Feature Comparison: LibreOffice - Microsoft Office

This page compares the features of LibreOffice and Microsoft Office in several form factors. The comparisons separate major and minor feature differences and also includes notes on LibreOffice extensions. The comparison highlights differences and therefore does not display any features which are present in both office suites.

There are separate comparison tables available for:
 * 1) Desktop (notebooks, desktop computers): LibreOffice  (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  vs. Microsoft Office for the web). This section also includes the LibreOffice-based Chromebook App (Collabora Office 6.4.14 download ) for reasons explained in the section.

Desktop Office suite, general features: LibreOffice vs. Microsoft Office
=== Desktop Word processors: LibreOffice Writer vs. Microsoft Word ===

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

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

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

=== Most important extensions for desktop LibreOffice ===

LibreOffice has a complex eco-system of extensions (over on extensions.libreoffice.org and over  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:

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