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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 und beinhaltet auch Hinweise zu LibreOffice-Erweiterungen. Der Vergleich hebt die Unterschiede hervor und zeigt deshalb keine Funktionen an, welche in beiden Office-Paketen enthalten sind.

There are separate comparison tables available for:

1. Desktop (notebooks, desktop computers): LibreOffice 24.8.4 (download) vs. Microsoft Office 2024 / 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 23.05 ([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.

Die Tabellen mit den Funktionsvergleichen werden kontinuierlich aktualisiert und sind deshalb noch in Arbeit. Es sind Vergleiche, welche von den Nutzern aufgestellt werden und nicht ein offizielles Dokument der Document Foundation. Please feel free to improve this page. Last update to this table was made at 16.12.2024

Desktop office: Notebooks, Desktop computers

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

Major Feature Differences	LibreOffice 24.8	MS Office 2024 / 365
Plattformübergreifende Verfügbarkeit (Desktop)	Ja. Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Haiku. (basierent auf der gleichen Codebasis).	Teilweise. 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 2024" 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	Ja. 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.	Ja. MS Office 2024 sales version: Windows 10, 11; Server 2019, 2022. MS Office 365 rental version: Windows 10, 11, Windows Server 2019, 2022 ([5]).
Unterstützte macOS-Versionen	Ja. 10.15+ (Catalina). Intel and Apple Silicon. ([6]).	Ja. Die drei neusten Versionen. ([7])
Portable version that runs on USB flash disks (without installation)	Ja (download)	Nein
Quelloffen	Ja, licensed under MPLv2 and others.	Nein, proprietary and closed-source
Full integration of all office components	Ja. 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.	Nein
Availability free of charge	Ja (download, donate)	Nein, 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	Ja. Complex ecosystem of extensions (over 600 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").	Teilweise, no centralized extension system for add-ons and macros. Microsoft AppSource for Office 365. [8] Office Apps not supported on macOS.
Localization	Ja. 120 languages (detailed list of languages supported by LibreOffice)	Teilweise. 91 languages in Windows version, 27 languages in macOS version (display language for (some) office applications) [9], [10], [11]
Support of Right-to-left⁠ (RTL) languages (e.g. Arabic) and other complex scripts	Ja. Comprehensive support, based on HarfBuzz⁠ text shaping library	Ja
Additional writing aids	Ja. 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 160 languages.	Teilweise. More limited, "proofing tools" for 92 languages in Windows version, 58 in macOS version [14], [15],[16]
Language technology	Ja. 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	Teilweise. 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)	Teilweise. Full support of SIL Graphite font technology ([17],[18]) and full support of OpenType optional features (Font features in 7.5, [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)	Teilweise. 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	Teilweise. Limited support for font styles predefined on the STAT table, no support to reproduce font variation instances on different axis. tdf#152206	Teilweise. Limited support for font rendering on screen, no support for printing and PDF export.
Easy access to vector clip art	Ja. 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)	Teilweise. 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	Ja. 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).	Teilweise. 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	Ja. Support for Google Drive, MS OneDrive, Alfresco, IBM FileNet, IBM Connections Cloud, Lotus Quickr Domino, Nuxeo, OpenDataSpace, OpenText ELS, MS SharePoint, WebDAV, SSH, Windows share. (tdf#62437)	Teilweise. Inbuilt support only for MS SharePoint and MS OneDrive
Support of ISO standards OpenDocument Format (ODF)⁠	Teilweise. Advanced support, ODF v1.3 extended. No support yet for upcoming standard ODF v1.4 (tdf#162118)	Teilweise. Limited support, ODF v.1.4 in MS Windows rental and sales versions; ODF v1.3, in online version. Support of OpenDocument ODF v1.4 in macOS rental and sales versions, as well as in 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	Ja. Support of PDF standard PDF 1.7. Multiple options (Additional options: Tagged PDF, Time stamp protocol⁠, 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 PAdES⁠ 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.	Teilweise. 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	Ja. Document classification in Writer, Calc, and Impress according to TSCP-standards (also with multiple policies). See: [31] and [32].	Teilweise. No inbuilt document classification system, but Information Rights Management (IRM) supported
Import of SVG vector graphics (.svg, .svgz)	Ja	Ja, .svg files supported
Import of Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) vector graphics (.eps)	Ja (with some rendering issues: tdf#81497, tdf#67464)	Nein. Support for .eps images entirely removed in Office 2019 and rental version ([33]). In Office 2016 sales version, it was turned off by default due to security issues, but could be manually enabled via Windows registry ([34]). There were general rendering issues of .eps files in PDF export ([35]).
Insert PDF as an image into documents	Ja ([36])	Nein
Creation of Hybrid PDFs (ODF file embedded in PDF for full editing)	Ja	Nein
Import from raster graphics software: Adobe Photoshop (.psd)	Ja	Nein
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	Ja	Nein
Import of MS Visio files	Ja. Supported (Visio 2000-2013)	Nein (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)	Ja	Nein
Drawing and vector graphics software	Ja. LibreOffice Draw, drawing and vector graphics software that supports pages (up to 300cm x 300cm), layers, numerous drawing tools and DTP features.	Teilweise. MS PowerPoint provides some features of a drawing software.
PIM and email software	Nein. 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.	Ja. MS Outlook
