 6.2 FirebirdSQL is the default for new databases. Firebird Migration Assistant converts HSQLDB databases to FirebirdSQL
    Partial
    . Jet
    Integration of MS Outlook address book
    Partial
    . Supported only on MS Windows. No support for Outlook (tdf#56903) and Outlook Express (tdf#56905) address book access in the native 64-bit Windows builds of LibreOffice.
    Yes
    Importing data sources (tables) from within the database application
    Partial
    . Either via drag & drop from Calc or via drag & drop from another Base window with the data source being open. ([132]) (tdf#51872)
    Yes
    Exporting tables to different file formats from within the database application:
    Partial
    . Only via drag&drop to LibreOffice Calc or via drag & drop from another Base window with the writable data source being open. ([133]) (tdf#73798)
    Yes
    Edit MS Access files
    Partial
    . Limited older driver "Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0" works fine for read/write, while "Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0" driver only reads; (tdf#43187). Driver only works on Windows.
    Yes
    Native connector for: Microsoft SQL Server
    No
    . No, via ODBC
    Yes
    Crosstab queries
    No
    . Not supported but reproducible with Pivot Table with Calc (FAQ 142 )
    Yes
    "Linked tables" capability
    No
    . Not supported but you can link text tables (FAQ 143) (tdf#56234)
    Yes
    . Linked tables and Linked Tables Manager.
    Imported table from spreadsheets - keep fields format
    No
    Yes
    Import data from XML, HTML
    No
    Yes
    Minor Feature Differences LO Base 7.5 MS Access 2021 / 365
    Native connector for: dBase databases
    Yes
    No
    . Not supported (removed feature since Office 2013)
    Open LibreOffice Base (.odb) files
    Yes
    No
    Open DOS/Windows legacy formats: Microsoft Works database
    Yes
    No
    Native connector for: SharePoint lists
    No
    Yes
    Link or import data from Salesforce and Dynamics 365
    No
    Yes
    Web service data connection
    No
    Yes
    Password protection of database
    No
    (tdf#70638)
    Yes
    Calculations in database tables
    No
    (tdf#72787)
    Yes

    Most important extensions for desktop LibreOffice

    LibreOffice has a complex eco-system of extensions (over 390 on extensions.libreoffice.org and over 800 on extensions.openoffice.org). Additionally to the extensions already mentioned in above comparison table, here is a selection of some extensions adding valuable features to LibreOffice:

    LibreOffice Extensions
    General office suite: LibreOffice
    • Overview of language-related extensions for LibreOffice (Writing aids, spell-check dictionaries, hyphenation patterns, Grammar check,...)
    • OpenOffice.org2GoogleDocs exports, updates and imports documents to and from Google Docs, Zoho and WebDAV servers.
    • TeamDrive allows to shared spaces in the TeamDrive collaboration software.
    • Wollmux is a complex centralized system for templates, forms and letter heads developed by the city of Munich (in German and English language).
    • eLAIX allows users to write and read ILIAS learning modules offline and to export to ePUB3 e-book file format.
    LibreOffice Writer
    • TradutorLibreText. Tool to translate texts in several languages.
    • Anaphraseus CAT tool. Macro set for Computer Aided Translation similar to famous Wordfast.
    • Writer Rotation Tool, allows to rotate an image in a text document using the mouse, like others graphical objects.
    • File format filters
      • Export Freemind allows to export Writer documents to Freemind mind manager.
      • Writer2LaTex allows to export Writer documents to LaTex.
      • Writer2ePub allows to export to the a free and open e-book standard ePub.
    LibreOffice Calc
    LibreOffice Impress
    • Export as Images allows to export all the Impress slides or Draw pages as images in JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP and TIFF formats.
    • OpenCards is a free award-winning flashcard learning software.
    LibreOffice Draw
    • Barcode enables LibreOffice to add barcodes to documents.
    • GeOOO allows the creations of thematic maps with LibreOffice.
    • Cadlo makes it possible to make technical drawings in LibreOffice Draw.
    • File format filters:
    LibreOffice Base
    • Access2Base VBA for MSAccess emulator. (installed by default in LibreOffice 6.2; available for download for older versions than 6.1)
    • BaseDocumenter fully document a LibreOffice Base application.
    Accessibility extensions
    • odt2daisy, converts OpenDocument Text (ODT) to digital talking books in the DAISY format (DAISY 2.02, DAISY 3.0 XML and Full DAISY 3.0) for speech synthesis.
    • Read Text, it uses an external program or a web service to read text. Read the selection with Calc, Draw, Impress, Web Writer and Writer.
    • odt2braille, enables authors to print documents to a Braille embosser and to export documents as Braille files. The Braille output is well-formatted and highly customizable.


