Open source alternatives to Microsoft Office

One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what Microsoft Office does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Microsoft Office does

  1. Word processingcore
  2. Spreadsheetscore
  3. Presentationscore
  4. Email and calendar
  5. Cloud storage and sharing
  6. Real-time co-authoring
  7. Notes

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

ProjectCoversStarsCommits, 12 weeksLast releaseClosed vs openedSetupLicense
everythingOpen source rebuilds of popular software such as Photoshop and Office Replaces it80%8.4k+755
381
None65% Runs in a browser MIT
Covers all 3 core jobs. Not shown: Cloud storage and sharing; Real-time co-authoring.See the evidence
  • Word processingcoreYesDocuments Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Apple Pages
  • SpreadsheetscoreYesSpreadsheet Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Apple Numbers
  • PresentationscoreYesPresentation Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, Apple Keynote
  • Email and calendarYesEmail Gmail, Microsoft Outlook, Apple Mail
  • Cloud storage and sharingNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • Real-time co-authoringNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • NotesYesNotes Microsoft OneNote, Evernote, Apple Notes

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