Desktop publishing (DTP) software	Teilweise. 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.	Teilweise. MS Publisher (MS Publisher will be retired 2026.)
Integrated Development Environment (IDE) feature set	Teilweise. 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).	Ja. 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	Teilweise. 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]	Ja. Advanced support of transitional (default) and strict OOXML files
PDF Import	Teilweise, into Draw and Writer with the limitation that text is imported line-based (tdf#32249).	Ja, into MS Word
Synchronous collaborative editing	Nein. Not available in the desktop applications (tdf#133984), see development information: Collaborative Editing and Track changes. Plans for collaborative editing (Peer-to-peer collaboration) as of July 2024.	Ja. Support in desktop applications via MS OneDrive, MS SharePoint or MS Teams. Support in desktop applications varies: Real-time "co-authoring" in MS Word, MS 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	Ja. 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. Light, dark and high contact modes Application color modes in 7.5, [41]	Teilweise. 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.	Nein (tdf#102015)	Teilweise. 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).	Ja. It can be invoked with the menu Help ▸ Serch Commands or the shortcut ⇧ Shift + Esc. tdf#91874 blog	Ja. 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	Ja. Accessibility checker and support for PDF/UA. Accessibility improvements, Accessibility checker in 7.5, [43]. Extension for text documents: AccessODF.	Ja. [44], [45].
Chat with other authors (collaborative editing)	Nein	Ja. 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.	Nein	Ja. Skype integration (not supported in macOS version).
Dictation / speech recognition	Nein	Ja 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	Nein (previous support in Impress for glTF (.dae/.kmz) 3D models removed in version 6.0)	Ja 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	Teilweise. 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#151057).	Ja. [47]
Support of math fonts	Nein (tdf#103680), workaround using TexMaths extension with XeLaTeX/​LuaLaTeX compiler. [48]	Ja
Minor Feature Differences	LibreOffice 24.8	MS Office 2024 / 365
Generation of QR codes and barcodes	Ja. QR codes and one-dimensional barcodes. In Impress, Draw, Writer and Calc	Ja. [49]
Support of graphics formats: WebP	Ja	Teilweise. Import only
Import of graphics formats APNG, DXF, MET, PBM, PCD, PCX, PGM, PPM, PPM, RAS, SGF, SVM, TGA, XBM, XPM	Ja	Nein
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	Ja	Nein
Import of additional video and audio formats: CD Audio, Vivo Video.	Ja	Nein
Drawing features: Arrow endings	Ja. Substantially wider selection, including Crow’s feet notation	Nein. Less supported arrow endings
Drawing features: Point Eraser, Lasso, Sketched outline style.	Nein	Ja. ([50]) (not available on macOS). ([51])
Drawing shapes: Sinusoid shape	Ja	Nein
Document metadata fields according to Dublin Core / XMP	Ja. Since LO 24.2 (tdf#138792)	Nein
Document converter wizard	Ja	Nein
Euro currency converter wizard	Ja	Nein
Expert config to access a multitude of settings from UI	Ja	Nein
Support for multiple color palette formats: Gimp (.gpl), Adobe Swatch Exchange (.ase), LibreOffice/Apache OpenOffice (.soc)	Ja (note: tdf#92354)	Nein
Import MathML formula from clipboard	Ja	Nein
Import of StarOffice binary file formats .sdc, .sda, .sdw	Teilweise. Basic support	Nein
Digital signatures / Signature Line	Ja. 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 XAdES⁠ standard (XML Advanced Electronic Signatures) and OpenPGP keys. Support for ECDSA keys (on Linux and macOS). Support for OpenPGP-based document encryption. ODF Wholesome Encryption (AES-GCM).	Ja (OOXML/XML-DSig and XAdES signatures)
Convert SVG image to shapes / polygon	Ja. Conversion supported in LO Draw. Additionally opening SVG files directly as shapes is supported in LO Draw. (tdf#115571)	Ja
Enhanced list of recent files and folders	Ja (tdf#61174, tdf#60743). Option to clear list of recent documents. Selectively delete Recent Documents (in StartCenter). Option to show office module specific recent documents. Option in start center to set recent files as permanent	Ja (option to set recent files as permanent)
Custom colors in formula editor	Ja. Full support of HTML colors in Math (RGB colors, UI in element pane) (tdf#40436)	Ja
Third-party software dependencies	Teilweise. Java runtime environment (JRE) installation required for certain - but not most - features of the software. Java is notably required for Base.	Ja. Not required
Shortcut keys for accented Latin characters	Nein (tdf#71176), workaround using Unicode conversion, see Unicode character input with Alt+X	Teilweise. Limited support
Inserting audio / video / pictures from online sources	Nein (tdf#42246). Work-around: Download of online video and embed it in presentation (incl. Flash videos)	Teilweise [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	Nein	Ja, in PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook. [53]
Task assignment using @mentions	Nein	Ja. Create, assign and track tasks ([54])
Like (thumbs up) reaction to comments	Nein	Ja, support comments with a Like reaction available in MS Word and MS Powerpoint
Quick access to email attachments	Nein	Ja, "Shared with me" feature in PowerPoint, Excel, Word.
Streaming of office applications/office on demand	Nein (possible via third party services)	Ja ([55])
Ink drawings / annotations (e.g. on touch- and pen-enabled devices)	Nein (tdf#35092), (only support for import of existing ink annotations from MS Word file format)	Ja. 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	Nein	Ja. [56] supported in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint
Recognition of text from ink drawings	Nein	Ja. [57] 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	Nein (tdf#103424)	Ja. Supported in MS Windows version (not supported in macOS version)
Live preview while formatting	Nein (tdf#37048)	Ja
Inserting a screenshot from within applications	Nein	Ja
Import of graphics formats: MEZ, PCZ	Nein	Ja
Export to XPS format⁠	Nein	Ja
Support for Touch Bar on Apple MacBook Pro	Nein (tdf#105803)	Ja (macOS only)