    Mobile office: Smartphones, Tablets

    Mobile Office suite, general features: LibreOffice vs. Microsoft Office

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    Major Feature Differences Mobile: LibreOffice-based solutions Mobile: MS Office 365
    Integrated office architecture
    Yes
    . Integrated office architecture: LibreOffice mobile shares the same processing engine, common to all modules, on all form factors (incl. desktop and online) [134].
    No
    . Loose architecture differing between desktop (different between Windows and macOS), mobile and online office.
    Versions of office suite for mobile operating systems (smartphones, tablets)
    Yes
    . Mobile applications available as LibreOffice-based Collabora Office. LibreOffice viewer available for iOS/iPadOS, Android and Ubuntu Touch/UBPorts. Android:

    Collabora Office on Google Play available for smartphones and tablets, release announcement (2019-12-10). LibreOffice Viewer for Android available, with basic and experimental editing features. Information on new LibreOffice Android app: [135]. More information: Android port wiki, Commits

    , [136], [137].

    iOS/iPadOS: Collabora Office for iPhone and iPad available: Collabora Office in the Apple AppStore. More information: Collabora press release, Adfinis press release, LibreOffice as an iOS app on the iPad; Announcement for iOS; Commits: [138], [139].

    ChromeOS: Collabora Office on Google Play available, more information, XDA News Portal.

    Ubuntu Touch/UBPorts: The Document Viewer is powered by LibreOfficeKit (LibreOffice 5) and supports viewing most file types supported by LibreOffice.

    Partial
    .

    Android and iOS for smartphones and tablets with restricted features set. No support for ChromeOS on tablets.

    Professional users as well as users on tablets >10.1 inch are required to have an eligible Office 365 subscription at a monthly fee. Private users are allowed to view and print documents without registration private users, basic editing functionality requires registration. More comprehensive features require an eligible Office 365 subscription at a monthly fee.

    Support of Right-to-leftWikipedia logo v3.svg (RTL) languages (e.g. Arabic) and other complex scripts
    No
    Yes
    Minor Feature Differences Mobile: LibreOffice-based solutions Mobile: MS Office 365
    Run Microsoft Visual Basic Macros.
    Yes
    . Support for a large portion of Microsoft Visual Basic Macros (via Collabora Office).
    No

    Mobile Word processors: LibreOffice Writer vs. Microsoft Word

    Major Feature Differences Mobile: LibreOffice-based solutions: Writer Mobile: MS Word 365
    Open password protected documents
    Yes
    . (via Collabora Office)
    No
    Minor Feature Differences Mobile: LibreOffice-based solutions: Writer Mobile: MS Word 365
    XY
    Partial
    Partial
    .

    Mobile Spreadsheet applications: LibreOffice Calc vs. Microsoft Excel

    Major Feature Differences Mobile: LibreOffice-based solutions: Calc Mobile: MS Excel 365
    XY
    Partial
    Partial
    .
    Minor Feature Differences Mobile: LibreOffice-based solutions: Calc Mobile: MS Excel 365
    XY
    Partial
    Partial
    .

    Mobile Presentation software: LibreOffice Impress vs. Microsoft PowerPoint

    Major Feature Differences Mobile: LibreOffice-based solutions: Impress Mobile: MS PowerPoint 365
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    Minor Feature Differences Mobile: LibreOffice-based solutions: Impress Mobile: MS PowerPoint 365
    XY
    Partial
    Partial
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    Online office: Web browser (and Chromebooks)


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    The comparison table of online office is Work in Progress.
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    Chromebooks are in this Online office suite section for several reasons:
    LibreOffice core software is available as a Chromebook App from Collabora Productivity by the name of Collabora Office, it is the same software as used in the Online suite with some optimisations for ChromeOS. In Sept 2021 Microsoft announced the discontinuation of their Chromebook App. By combining Online and Chromebook Apps in this table it enables the easy comparison of LibreOffice based office suites to Microsoft's Online when using a Chromebook.


