What LibreOffice does
LibreOffice is a free, open-source office suite maintained by The Document Foundation and released under the Mozilla Public License. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and covers the full range of day-to-day office tasks through six integrated applications: Writer for word processing, Calc for spreadsheets, Impress for presentations, Draw for vector graphics and diagrams, Base for database management, and Math for authoring mathematical formulas. Writer supports a wide variety of document layouts, styles, and formatting options, and is commonly used for reports, letters, and long-form documents. Calc handles complex formulas, pivot tables, and charting. Impress provides slide design, transitions, and speaker notes. Draw is suited to flowcharts, technical diagrams, and illustrations. Base connects to common database engines and allows forms and queries without writing SQL. Math embeds properly typeset equations into other LibreOffice documents. LibreOffice reads and saves Microsoft Office formats including DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX, making it compatible with documents produced in commercial office suites. It also uses the open OpenDocument Format (ODF) — including ODT, ODS, and ODP — as its native standard. Built-in PDF export is available from any application in the suite. Macro support allows automation of repetitive tasks, and the extension system lets users add further functionality from the LibreOffice extension repository. LibreOffice carries no license fee and places no restrictions on personal, business, educational, or government use. It is adopted by organisations that require a document-compatible, auditable, open-source office suite without ongoing subscription costs. This page provides the full offline standalone installer sourced directly from download.documentfoundation.org, the official distribution server of The Document Foundation. To stay safe, download LibreOffice only from that official domain or from this page.