Desktop Word processors: LibreOffice Writer vs. Microsoft Word

Major Feature Differences	LO Writer 24.8	MS Word 2024 / 365
Handling of captions for graphics or image boxes	Ja. Stable layout	Nein. Layout problems
Styles (page styles, frame styles)	Ja	Nein
Overlining of text	Ja	Nein, but complicated workaround
Master documents for longer texts	Ja. Master documents and Master document templates supported	Nein. Supported but deprecated because it causes file corruption
Redaction tool / sanitization of classified information	Ja. Supported. Redaction & Automatic redaction tool	Nein
Register-true feature / register accuracy (DTP-feature)	Ja	Nein
Business card wizard	Ja (release notes)	Nein
Text auto completion of words already used before	Ja. [58]	Nein
XForms documents creation	Ja	Nein
Mathematical calculations in tables	Ja. Complex calculations	Nein. Only basic arithmetic
DocBook import & export	Ja	Nein
Export to MediaWiki (Wikipedia) format	Ja	Nein
Export to XHTML	Ja	Nein
Export to EPUB⁠ e-book file format (.epub)	Ja	Nein
Export document as image(s)	Ja. Supported, image formats: .jpg, .png	Nein
Import of Apple Pages documents	Ja. Support for Pages v1-5 [59]	Nein
Working with large documents	Ja. Stable layout	Teilweise. Some layout problems [60]
Extended label creation features (release notes)	Ja (generic database access, synchronise content)	Teilweise
Frames	Ja. DTP-like features like text in multiple columns and text-wrap around graphics	Teilweise. Concept of "horizontal frames" is more limited
DirectCursor (allows to enter text anywhere on a page)	Ja	Ja. Supported, under the name Click and type (advanced option)
Table styles	Teilweise (release notes 5.3 and release notes 6.0) (tdf#34391).	Ja
PDF export of comments	Teilweise. 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))	Teilweise. Export only as comments inside margin
Grammar check	Ja. 4 languages with built-in grammar checker (English, Russian, Hungarian and Brazilian Portuguese). Grammar checker LanguageTool available as server-based grammar checker (remote or on local machine) or as extension: Languagetool for server-based checking and WritingTool LibreOffice extension (new repo for LibreOffice extension) for 31 languages plus 15 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	Ja. 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) / document themes / document styles	Ja. Supported since LO 7.6. Other solutions: Templates provide this functionality, but more difficult to handle. Helpful extension: Template Changer (tdf#89286). Bugs on document themes: (tdf#90497)	Ja. Supported ("document themes")
Use of LaTeX syntax for formulas	Nein. Extension: TexMaths	Ja. Ability to type math using the LaTeX syntax (Not supported in macOS version)
Vertical alignment (top/center/bottom) of content on page	Nein (tdf#36117), workarounds via frame/table	Ja
Picture styles & additional effects	Nein (tdf#59906), but effects are preserved on import and export. Glow effect and soft edges supported	Ja
View changes in the margin in "track changes" mode	Teilweise 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	Ja
Diagonal borders in tables	Nein (tdf#51665)	Ja
Extended reading mode of documents	Nein (tdf#55168)	Ja
Collapse and expand parts of a document	Ja (tdf#135310)	Ja
Instant messaging while collaborating on document	Nein	Ja ([61])
Track changes only for own changes (while collaborative editing)	Nein	Ja. 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	Nein. Extension Read Text.	Ja ([63])
Minor Feature Differences	LO Writer 24.8	MS Word 2024 / 365
Protected cells in tables (allows better creation of forms)	Ja	Nein
Open erroneous .doc files	Ja. Better recovery mode ([64],[65])	Nein. More frequently denies opening those files
Wizard to create personalized letter templates	Ja	Nein
Import & Export Unified Office Format text	Ja	Nein
Import & Export AportisDoc (Palm), PocketWord documents	Ja. Supported (requires Java)	Nein
Import of AbiWord files	Ja	Nein
Import of eBook formats: FictionBook 2.0, BroadBand, Plucker (Palm), eReader (Palm), zTXT (Palm), TealDoc (Palm), PalmDoc (Palm)	Ja	Nein
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	Ja	Nein
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	Ja	Nein
Logo toolbar and interpreter	Ja [66]	Nein
Format text of all comments in document	Ja	Nein
Comments in headers and footers	Ja	Nein
Text boxes allow multiple columns	Ja	Nein
Markdown feature to automatic format *bold*, /italic/, -strikeout- and _underline_	Ja. (How to switch on the feature). See also tdf#133023	Nein
PDF export preserves footnote/​endnote anchors	Ja. Links between anchors and footnotes or endnotes (even if not on the same page) are available in both direction.	Nein
Conditional text	Ja ([67], [68](PDF) [69])	Teilweise ([70], [71])
Automatic replacement of Emojis	Ja. supported. Additional toolbar control to insert Emojis (experimental: tdf#100100)	Teilweise. Manual creation of replacement lists
Number of columns per table in document	Ja. Unlimited columns	Teilweise. Limited to 63 columns
Multi-line headings for chapters	Ja. Multi-line headings for chapters by allowing a line break as separator between a chapter number and its name (in Heading Numbering dialog)	Teilweise. Only via work-around [72]
Maximum page size	Ja. 300cm x 300cm	Teilweise. 55.87cm x 55.87cm
Bibliographic features	Teilweise. Basic inbuilt support. Excellent free extensions: e.g. Zotero, JabRef as well as proprietary extensions. Work has been done to better integrate Zotero in LibreOffice [73]. DOI citation recognition (tdf#145925).	Ja. Inbuilt support. Excellent free extensions: e.g. Zotero as well as proprietary extensions.
Advanced find & replace / Special characters	Teilweise (tdf#38261). See List of Regular Expressions. Extension: Alternative dialog Find & Replace for Writer	Ja
Complex Outline numbering / Multilevel list	Teilweise. Different numerically equivalent format not supported (tdf#35217)	Ja
Default keyboard shortcuts	Teilweise. Less default shortcuts ([74])	Ja. More default shortcuts ([75])
Add watermarks to pages	Teilweise. Support for text watermarks. Workaround for picture watermarks via adding image to header/footer.	Teilweise (text and picture watermarks). This is not possible on Chromebooks as there is no app, Word for the web cannot do watermarks
Outline view	Teilweise Outline folding mode [76] (tdf#135310, alternative feature: Navigator > Content View to drag and promote/demote headings (see Improvements to Navigator in 7.0)	Ja
Complex/rich text formatting in comments (e.g. bullet points, text color, images, tables)	Nein. Some formatting features are supported, e.g. font type, font size, bold, italics, underline, text alignment (align, centered, justified). (tdf#81458)	Ja
Document/text translation	Ja Initial machine translation is available, backend by DeepL translate. Other extension: TradutorLibreText.	Ja ([77])
Decorative page borders	Nein (tdf#39270)	Ja
Horizontal split view of the same document	Nein (tdf#31481), workaround: Windows > New Window to clone document window.	Ja
Draft view	Nein (tdf#67698)	Ja
Upload to blog servers	Nein, extension: Sun Weblog Publisher (outdated).	Ja (MS SharePoint Blog, Telligent-Community, TypePad, WordPress, MetaWebLog API)
Digital pen usage / ink gestures	Nein	Ja. [78] (Not supported in MS Office 2021 sales version and not supported in macOS version)
Transform document into a Sway web page	Nein	Ja. supported in MS Word. (Not supported in MS Office 2021 sales version and not supported in macOS version)
Line by line reading of text	Nein	Ja. Line Focus (removes removes distractions) feature in MS Word.
'File name without extension' field	Ja. [79]	Nein. [80] [81]

