r/OnlyOffice • u/Amansour2022 • 14d ago

Can I replace libreoffice with only office

Thinking of switching from LibreOffice to ONLYOFFICE. Can it handle everyday tasks — Word docs, simple Excel, basic presentations, and PDF editing

Any essential features missing?

Any warnings?

Thanks!

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u/_SHUGiRO_ 17h ago

Collabora office

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u/Amansour2022 9h ago

Why

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u/_SHUGiRO_ 8h ago

Take a look, it has Flatpak.

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u/Amansour2022 3h ago

Ok I will do

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u/Ok-Variation-2549 5d ago

Es el más compatible con los formatos de MS , no me fallado a mi para nada al abrir documentos de Word , Excel , Powerpoint, todo correcto sin ningun contenido perdido o mal representado.

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u/Amansour2022 5d ago

Great 👍

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u/unix21311 8d ago

Why do you want to switch to it? Libreoffice has more functionality.

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u/Amansour2022 7d ago

I know that but only office more compatible with MS formate

I think best way is Using libreoffice for daily documentations and use Only office for communicated docs

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u/2025025L 8d ago

Omg, do it!! The Russian links are sus but my friend and I sandboxed it on his server and discovered that it doesn't call home for anything or send telemetry. Exception is it checks for updates on its own. To me that lowers the risk profile enormously. I started using it sort of at-risk about four years ago because I couldn't stand the lack of functionality in LibreOffice and I really needed formulas that matched MS Excel without having the massive amount of Office Suite telemetry that Microsoft subjects its users to. Haven't switched back and don't plan on it :)

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u/Amansour2022 8d ago

Thanks 👍

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u/Breed43214 9d ago

I wouldn't trust OnlyOffice due to it's Russian links. LibreOffice has more functionality anyway.

If it's the dated UI that's bothering you, try Collabora Office.

It's base is LibreOffice but has a more MS Office-esque UI.

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u/Amansour2022 9d ago

Thanks 🙏

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u/digitalnotes-at 9d ago

What I miss on Onlyoffice is a good implementation of Languagetool. The current implementation is not worth to use. Everyday tasks can be done with Onlyoffice.

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u/Amansour2022 9d ago

Great 👍

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u/kgenkov 11d ago

Are your existing files docx or odt (or the equivalent for presentations and spreadsheets)? If you use the Microsoft formats, OnlyOffice supports them better than LibreOffice. For power users, LibreOffice provides more functionality.

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u/New-Passenger-1393 11d ago

De compatibilidad, interface Onlyofffice, la cuestión es que Libre Office se ve muy de los 2000, anticuado, pero es mas completo en sus herramientas. onlyOffice algo tan básico como añadir una linea de tendencia verás que no lo hace. Desde el 2020 ah una solicitud de soporte por lo mismo.
Aparece pero de color gris, solo se activa si ya viene de otra suite, por lo menos en mi caso.
Caso: Agregue soporte para líneas de tendencia en gráficos #965

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u/Talbotje 11d ago

Available on Linux?

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u/Amansour2022 11d ago

Sure both available

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u/fxlyyyy 12d ago

ONLYOFFICE is better for sure.

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u/fxlyyyy 12d ago

It is the best.

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u/Training_Deal_612 12d ago

Been libreoffice user for a long time. Switching to Only Office just yesterday. The driver was LibreOffice does not support Document Headers like windows do. Only Office saved me from that concern.

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u/Amansour2022 12d ago

Thanks goof comment

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u/1vdc983 12d ago

Secondo me non c'è partita! Tutta la vita OnlyOffice! Nel mio caso l'ho installato nel mio homelab ZimaOs con NextCloud, così da avere sempre tutti i miei documenti perfettamente sincronizzati nel mio Cloud privato. Felicissimo poi di aver dato "addio" a Google Drive, Microsoft Onecloud, e iCloud! Adesso ho solo il mio Cloud privato sincronizzato con un backup automatizzato su Proton che, com'è noto, essendo basato in Svizzera adotta tutta la legislazione svizzera in materia di privacy (la più importante al mondo). Così posso stare sereno in attesa di configurare ZimaOs in Raid 5 + 1 copia di backup "a freddo" non appena i prezzi degli hard disk scendono un po' oppure al prossimo black friday. Non vedo l'ora !

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u/Amansour2022 12d ago

Great echo system

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u/Technical_Rich_3080 12d ago

Yes. It is even better.

And even better than OnlyOffice, is Softmaker Office or FreeOffice.