    Online Office suite, general features: LibreOffice Online vs. Microsoft Office for the web

    Major Feature Differences Online: LibreOffice-based Collabora Online 22.05

    Chromebook App: Collabora Office

    Online: MS Office for the web

    Chromebook App: Discontinued

    Integrated office architecture
    Yes
    . Integrated office architecture: Online LibreOffice shares the same processing engine, common to all modules, on all form factors (incl. mobile and desktop) [140].
    No
    . Loose architecture differing between desktop (different between Windows and macOS), mobile and online office.
    Online/cloud version of office suite
    Yes
    . Libreoffice-based Collabora Online with full document support and rendering fidelity, as well as collaborative editing. Advanced but reduced editing functionality compared to the desktop version. Online version supports Vereign compatible authentication & document signing. [141], [142], [143], [144], [145], [146]. See also: LibreOffice Online port development.
    Partial
    . Office web apps, with reduced functionality when compared to the Word desktop version and Collabora Online. ([147])
    Applications
    Yes
    . Writer, Calc, Impress, (Draw publishing capabilities are built in to Writer).
    Yes
    . Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook
    Integration of online office suite into (third-party) collaboration software and groupware / content management systems
    Yes
    . Integration of LibreOffice Online in: OwnCloud and [148], Kolab,Pydio, Seafile,IceWarp, AG-I Solutions, Alinto, VNCLagoon, EGroupware, Univention App Center, Kopano Documents, Collabora Online, Corteza Community Server, Alfresco [149], Roove, Zimbra ([150]), Mastermost, Moodle, IServ Schulserver. MS SharePoint integration [151]. See also these lists: Collabora Online hosting partners, Collabora Online partners, Availability of LibreOffice Online.
    Partial
    . MS Office Online Server integration in MS SharePoint
    Availability of online office suite in (third-party) online services / Free & commercial office cloud hosts
    Yes
    . Variety of available service providers: UrBerri, eqipe, New Access, Arawa, Artistanbul, TransfertPro, Extensys,Rono-IT, SecuredStore, StudioStorti,united hoster, Option Service Télécom, AggreCost, Webo.hosting, FileCloud, Retention Range, Workman.net.au, OffiDocs, CiviHosting, ETES, Sunjun, opendsi, GMS, OpenLogic, SwissStash, iOffice Cloud, cloudplan, EGroupware, ZenTao, SwissVON, CQ Net, Mijncloudoffice, mentorITe, PowerFolder, GMX Online Office, Mail.com Online Office, Web.de Online Office, hostiso.com, Kolab Now, Crest Tech. See also these lists: Collabora Online hosting partners, Collabora Online partners, Availability of LibreOffice Online.
    Partial
    MS OneDrive
    Synchronous collaborative editing
    Yes
    .

    Supported in online versions of Writer, Calc and Impress. Editing in real-time and interactively with no extra lag or latency to see other users’ typing avoiding the need for paragraph locking and conflict resolution issues.

    Partial
    . Supported in MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint, it is not possible to edit in real-time and interactively without delays to see other users’ typing, and due to this there can be file conflicts that require investigation and resolution to avoid data loss.
    Support of Right-to-leftWikipedia logo v3.svg (RTL) languages (e.g. Arabic) and other complex scripts
    Yes
    . Comprehensive support, based on HarfBuzzWikipedia logo v3.svg text shaping library
    Yes
    Minor Feature Differences Online: LibreOffice-based Collabora Online 22.05

    Chromebook App: Collabora Office

    Online: MS Office for the web

    Chromebook App: Discontinued

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    Online Word processors: LibreOffice Online Writer vs. Microsoft Word for the web

    Major Feature Differences Online: LibreOffice-based Collabora Online Writer 22.05

    Chromebook App: Collabora Office Writer

    Online: MS Word for the web

    Chromebook App: Discontinued

    WYSIWYG - Full Fidelity Editing, PDF generation, Printing
    Yes
    . What You See Is What You Get. Any document being edited looks the same when saved as a PDF or when printed (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    . Documents being edited do not look the same when saved as a PDF or when printed [152]
    Set, change or delete document open Password Protected Files (encryption password)
    Yes
    . (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    . Word for the web can't encrypt a document with a password, and it can't open documents encrypted with a password[153]
    Edit Password to Modify Documents
    Yes
    . (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    [154]
    Adjust Table Sort Order
    Yes
    . And additional options: Sort in multiple sequential columns or rows, and for each column or row choose alphanumeric or numeric, ascending or descending. Option to match case (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    . Not possible to sort by column or row[155]
    Format Table Cells
    Yes
    . By Number, Percent, Currency, Date, Time, Scientific, Fraction, Boolean Value and Text. (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    Headers and Footers appear in the editable document
    Yes
    . It is a WYSIWYG word processor. (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    Find and Replace with options as available on desktop
    Yes
    (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    . Very Basic.
    Clipboard (Copy and Paste)
    Yes
    . Copying and pasting within the web app works with advanced document features. Pasting content copied from outside the web app is advanced (via Online)
    Partial
    . Copying and pasting within the web app is functional for basic features available in the app. Pasting content copied from outside the web app is limited, such as it cannot copy and paste a hyperlink without losing the link. [156]
    Minor Feature Differences Online: LibreOffice-based Collabora Online Writer 22.05