Desktop Spreadsheet applications: LibreOffice Calc vs. Microsoft Excel

Major Feature Differences	LO Calc 24.8	MS Excel 2024 / 365
Spreadsheet functions (for details see Functions comparison of LibreOffice Calc and Excel)	Ja. 517 functions (30 functions unique to Calc) See an extensive description of Calc Functions	Ja. 492 functions (30 functions unique to Excel)
Unique Spreadsheet functions	Ja. AKTUELL; TAGEIMMONAT; TAGEIMJAHR; DDE; OSTERSONNTAG; PROGNOSE.EXP.MULT; PROGNOSE.EXP.STAT.MULT; PROGNOSE.EXP.VOR.MULT; FOURIER; ZIELWERTSUCHE; ISTSCHALTJAHR; MONATE; MEHRFACH.OPERATIONEN; MULTIBEREICH; MWERT; NEG; OPT_BARRIER; OPT_PROB_HIT; OPT_PROB_INMONEY; OPT_TOUCH; ZUFALLSZAHL.NF; ZUFALLSBEREICH.NF; SUBTRAKTION; REGAUS; ROT13; RUNDENSIG; VORLAGE; WOCHEN; WOCHENIMJAHR; JAHRE. Extensions: Kanji to Phonetic provides PHONETIC function; Lox365: XLOOKUP for LibreOffice provides FILTER, IMAGE, SORT, TEXTSPLIT, TOCOL, UNIQUE, XLOOKUP.	Ja. CUBE­KPI­MEMBER, CUBE­MEMBER, CUBE­MEMBER­PROPERTY, CUBE­RANKED­MEMBER, CUBESET, CUBESET­COUNT, CUBEVALUE, RTD, DBCS, CALL, REGISTER.ID, PHONETIC; FILTER, SORT, SORTBY, UNIQUE, SEQUENCE, RANDARRAY (tdf#126573); LET (tdf#137543); STOCKHISTORY (Not available in MS Office 2021 sales versions); TEXTSPLIT (tdf#150866); XLOOKUP (tdf#127293); XMATCH (tdf#128425); YEN.
Dynamic arrays	Nein (tdf#127808)	Ja. ([82]) Spilled range reference operator “#” (tdf#161399); Implicit intersection operator “@” (tdf#161470); Formulas that return more than one value but cannot populate all the adjacent cells will return error “#SPILL” (tdf#158620).
Dynamic charts (referencing dynamic arrays)	Nein	Ja([83])
Picture / image in a cell	Nein	Ja, via IMAGE function or via insert image ([84])
Comparison of two spreadsheet files	Ja	Nein
Page styles (in addition to cell styles)	Ja	Nein
Hyphenation of text in cells	Ja	Nein
AutoSpellcheck / Spelling as you type	Ja	Nein ([85])
Export to XHTML	Ja	Nein
Full-Sheet Previews: Possibility to export all pages on a sheet as one page in the PDF	Ja	Nein
Exporting of a single chart as image (e.g. jpg, png, svg, pdf)	Ja	Ja. [86]
OpenFormula standard	Ja. Largely supported	Teilweise
Keep the copy of cells (usability of copy&paste)	Ja. (Copy of cells is kept for pasting, even if the user does other tasks like typing or inserting cells)	Nein ([87])
Import of Apple Numbers spreadsheet documents	Ja. Support for Numbers v1-3 [88], see also this comparison	Nein
Maximum number of columns per sheet	Ja. 16,384. Jumbo spreadsheets supported since LO 7.4, see: [89], tdf#133764.	Ja. 16,384 (256 in compatibility mode)
Declaration of variables to be used in formulas	Teilweise. LET function (tdf#137543).	Ja. LET function; Recursive LAMBDA and ETA-LAMBDA (“eta reduced lambda”) hyperfunctions with BYCOL (ByCol), BYROW (ByRow), ISOMITTED (IsOmitted), MAKEARRAY (MakeArray), MAP, REDUCE, SCAN helper functions (tdf#138749) and aggregation functions (tdf#161159).
Table styles	Teilweise. View ▸ Toolbars ▸ Tools ▸ Choose Themes as well as Format ▸ AutoFormat provide part of this functionality. (tdf#77569, tdf#44762, tdf#44763, tdf#66377)	Ja
Record a macro	Teilweise. Limited support [90]	Ja
Insert a graphic into a spreadsheet header or footer	Teilweise. Inserted image cannot be resized nor cropped, usability issues. (tdf#74146)	Ja
Statistical / Analysis toolkit	Teilweise. Built-in Data Statistics Wizard with additional features: Chi2-test, Logarithmic regression, Power regression	Teilweise. Add-on, not activated by default. Additional features: Histogram, Random number generation, Rank and percentiles, and some more detailed options.
Allow expressions with references in inline arrays, not only constants	Nein (tdf#105683, tdf#161841)	Ja
Chart styles	Nein (tdf#62925, tdf#62540, tdf#39097)	Teilweise. Selection of some pre-set chart styles and layouts
Power Pivot⁠ features	Nein (tdf#96623 regarding DAX functions)	Ja
Additional chart types: Waterfall, Histogram, Pareto, Box & Whisker (Box plot), Treemap (Mosaic), Sunburst, Funnel	Nein (tdf#74665, tdf#81530, tdf#70361, tdf#72992, tdf#97832)	Ja
Relationships between tables, based on matching data in each table	Nein (work around: using function VLOOKUP)	Ja ([91])
Integration of external data sources	Nein. Extension: New Jaguar Calc add-in provides SQLREQUEST function and Queryconnector provides graphical interface.	Ja. Queries and data sources via "Power Query" and "Power BI" [92]. (SQL.REQUEST removed in favor of Power Query since MS Excel 2010)
Linked data types	Nein	Ja. 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) [93],[94]
Forecasting data to predict future trends	Ja. Extended set of forecast functions (based on exponential smoothing algorithm)	Ja. Forecast functions and forecast charts (based on exponential smoothing algorithm) (not supported in macOS version)
Import MS Access databases	Teilweise. Via ODB file connected to database (needs MS Access installed on the system)	Ja
Multi-Core Processing / multithreading	Teilweise. Multithreading works, but some bugs remain tdf#114159. Further information: Multi-threaded calculation [95]. Multi-threaded import of XLSX documents Parallel formula compiling on the CPU. OpenCL/GPU threading in Calc core ([96],[97]) Presentation 2016 "Exploiting concurrency", Presentation "Making Calc Calculate in Parallel".	Ja. 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. ([98], [99])
Data-linked creation of flowcharts	Nein	Ja. Flow charts and organizational charts (supported in rental version, not supported in MS Office 2021 sales versions)
Export generic XML	Nein	Ja
Customized sheet views (while collaborative editing)	Nein	Ja ([100])
Minor Feature Differences	LO Calc 24.8	MS Excel 2024 / 365
Flexible CSV export	Ja. Supported ([101], [102])	Nein
Advanced find & replace / regular expressions / special characters	Ja (List of Regular Expressions)	Nein
View clone of spreadsheet in new window	Ja. Independent window	Nein. Cannot be moved outside the application window
Median in PivotTable	Ja. tdf#61700	Nein. [103]
Chart type Stepped lines for XY (Scatter) graphs	Ja	Nein
Use English function names	Ja. Possibility to switch between function names in local language and English	Nein
Import & Export Unified Office Format spreadsheet	Ja	Nein
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)	Ja	Nein
Import of Classic Mac OS legacy spreadsheet formats: BeagleWorks, ClarisWorks, Claris Resolve, GreatWorks, MacWorks, Wingz, Microsoft Multiplan (v1.11)	Ja	Nein
Import & Export Pocket Excel	Ja. Supported (requires Java)	Nein
Ability to rotate entire chart	Ja	Nein
PDF export of comments	Ja. Export of comments according to PDF specification	Nein
Property mapping functionality for charts (conditional chart colors/borders)	Ja	Nein (Only available: Inverting colors for negative values)
Import from Gnumeric	Ja (not available on Windows, see tdf#94834)	Nein
Export cell range selection or a selected group of shapes (images) as .png or .jpg image	Ja	Nein
Export sheet/table as .png image	Ja	Nein
Formatting of cells	Ja. 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.	Teilweise. Less features
Additional cell format types	Ja. Number format "Boolean value". Engineering notation. Natural language number format (spelling out numbers in various languages, spell our number and currency formats in 7.5. Easy work around for missing US zip code and US phone number formats.	Teilweise Engineering notation via custom formats.
Support negative year date (BCE)	Ja	Teilweise Using work-arounds.
Conditional formatting: icon sets	Ja. 2 additional smilies icon sets.	Ja.
Advanced find & replace / Cell Format	Teilweise (Styles supported, Cell Format not supported)	Ja
Formulae with entire columns or entire rows	Teilweise (tdf#34094, tdf#92452, tdf#92453)	Ja
Default keyboard and/or mouse shortcuts [104]	Teilweise. Less default shortcuts ([105], tdf#98259, tdf#92452, tdf#92453)	Ja. More default shortcuts ([106], [107], [108])
Sheet protection options (allow users certain actions in protected sheets)	Teilweise. Supported for select protected/​unprotected cells and insert/delete rows/columns.	Ja 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	Nein	Ja. [109]
Chart: Automatically vary colours by point	Nein (only manually)	Ja
Chart type: xyz / surface charts	Nein, basic workaround [110] (tdf#51670)	Ja
Map charts and 3D geospatial visualization tool	Nein (tdf#160398; via extension: GeOOo)	Ja. Map charts and "3D Maps".
Different chart types for different data series	Nein (tdf#35629)	Ja
Printing of selected chart only	Nein, workarounds [111], [112] (tdf#45893)	Ja
Chart data labels "Value as percentage"	Ja	Nein
Chart data labels "Value from cells"	Nein	Ja
Automatized analysis and visualization features	Nein	Ja. Quick analysis feature and visual summaries, trends, and patterns. [113], [114]. 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	Nein (tdf#109003). Some (partial) workarounds suggested here tdf#109003#c1.	Ja
Chart recommenda­tions	Nein	Ja
'Publishing' spreadsheet for online team meetings	Nein	Ja
Sparklines (to give a quick overview of the trend in a data range)	Ja. [115]	Ja
Add points to a line, possibility to bend lines	Nein (tdf#36943)	Ja
Cell background options	Teilweise. Background color (bugs regarding pattern tdf#31205 and gradient tdf#49177). Extension: Hatch Patterns for Cells	Ja. Background color, pattern, gradient
Insert data from screenshot or picture	Nein	JaOCR and recognize tables from screenshots or pictures [116] (Not available in MS Office 2021 sales versions and only available on macOS)
Automatic recalculation on file open when flag is set	Nein (tdf#144819)	Ja

