OpenOffice.org for Mac OS X 3.2 Beta Fileforum Pick

4.6 out of 5 stars 4.6 (101 votes)

BETA (October 19, 2009)

Mac OS X / Open Source / 5,200 downloads

OpenOffice.org is the open source project through which Sun Microsystems is releasing the technology for the popular StarOffice productivity suite. It is an international office suite that will run on all major platforms and provide access to all functionality and data through open-component based APIs and an XML-based file format. It establishes the necessary facilities to make this open source technology available to the developer community.

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  1. 4 out of 5 stars
    zridling

    Reviewing Aqua Development Preview (Jun 5, 2007)

    Rough around the edges (very rough — it's an alpha), but having ODF will be a boon to Mac users.

  2. 4 out of 5 stars
    DudeBoyz

    Reviewing 2.2.0 (Mar 30, 2007)

    Very good to see it keep pace with the Windows version in terms of release date and version.

    Only complaint is again about the interface not being native to OS X and instead relying on X11.

    Neo Office is one alternative solution, but hopefully the main folks on the Open Office project will be able to update the entire suite so that it takes full advantage of the native OS X interface.

    Please keep up the good work. It is fantastic to have the same suite on Windows, Linux and OS X.

    Maybe soon, Microsoft Office will be a faded memory for many of us who don't really want to use it. If they can just get that OpenDoc format (or whatever) figured out and standardized, we can use Open Office APPS with Microsoft Office FILES and not miss a beat. That would make life much better for consultants who interface with clients reliant on the Microsoft Juggernaut.

  3. 5 out of 5 stars
    ckjnigel

    Reviewing 2.0.4 (Feb 8, 2007)

    I'm impressed how fast it runs atop X11 under OS X -- faster than the Windows Java version.
    NeoOffice is too sluggish for me!

  4. 3 out of 5 stars
    DudeBoyz

    Reviewing 2.0.2 (Sep 6, 2006)

    While I do appreciate the product, I'm glad that there is an alternative version that is more Mac OS X friendly.

    NeoOffice is a great option for OS X users.

  5. 5 out of 5 stars
    spiffyjeff

    Reviewing 2.0.1 (Apr 27, 2006)

    Yes, Mac does seem to be last on their list, but I don't really blame them either... If you want the most users, target windows first, then Linux, then Mac. Now that they are on 2.x, i will try on my mac

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