    Chromebook App: Collabora Office Writer

    Online: MS Word for the web

    Chromebook App: Discontinued

    Templates, browse and start from professionally designed templates
    Yes
    . (via Online)
    No
    [157]
    Save in Microsoft Word 97 - Word 2003 format (.doc)
    Yes
    . (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    [158]
    Save in EPUB e-book format (.epub)
    Yes
    . (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    Run Microsoft Visual Basic Macros, (docm, dotm)
    Yes
    . Support a large portion of Microsoft Visual Basic Macros (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    [159]
    Title Page
    Yes
    . With options for number of title pages, page to start at, title style, title numbering (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    Thesaurus
    Yes
    . (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    Page Gutter Margins (book / thesis binding)
    Yes
    . Gutter Margins can be positioned on the left or top (via Online)
    No
    Add and Edit Page Backgrounds
    Yes
    . Colour, Gradients, Bitmap, Pattern and Hatch, options available for each of these are the same or similar as in the LibreOffice desktop applications (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    [160]
    Add and Edit Page Transparency
    Yes
    . Transparencies, options available are the same or similar as in the LibreOffice desktop applications (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    [161]
    Add and Edit Page Borders
    Yes
    . Borders, options available are the same or similar as in the LibreOffice desktop applications (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    [162]
    Add and Edit Page Columns
    Yes
    . Columns, options available are the same or similar as in the LibreOffice desktop applications (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    . [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/office-online-service-description/office-online-service-description
    Display Headers and Footers, Footnotes, Endnotes in-line in the document
    Yes
    . A WYSIWYG word processor (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    [163]
    Add, Edit, View Charts
    Yes
    . Full options as available in desktop (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    . They appear as placeholders that you cannot edit, move or resize [164]
    Add, Edit, View Shapes
    Yes
    . Full options as available in desktop (via Online)
    No
    . They appear as placeholders that you cannot edit, move or resize [165]
    Add, Edit, View SmartArt and WordArt (aka Fontwork)
    Yes
    (via Online)
    No
    . They appear as placeholders that you cannot edit, move or resize [166]
    Watermarks
    Yes
    (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    [167]
    Bookmarks
    Yes
    (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    [168]
    Fields
    Yes
    (With options under sub-categories of Documents, Cross-references, Functions, DocInformation and variables (via Online) Chromebook App has a few less options
    No
    [169]
    Edit Cross References
    Yes
    (via Online and Chromebook App)
    No
    . It is not possible to edit the destination [170]
    Index
    Yes
    , options available are the same or similar as in the LibreOffice desktop applications (via Online)
    No
    [171]
    Table: "Optimal Column Widths" and "Optimal Row Height"
    Yes
    (via Online)
    No
    [172]
    Full control of anchoring with visible anchor points for images etc.
    Yes
    . WYSIWYG precision visible anchoring (via Online)
    No
    Text Box
    Yes
    . With full desktop options including, size, anchors, protection, borders, rotation, corners, shading, etc. (via Online)
    No
    . They appear as placeholders that you cannot edit, move or resize [173]
    Citations and bibliography
    Yes
    (via Online)
    No
    [174]
    Rich Fields Support - tab through editable fields; skip protected sections
    Yes
    . DOC and DOCX forms
    No
    PDF export extended options
    Yes
    . PDF fillable forms. (from CODE release 22.05.7.2 the developer’s blog post.
    No
    Table of contents
    Yes
    . Options available are the same or similar as in the LibreOffice desktop applications (via Online and Chromebook App)
    Partial
    . Basic options. [175]
    Page Sizes
    Yes
    .