Desktop Presentation software: LibreOffice Impress vs. Microsoft PowerPoint

Major Feature Differences	LO Impress 24.8	MS PowerPoint 2024 / 365
Hyphenation support	Ja	Nein
Export to XHTML	Ja	Nein
Export to HTML	Ja	Nein (removed feature since MS Office 2013)
Export to vector graphic formats: SVG, EPS	Ja	Teilweise, to SVG (Supported in Windows rental version, not supported in MS Office sales versions.)
Presentation remote control for smartphones/​tablets	Ja. For Android smartphones/​tablets, iOS (iPhone/iPad), and Pebble smartwatches.	Teilweise. For Android (smartphones only), but with additional features for Excel and Word. (Not supported in macOS version).
3D slide transitions	Ja. ​macOS, Linux, Windows	Teilweise. ​macOS, Windows
Edit embedded videos	Teilweise. Via external programs	Ja. Directly in the program
Comments and reply to comments	Teilweise	Ja
Color/document themes	Teilweise support of document themes in Impress: [117] [118]	Ja
Animated effects	Teilweise. Supported, but problems with: spinning text (tdf#87958), pixelated (tdf#87959), wobble/​shake/​vibrate (tdf#87960), objects stuck (tdf#88196)	Ja
Trim embedded video or audio	Ja Impress now supports cropped video for media shapes.	Ja. Supported (Not supported in MS Office 2016 sales version)
Zooming features for presentations (Prezi inspired)	Nein (tdf#38263)	Ja. Supported (Not supported in macOS sales version) [119]
Slides editable during presentation	Ja. Live-mode slideshow editing, new in LibreOffice 24.8. Fixed: tdf#34965.	Ja
Include the camera input of the presenter in the slide show	Nein	Ja, it is possible to include the live camera feed directly on a slide. Feature only available if subscribed to the rental version ([120])
SmartArt diagrams	Nein (tdf#37932), solution: smArt extension	Ja
Save highlights and drawings during presentation	Nein (tdf#51928)	Ja
Compare presentations	Nein	Ja
Broadcast presentation on the Internet	Nein. Only via export to PDF or SWF	Ja. Additional support to publish to Microsoft Stream video-sharing site (Not supported in macOS version)
Animated diagrams	Nein	Ja
Record a slide show	Nein (tdf#34959)	Ja. ([121], [122]).
Slide design suggestions	Nein	Ja via PowerPoint "Designer" (not supported in MS Office 2021 sales versions)
Navigate presentation using a Bluetooth pen	Nein	Ja. 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	Nein	Ja. ([123]) (not available on macOS)
Minor Feature Differences	LO Impress 24.8	MS PowerPoint 2024 / 365
Number of slide layouts	Ja. 12	Teilweise. 9
Physics based animations	Ja. [124]	Nein
Text background colour in text boxes	Ja	Nein
PDF export of comments	Ja. Export of comments according to PDF specification	Nein
Import & Export Unified Office Format presentation	Ja	Nein
Export to graphics formats: MET, PBM, PICT, PGM, PPM, RAS, XPM	Ja	Nein
Import of Apple Keynote files	Ja. Support for Keynote v1-6 [125]	Nein
Embedding of fonts in presentation file	Ja	Teilweise. Supported on Windows. No support for embedding fonts in PowerPoint on macOS, although displayed. No support for embedding OpenType CFF fonts. [126]
Maximum page size	Ja. 300cm x 300cm (Draw and Impress)	Teilweise. 142.22cm x 142.22cm
Editing of master slides	Teilweise. Limited editing, has been a GSOC 2013 project ([127]).	Ja. Powerful editing
Default keyboard shortcuts	Teilweise. Less default shortcuts ([128])	Ja. More default shortcuts ([129], [130])
Closed captions or subtitles to media	Nein	Ja, to audio and video files in presentations ([131]).
Conversion of hand-drawn shapes into diagrams / recognition of ink equations	Nein	Ja. [132] 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	Nein	Ja. "QuickStarter feature (Not supported in MS Office 2016 sales version and not supported in Windows version)
"Morph" transition type	Nein	Ja. [133]
Creation of automatically starting presentations	Nein, extension: ImpressRunner	Ja
Export presentation to video formats	Nein (tdf#34959)	Ja. Supported to .mp4 and .wmv formats. Export up to 4K resolution.
Slide zoom and pan	Nein (tdf#150383)	Ja
Option to save as picture presentation	Nein (tdf#93589)	Ja
Using Surface Earbuds to control presentation	Nein	Ja[134]
Autogeneration of alt text for photos	Nein	Ja [135] (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 24.8	MS Access 2024 / 365
Available on all operating systems supported by the office suite	Ja	Nein. MS Access not available on macOS, online and mobile OS versions
SQL syntax highlighting	Ja	Nein
Native connectors for: MariaSQL, PostgreSQL, Novell GroupWise	Ja. Plus MySQL as extension. [136]	Nein, via ODBC
Integration of Mozilla Thunderbird address book, KDE address book, Evolution LDAP and storage, Windows system address book	Ja	Nein
Native JDBC driver	Ja	Nein
Connect to ODF spreadsheet (Calc) file format	Ja	Nein
Database engine	Ja. 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	Teilweise. Jet
Integration of MS Outlook address book	Teilweise. 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.	Ja
Importing data sources (tables) from within the database application	Teilweise. Either via drag & drop from Calc or via drag & drop from another Base window with the data source being open. ([137]) (tdf#51872)	Ja
Exporting tables to different file formats from within the database application:	Teilweise. Only via drag&drop to LibreOffice Calc or via drag & drop from another Base window with the writable data source being open. ([138]) (tdf#73798)	Ja
Edit MS Access files	Teilweise. via "Microsoft.ACE.​OLEDB.​12.0" with read/write access to MDB and ACCDB files (Editing MS Access through 64-bit ODBC doesn't work tdf#148367). Driver works on Windows only.	Ja
Native connector for: Microsoft SQL Server	Nein, via ODBC	Ja
Crosstab queries	Nein. Not supported but reproducible with Pivot Table with Calc (FAQ 142 )	Ja
"Linked tables" capability	Nein. Not supported but you can link text tables (FAQ 143) (tdf#56234)	Ja. Linked tables and Linked Tables Manager.
Imported table from spreadsheets - keep fields format	Nein	Ja
Import data from XML, HTML	Nein	Ja
Minor Feature Differences	LO Base 24.8	MS Access 2024 / 365
Native connector for: dBase databases	Ja	Nein. Not supported (removed feature since Office 2013)
Open LibreOffice Base (.odb) files	Ja	Nein
Open DOS/Windows legacy formats: Microsoft Works database	Ja	Nein
Native connector for: SharePoint lists	Nein	Ja
Link or import data from Salesforce and Dynamics 365	Nein	Ja
Web service data connection	Nein	Ja
Password protection of database	Nein (tdf#70638)	Ja
Calculations in database tables	Nein (tdf#72787)	Ja

