On the downside, you should bear in mind that the suite does not pack an email client or cloud storage support, which in all fairness can be a dealbreaker for some users. If you preferred the classic look of Office, then you are unlikely to have any problems getting around or working with this suite. In fact, you have the possibility to save in Microsoft formats if necessary.Īs far as looks goes, it resembles Office 2003, so it lacks the ribbon interface and relies on the old-school toolbars and menus.

More importantly, it sports undeniable compatibility with Microsoft Office formats, facilitating the migration to OpenOffice. The suite includes a palette of utilities that can deal with word processing, spreadsheet editing, presentation design, databases and graphics, to name the most important of its tasks.

Packs all office tools in a classic look and feel

It comes off as a multipurpose collection of tools oriented towards a wide array of audiences such as home and business users. Portable OpenOffice is an Apache product, first of this niche to try to provide a full-featured document processing suite that can easily replace paid software such as Microsoft Office.

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