Looking for an alternative to Microsoft Office for the Linux.

I’ve already tried:

  • LibreOffice (It doesn’t have the same experience as Microsoft’s apps.)
  • OnlyOffice Desktop Editors (I like it)

What else would you recommend?

  • TCB13@lemmy.worldEnglish
    37·
    1 year ago

    Stick with LibreOffice , you’ll get used and it is most likely the best alternative.

  • crusty@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    15·
    1 year ago

    You can easily change LibreOffice to have a tabbed layout like MSOffice (view > user interface). The only thing to note is that LibreOffice has great documentation, but it can be a bit difficult to follow with a different layout.

  • Maybe@lemm.ee
    141·
    1 year ago

    You could always do in-browser Office if nothing else works. Or g-suite

  • eddie_of_ny@lemmy.ml
    11·
    1 year ago

    Honestly, if your willing to learn to use LibreOffice, it’s way more powerful than OnlyOffice. It took me a minute to get used to it too, but once you do, it’s pretty awesome. And if your worried about UI, you can change some of those things in the settings, like you can make it have a MS-style ribbon at the top. If I were you, I’d spend two weeks trying LO, I think you’ll get used to it pretty quick

    • BaumGeist@lemmy.ml
      3·
      1 year ago

      LibreOffice, it’s way more powerful than OnlyOffice

      How so? More features? If so, some people just use a small handful in MSOffice, and just want those for their office clone. Maybe OOP is willibg to sacrifice feature-completeness for a similar UI.

      In fact, based on their negative assessment of LibreOffice for not being enough like Microsoft, I’m willing to be that’s the case.

    • Bappity@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      much prefer the ribbons for the UI. it’s much more convenient imo and I was lost otherwise. glad libreoffice had that as customisation options!

  • CrypticCoffee@lemm.eeEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    Nothing has exactly the same experience as MS. I don’t think there is a clone project for it.

    The two you listed are your best options.

    Does LibreOffice have any issues that prevent you using it? If not, it’s probably that your expectations are set by your comfort and familiarity with Office and that is the problem you need to solve.

  • cyberwolfie@lemmy.ml
    1·
    1 year ago

    I don’t use these kinds of tools in private unless I have to, and when I do, I found that OnlyOffice has better compatability with .docx-files. I recently had to make some changes and format a .docx-file, and after struggling to make it look correct in LibreOffice*, it did not show up correctly in Word. Output was more or less the same in OnlyOffice as in Word, and after redoing it in OnlyOffice, it looked almost completely correct in Word.

    • This is, however, always a problem with these kinds of programs in my opinion.
  • Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml
    21·
    1 year ago

    Between the two I recommend OnlyOffice because it has better export compatibility, a PDF editor, seamless interchange between their desktop, mobile, and web versions, and a nicer UI. You’d only need LibreOffice if you’re doing very advanced document formatting or very niche scientific or financial formulas. LibreOffice has been around for a lot longer than OnlyOffice so its got more edge use cases figured out. Onlyoffice is more modern and IMO feels like a smoother experience with the UI.

  • tun@lemm.ee
    23·
    1 year ago

    There is WPS office (from Kingsoft based in China).

  • KISSmyOS@lemmy.world
    45·
    1 year ago

    LibreOffice (It doesn’t have the same experience as Microsoft’s apps.)

    If you like the experience from Microsoft’s apps, why do you use Linux?
    Just use MS Office on Windows.