Most important extensions for desktop LibreOffice

LibreOffice has a complex eco-system of extensions (over 600 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 Server Installation GUI facilitates parallel and server installations of LibreOffice. Shared Technical Terminology Thesaurus Read Text. Read selection of text with Calc, Draw, Impress, Web Writer and Writer using speech synthesis. Custom Palette Export (allows to easily share custom color palettes) OOoLilyPond, use LilyPond musical notation within LibreOffice.
LibreOffice Writer	TexMaths adds an (Xe)LaTeX equation editor to LibreOffice DMaths adds a comprehensive mathematical tool box to LibreOffice Writer Chemistry allows to insert chemistry formulas as image from formula. Code Colorizer Formatter, Code Highlighter or COOoder provide syntax highlighting for LibreOffice Writer. AddPics creates a Writer document from pictures of scanned pages. Writer's Tools is a set of utilities for frequent writers. Alternative find & replace dialog for Writer. Typography toolbar for advanced use of Graphite smart font features. QR code Generator Transcriber, transcription tool for audio files. Organon, organisation and navigation tool to organize long texts (novels, narrations, scientific works). Template Changer, allows to change the template for an existing document. Footswitch. A transcription tool working wholly within 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	Power Detective enhances Detective/Trace Precedents and Trace Dependents. GeOOo allows to create thematic maps with LibreOffice. CorelPolyGUI: Chart trend lines improved: polynomial trend line, force intercept of trend line and moving average trend line (most of its functionality is included in LibreOffice 4.2) PalOOCa OLAP Calc Extension: Connecting Calc to access Palo or XMLA capable OLAP servers. Display Formula and Result (Value) simultaneously Digitizer of XY chart LibreWeb, a tool to fill spreadsheet cells with data from different web pages. Remove Duplicates, quickly remove duplicates in Calc. New Jaguar Calc add-in provides SQLREQUEST function. File format filters: Calc2LaTeX allows to convert Calc tables to LaTeX.
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: GEDCOM import filter for Draw. Import Google Earth files (kml) in Draw. Gallery contents, shapes & stencils: A set of gallery themes to draw diagrams like circuit diagram. Network equipment shapes for LibreOffice. 1600 maps, diagrams, graphs, for geography and history. All countries, all states, all regions and all historical periods.
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

The comparison table of mobile office is Work in Progress. Please feel free to improve it!

Major Feature Differences	Mobile: LibreOffice-based solutions	Mobile: MS Office 365
Integrated office architecture	Ja. Integrated office architecture: LibreOffice mobile shares the same processing engine, common to all modules, on all form factors (incl. desktop and online) [139].	Nein. Loose architecture differing between desktop (different between Windows and macOS), mobile and online office.
Versions of office suite for mobile operating systems (smartphones, tablets)	Ja. Mobile applications available as LibreOffice-based Collabora Office. LibreOffice viewer available for iOS/iPadOS and Android. 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: [140]. More information: Android port wiki, Commits , [141], [142]. 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: [143], [144]. ChromeOS: ChromeOS support is available in both Android and/or Linux on ChromeOS. Option 1) Android version optimised for ChromeOS is available as Collabora Office on Google Play, more information, XDA News Portal. Option 2) The full LibreOffice desktop version can be installed in Linux on Chromebooks.	Teilweise. Android and iOS for smartphones and tablets with restricted features set. No support for ChromeOS when offline. 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-left⁠ (RTL) languages (e.g. Arabic) and other complex scripts	Nein	Ja
Minor Feature Differences	Mobile: LibreOffice-based solutions	Mobile: MS Office 365
Run Microsoft Visual Basic Macros.	Ja. Support for a large portion of Microsoft Visual Basic Macros (via Collabora Office).	Nein

Mobile Word processors: LibreOffice Writer vs. Microsoft Word

Major Feature Differences	Mobile: LibreOffice-based solutions: Writer	Mobile: MS Word 365
Open password protected documents	Ja. (via Collabora Office)	Nein
Minor Feature Differences	Mobile: LibreOffice-based solutions: Writer	Mobile: MS Word 365
XY	Teilweise	Teilweise.

Mobile Spreadsheet applications: LibreOffice Calc vs. Microsoft Excel

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

Mobile Presentation software: LibreOffice Impress vs. Microsoft PowerPoint

Major Feature Differences	Mobile: LibreOffice-based solutions: Impress	Mobile: MS PowerPoint 365
XY	Teilweise	Teilweise.
Minor Feature Differences	Mobile: LibreOffice-based solutions: Impress	Mobile: MS PowerPoint 365
XY	Teilweise	Teilweise.

Online office: Web browser (and Chromebooks)

The comparison table of online office is Work in Progress. Please feel free to improve it!

