Look a little closer, though, and youвЂ™ll see the differences. FeaturesД«oth OpenOffice and LibreOffice look much the same from the outset, with vintage-style interfaces that reject MicrosoftвЂ™s tab-based look. So OpenOffice may win in pure quantity of compatible formats, but LibreOffice arguably outdoes it by letting you save in the biggest formats out there. When it comes to what file formats you can save in, LibreOffice is decidedly more modern, most notably being capable saving files in MicrosoftвЂ™s latest range of proprietary formats (.docx. Just because these suites can open a certain file format doesnвЂ™t mean they can save in that file format. One of the first things you probably want to know about LibreOffice and OpenOffice is which one will most readily handly your existing files, which may be in all kinds of formats ranging from MicrosoftвЂ™s proprietary formats to more obscure ones like WordPerfectвЂ™s вЂњ.wpвЂќ extensions.Д«oth OpenOffice and LibreOffice are capable of opening a huge range of file formats, though OpenOffice is in fact capable of opening documents in a wider range of formats than LibreOffice (103 to LibreOfficeвЂ™s 73).Д«ut there is a catch. So perhaps thereвЂ™s no surprises here, but with LibreOffice youвЂ™re much more likely to find the help you need. Beyond that, many of the other support sources вЂ“ like 8daysaweek and the unofficial OpenOffice forum have closed down due to inactivity. The OpenOffice subreddit is pretty barren, but youвЂ™re likely to find answers to your questions on the official OpenOffice forum, which remains active. Despite being largely discontinued, you can still find support for OpenOffice if you look in the right places.

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