    Letter, Legal, A3, A4, A5, A6, B4 (ISO), B5 (ISO), B6 (ISO), Long Bond, Tabloid, B4 (JIS), B5 (JIS), B6 (JIS), 16 Kai, 32 Kai, Big 32 Kai, User, DL Envelope, C6 Envelope, C6/5 Envelope, C5 Envelope, C4 Envelope, #6 3/4 Envelope, #7 3/4 (Monarch) Envelope, #9 Envelope, #10 Envelope, #11 Envelope, #12 Envelope, Japanese Postcard. (via Online and Chromebook App)

    Partial
    . Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, A5, and custom size layouts [176]
    Wrap text around images
    Yes
    . Full options for wrapping text around images including: before, after, parallel, contour wrapping, in front and behind, precision visible anchoring (via Online)
    Partial
    . No effective wrapping, the text does not wrap around images.
    Word count and character count
    Yes
    . Accurate count of words and characters. (via Online and Chromebook App)
    Partial
    . A rough count of words. [177]
    Table: "Distribute Columns Evenly" and "Distribute Rows Evenly"
    No
    (#3329)
    Yes
    . Called "Distribute Columns" and "Distribute Rows"
    Co-authoring between online and native app
    No
    . For more information the see the row "Synchronous collaborative editing"
    Yes
    . MS Office 2019 sales version on Windows introduced real-time co-authoring with Word for the web
    Table Autoformat Styles to choose from
    No
    (#4356)
    Yes
    Add-ins
    No
    Yes
    Dictate
    No
    Yes
    Emoji
    No
    Yes
    Online Video
    No
    Yes
    . With preview, supported video providers: YouTube, SlideShare, Vimeo, Stream, Flipgrid, TED
    Share as Embedded HTML
    No
    Yes
    Reuse Files
    No
    Yes
    . Open another document in a preview enabling selection of paragraphs or images for insertion, or for adding a link to that document.
    Catchup
    No
    Yes
    . View changes your collaborators have made to a file since you last opened it.
    Insert Equations with Structures
    No
    . (#4049)
    Yes
    Insert Image options
    Partial
    . Select by folder and file only. (via Online and Chromebook App)
    Yes
    . Select by folder and file, also by previewing categorised images
    Margins
    Partial
    . Custom options. (via Online and Chromebook App)
    Yes
    . Custom options and 5 presets.
    Captions
    No
    No
    [178]
    Mail Merge
    No
    No
    [179]
    Cover Pages
    Yes
    . via Styles First Page
    Yes
    . Includes samples [180]
    Translate
    Yes
    . (from CODE release 22.05.7.2 tdf#34058, #4285) (via Online)
    Yes
    [181]
    Bullets, Numbering, Outline, Images, Alignment
    Yes
    . 79 bullets inc 71 resizable images, 8 numbering, 8 outline, comprehensive position alignment options. (via Online and Chromebook App)
    Yes
    . 17 bullets inc 13 images*, 15 numbering, 3 outline, minimal position alignment options. *not resizable, but has option to define new bullet points from the Symbol library
    Accessibility checker
    Yes
    (via Online)
    Yes

    Online Spreadsheet applications: LibreOffice Online Calc vs. Microsoft Excel for the web

    Major Feature Differences Online: LibreOffice-based Collabora Online Calc 22.05

    Chromebook App: Collabora Office Calc

    Online: MS Excel for the web

    Chromebook App: Discontinued

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    Partial
    Partial
    .
    Minor Feature Differences Online: LibreOffice-based Collabora Online Calc 22.05

    Chromebook App: Collabora Office Calc

    Online: MS Excel for the web

    Chromebook App: Discontinued

    Save in Microsoft Excel 97 - Excel 2003 (.xls) format
    Yes
    (via Online and Chromebook App).
    No
    Sparklines (to give a quick overview of the trend in a data range)
    Yes
    . Full support (via Online)
    No
    Line Borders
    Yes
    (via Online and Chromebook App).
    Partial
    . A subset of line borders used in the desktop application are supported

    Online Presentation software: LibreOffice Online Impress vs. Microsoft PowerPoint for the web

    Major Feature Differences Online: LibreOffice-based Collabora Online Impress 22.05

    Chromebook App: Collabora Office Impress

    Online: MS PowerPoint for the web

    Chromebook App: Discontinued

    XY
    Partial
    Partial
    Minor Feature Differences Online: LibreOffice-based Collabora Online Impress 22.05

    Chromebook App: Collabora Office Impress

    Online: MS PowerPoint for the web

    Chromebook App: Discontinued

    Save in Microsoft Powerpoint 97 - Powerpoint 2003 (.ppt) format
    Yes
    (via Online and Chromebook App).
    No
    XY
    Partial
    Partial

    ==See also==