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 23.05 Chromebook App: Collabora Office	Online: MS Office for the web Chromebook App: Discontinued
Integrated office architecture	Ja. Integrated office architecture: Online LibreOffice shares the same processing engine, common to all modules, on all form factors (incl. mobile and desktop) [145].	Nein. Loose architecture differing between desktop (different between Windows and macOS), mobile and online office.
Online/cloud version of office suite	Ja. 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. [146], [147], [148], [149], [150], [151]. See also: LibreOffice Online port development.	Teilweise. Office web apps, with reduced functionality when compared to the Word desktop version and Collabora Online. ([152])
Applications	Ja. Writer, Calc, Impress, (Draw publishing capabilities are built in to Writer).	Ja. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams
File format support equivalence to desktop	Ja. Supports opening file formats of many office suites and other applications with over 150 extensions supported. (LibreOffice supported file formats) (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein
Integration of online office suite into (third-party) collaboration software and groupware / content management systems	Ja. Integration of LibreOffice Online in: OwnCloud and Nextcloud, Kolab, Pydio, Seafile, IceWarp, AG-I Solutions, Alinto, VNCLagoon, EGroupware, Univention App Center, Kopano Documents, Collabora Online, Corteza Community Server, Alfresco ([153]), Roove, Zimbra ([154]), Mastermost, Moodle, IServ Schulserver. MS SharePoint integration SharePoint 2016 Server. See also these lists: Collabora Online hosting partners, Collabora Online partners, Availability of LibreOffice Online.	Teilweise. MS Office Online Server integration in MS SharePoint
Availability of online office suite in (third-party) online services / Free & commercial office cloud hosts	Ja. 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.	Teilweise MS OneDrive
Synchronous collaborative editing	Ja. 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.	Teilweise. 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-left⁠ (RTL) languages (e.g. Arabic) and other complex scripts for all Document Types	Ja. Comprehensive support, based on HarfBuzz⁠ text shaping library (from Collabora Online release 21.11). (via Online)	Nein
Minor Feature Differences	Online: LibreOffice-based Collabora Online 23.05 Chromebook App: Collabora Office	Online: MS Office for the web Chromebook App: Discontinued
	Teilweise	Teilweise

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

Major Feature Differences	Online: LibreOffice-based Collabora Online Writer 23.05 Chromebook App: Collabora Office Writer	Online: MS Word for the web Chromebook App: Discontinued
WYSIWYG - Full Fidelity Editing, PDF generation, Printing	Ja. 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)	Nein. Documents being edited do not look the same when saved as a PDF or when printed [155]
Set, change or delete document open Password Protected Files (encryption password)	Ja. (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein. Word for the web can't encrypt a document with a password, and it can't open documents encrypted with a password[156]
Edit Password to Modify Documents	Ja. (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein [157]
Adjust Table Sort Order	Ja. 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)	Nein. Not possible to sort by column or row[158]
Format Table Cells	Ja. By Number, Percent, Currency, Date, Time, Scientific, Fraction, Boolean Value and Text. (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein
Headers and Footers appear in the editable document	Ja. It is a WYSIWYG word processor. (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein
Find and Replace with options as available on desktop	Ja. (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein. Very Basic.
Clipboard (Copy and Paste)	Ja. Copying and pasting within the web app works with advanced document features. Pasting content copied from outside the web app is advanced (via Online)	Teilweise. 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. [159]
Word processor file format support equivalence to desktop	Ja. Supports opening word processor files in OpenDocument Format, and other formats from products such as Abiword, AportisDoc, Apple Pages, AppleWorks, Hangul WP 97, Ichitaro 8/9/10/11, Lotus Word Pro, MacWrite 1.5, Microsoft Pocket/RTF/Word 4/5/6.0/95/97-2003/2003XML/2007-2021/for Mac/for Windows2.0/Write, PDF, Software602, StarOffice StarWriter 3/4/5, WordPerfect, WordPerfect Suite 2000/Office 1.0, WriteNow 4.0. And others: Adobe PageMaker, Microsoft Publisher, QuarkXPress 3–4, HTML (LibreOffice supported file formats) (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein. It will edit docx, dotx and ods (OpenDocument Format). It will open doc but cannot save it back in the same format. It will open docm and dotm but the macros will not run. It will not open or edit other formats that are supported in the desktop versions for Windows and Mac. (Word supported file formats)
PDF & EPUB Export Options	Ja. Options available are the same or similar as in the LibreOffice desktop applications (via Online)	Nein.
Minor Feature Differences	Online: LibreOffice-based Collabora Online Writer 23.05 Chromebook App: Collabora Office Writer	Online: MS Word for the web Chromebook App: Discontinued
Templates, browse and start from professionally designed templates	Ja. (via Online)	Nein [160]
Save in Microsoft Word 97 - Word 2003 format (.doc)	Ja. (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein [161]
Save in EPUB e-book format (.epub)	Ja. (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein
Edit and Run Microsoft Visual Basic Macros, (docm, dotm)	Ja. Support a large portion of Microsoft Visual Basic Macros (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein [162]
Title Page	Ja. With options for number of title pages, page to start at, title style, title numbering (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein
Thesaurus	Ja. (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein
Page Gutter Margins (book / thesis binding)	Ja. Gutter Margins can be positioned on the left or top (via Online)	Nein
Add and Edit Page Backgrounds	Ja. 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)	Teilweise. Very Basic.
Add and Edit Page Transparency	Ja. Transparencies, options available are the same or similar as in the LibreOffice desktop applications (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein [163]
Add and Edit Page Borders	Ja. Borders, options available are the same or similar as in the LibreOffice desktop applications (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein [164]
Add and Edit Page Columns	Ja. Columns, options available are the same or similar as in the LibreOffice desktop applications (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein. [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	Ja. A WYSIWYG word processor (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein [165]
Add, Edit, View Charts	Ja. Full options as available in desktop (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein. They appear as placeholders that you cannot edit, move or resize [166]
Add, Edit, View Shapes	Ja. Full options as available in desktop (via Online)	Nein. They appear as placeholders that you cannot edit, move or resize [167]
Add, Edit, View SmartArt and WordArt (aka Fontwork)	Ja. (via Online)	Nein. They appear as placeholders that you cannot edit, move or resize [168]
Watermarks	Ja. (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein [169]
Bookmarks	Ja. (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein [170]
Fields	Ja. (With options under sub-categories of Documents, Cross-references, Functions, DocInformation and variables (via Online) Chromebook App has a few less options	Nein [171]
Edit Cross References	Ja. (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein. It is not possible to edit the destination [172]
Index	Ja. options available are the same or similar as in the LibreOffice desktop applications (via Online)	Nein [173]
Table: "Optimal Column Widths" and "Optimal Row Height"	Ja. (via Online)	Nein [174]
Full control of anchoring with visible anchor points for images etc.	Ja. WYSIWYG precision visible anchoring (via Online)	Nein
Text Box	Ja. With full desktop options including, size, anchors, protection, borders, rotation, corners, shading, etc. (via Online)	Teilweise. Basic [175]
Citations and bibliography	Ja. (via Online)	Nein [176]
Rich Fields Support - tab through editable fields; skip protected sections	Ja. DOC and DOCX forms	Nein
PDF export extended options	Ja. PDF fillable forms created using content controls. (from Collabora Online 22.05), (the developer’s blog post). (via Online)	Nein
Table of contents	Ja. Options available are the same or similar as in the LibreOffice desktop applications (via Online and Chromebook App)	Teilweise. Basic options. [177]
Page Sizes	Ja. 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)	Teilweise. Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, A5, and custom size layouts [178]
Wrap text around images	Ja. Full options for wrapping text around images including: before, after, parallel, contour wrapping, in front and behind, precision visible anchoring (via Online)	Teilweise. No effective wrapping, the text does not wrap around images.
Word count and character count	Ja. Accurate count of words and characters. (via Online and Chromebook App)	Teilweise. A rough count of words. [179]
Keyboard shortcuts	Ja. Advanced: all users can use their own language’s keyboard shortcuts when editing a file collaboratively. Holding the ‘Alt’ key highlight shortcuts, tab sequence then works, options for learnability and improved accessability. (from Collabora Online release 23.05). (via Online)	Teilweise. Less shortcuts, with no mention of whether the users own language is used for keyboard shortcuts when editing a file collaboratively. ([180])
Screen Reader	Ja. Using NVDA. [181] (via Online)	Teilweise. Requires adjunct browser based screen reader.
Co-authoring between online and native app	Nein. For more information the see the row "Synchronous collaborative editing"	Ja. MS Office 2019 sales version on Windows introduced real-time co-authoring with Word for the web
Table Autoformat Styles to choose from	Nein (#4356)	Ja
Add-ins	Nein	Ja
Dictate	Nein	Ja
Emoji	Nein	Ja
Share as Embedded HTML	Nein	Ja
Reuse Files	Nein	Ja. Open another document in a preview enabling selection of paragraphs or images for insertion, or for adding a link to that document.
Catchup	Nein	Ja. View changes your collaborators have made to a file since you last opened it.
Insert Equations with Structures	Nein. (#4049)	Ja
Insert Image options	Teilweise. Select by folder and file only. (via Online and Chromebook App)	Ja. Select by folder and file, also by previewing categorised images
Margins	Teilweise. Custom options. (via Online and Chromebook App)	Ja. Custom options and 5 presets.
Captions	Nein	Nein [182]
Mail Merge	Nein	Nein [183]
Cover Pages	Ja. via Styles First Page	Ja. Includes samples [184]
Translate	Ja. (from Collabora Online release 22.05.7.3), (tdf#34058), (#4285). (via Online)	Ja. [185]
Bullets, Numbering, Outline, Images, Alignment	Ja. 79 bullets inc 71 resizable images, 8 numbering, 8 outline, comprehensive position alignment options. (via Online and Chromebook App)	Ja. 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	Ja. (via Online)	Ja

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

Major Feature Differences	Online: LibreOffice-based Collabora Online Calc 23.05 Chromebook App: Collabora Office Calc	Online: MS Excel for the web Chromebook App: Discontinued
Spreadsheet file format support equivalence to desktop	Ja. Supports opening spreadsheet files in OpenDocument Format, and other formats from products such as Apple Numbers, Data Interchange Format, Gnumeric, Lotus 1-2-3, Microsoft Excel (4/5/6/2003XML/97-2003/2007-2021/Pocket), Quattro Pro 6.0, SYLK, StarOffice StarCalc 3/4/5 and other applications. (LibreOffice supported file formats) (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein. It will edit xlsx, xlsb and ods (OpenDocument Format). It will open xls and csv but cannot save them back in the same format. It will not open or edit other formats that are supported in the desktop versions for Windows and Mac. (Excel supported file formats)
CSV support, (Comma Separated Value(s), .csv)	Ja. Opening a CSV shows an Import dialog (Define character set, language, define import starting row, specify separator options, edit string delimiter) and shows a Preview screen. It is possible to Download as CSV. (from any device, from CODE release 6.4.9). (via Online and Chromebook App)	Teilweise. Opening a CSV converts it to .xlsx without an import dialog and without a preview. No option to download as CSV. (Excel CSV limitations)
Minor Feature Differences	Online: LibreOffice-based Collabora Online Calc 23.05 Chromebook App: Collabora Office Calc	Online: MS Excel for the web Chromebook App: Discontinued
Save in Microsoft Excel 97 - Excel 2003 (.xls) format	Ja. (via Online and Chromebook App).	Nein
Sparklines (to give a quick overview of the trend in a data range)	Ja. Full support (via Online)	Nein
Defining and managing Range Names	Ja. (from CODE release 6.4.3). (via Online and Chromebook App).	Nein
Line Borders	Ja. (via Online and Chromebook App).	Teilweise. 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 23.05 Chromebook App: Collabora Office Impress	Online: MS PowerPoint for the web Chromebook App: Discontinued
Presentation file format support equivalence to desktop	Ja. Supports opening presentation files in OpenDocument Format, and other formats from products such as Apple Keynote, Microsoft Powerpoint97-2003/2007-2021, OpenOffice.org XML, Photo CD, StarOffice/StarImpress and others. (LibreOffice supported file formats) (via Online and Chromebook App)	Nein. It will edit pptx, ppsx and odp (OpenDocument Format). It will open ppt and pps but cannot save them back in the same format. It will not open or edit other formats that are supported in the desktop versions for Windows and Mac. (PowerPoint supported file formats)
Minor Feature Differences	Online: LibreOffice-based Collabora Online Impress 23.05 Chromebook App: Collabora Office Impress	Online: MS PowerPoint for the web Chromebook App: Discontinued
Save in Microsoft Powerpoint 97 - Powerpoint 2003 (.ppt) format	Ja. (via Online and Chromebook App).	Nein
Online Video	Nein (tdf#42246). Work-around: Download of online video and embed it in presentation (incl. Flash videos) (via Online)	Ja. With preview, supported video providers: YouTube, SlideShare, Vimeo, Stream, Flipgrid, TED

See also

• The Programming Languages Beacon: LibreOffice is written in C++, Java, Python; Microsoft Office is written in C++, C, (ASM).
• How LibreOffice Writer Tops MS Word: 12 Features, by Bruce Byfield (2012-04-10).
• LibreOffice vs. MS Office: Spreadsheets and Slide Shows, by Bruce Byfield (2012-06-06)
• How Microsoft Office Tops LibreOffice: 11 Features, by Bruce Byfield (2012-04-26).
• Microsoft Office vs. OpenOffice.org - Idealware does a head-to-head comparison of the two office suites, by Brett Bonfield and Laura S. Quinn (2010-07-02).
• Duell am Arbeitsplatz, by Ralf Nebelo and Dorothee Wiegand (c't 22/2008, German).