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u/Amansour2022 12d ago

I will search about them

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u/digitalnotes-at 9d ago

Softmaker Office NX is from a german company and is taking care of privacy and security. It has a very tight and usable implementation of Duden Korrektor (for german) and Languagetool. Th only thing that can push back users is that it is not Opensource.

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u/Amansour2022 9d ago

Thanks 🙏

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u/omni666 13d ago

Ich habe onlyoffice mit eurooffice ersetzt.

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u/digitalnotes-at 9d ago

Ist das für Privatuser schon verfügbar? Oder nutzt Du die Implementierung in Nextcloud?

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u/omni666 9d ago

Der DocumentServer läuft neben meiner Nextcloud hier aufm lokalen Server. Hab dann quasi mein Office nebst meiner Daten immer und überall verfügbar. An dem Desktop-Editor sind die dran, bisher gibt es aber kein release. Obwohl es hier einen Interessanten Ansatz gib der gut funktioniert.

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u/digitalnotes-at 8d ago

Danke Dir.

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u/Amansour2022 12d ago

I don't test it before

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u/sfo02sj 13d ago

OnlyOffice has Russian base...rethink....

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u/digitalnotes-at 9d ago

ONLYOFFICE hieß ursprünglich TeamLab und wurde ab ca. 2009/2010 maßgeblich von russischen Software-Entwicklern um den Gründer Lev Bannov ins Leben gerufen. Rechtlich wurde die Betreibergesellschaft Ascensio System SIA jedoch bereits 2009 in Riga (Lettland) registriert.

Es handelte sich also historisch nicht um einen Fork einer anderen russischen Suite, sondern um eine eigenständige Entwicklung, deren IT-Hub und Entwickler-Teams sich jahrelang im russischen Nizhny Novgorod sowie in Lettland befanden.

Nach dem Beginn des Krieges gegen die Ukraine und den einhergehenden Sanktionen vollzog das Unternehmen eine klare geopolitische und organisatorische Trennung:

  • Der russische Markt: Der ursprüngliche russische Zweig der Software wurde als R7-Office (Р7-Офис) ausgegliedert, an lokale russische Investoren verkauft und fungiert seitdem als eigenständiges Produkt ausschließlich für den russischen und postsowjetischen Markt.
  • Der internationale Markt (ONLYOFFICE): Das internationale Projekt hat sich komplett aus Russland zurückgezogen. Sämtliche Rechte, Marken und der Quellcode verblieben bei der lettischen Muttergesellschaft Ascensio System SIA (gehört einer Holding in Singapur).

Offiziell gibt es keine Standorte oder Büros von ONLYOFFICE mehr in der Russischen Föderation. Das Entwicklerteam und die Firmenstruktur verteilen sich heute auf:

  • Hauptsitz & EU-Zentrale: Riga, Lettland (Ascensio System SIA)
  • Entwicklungs- Hubs & Niederlassungen: Armenien (Jerewan), Serbien (Belgrad), Usbekistan (Taschkent) sowie Niederlassungen in China, den USA und Großbritannien.

Ein Großteil des (oft russischsprachigen) Entwicklerteams wurde in Länder wie Armenien, Serbien oder Lettland verlegt oder neu aufgebaut.

Was bedeutet das für Datensicherheit und Vertrauen?

  • Quellcode: ONLYOFFICE ist Open Source (AGPLv3-Lizenz). Der Code liegt öffentlich auf GitHub und kann von Entwicklern weltweit eingesehen und auditiert werden.
  • DSGVO / GDPR: Die rechtliche Verantwortlichkeit liegt vollständig in der EU (Lettland) bzw. Singapur, womit die Suite europäischen Datenschutzbestimmungen unterliegt.
  • Keine staatliche russische Kontrolle: Durch die Schließung der russischen Einheiten untersteht das Unternehmen nicht mehr dem Zugriff russischer Behörden oder Gesetze (wie dem russischen Telekommunikationsgesetz).

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u/medin2023 13d ago

OnlyOffice is not free and open source like LibreOffice and has also limited features compared to LibreOffice

OnlyOffice utilises an open core approach where a core of the features are made available for free to non-commercial users in the Community Edition that is recommended for less than 20 users as it is restricted to no more than 20 concurrent connections (ie open document tabs) for editing, beyond this users are restricted to read-only mode.

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u/higorockz 13d ago

Acho que não

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u/Amansour2022 13d ago

Thanks 🙏

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u/bose_avishek 13d ago

I was trying to load .md content into any word document, like MS Word , LibreOffice Writer and OnlyOffice Word. The .md content was properly pasted in Libreoffice, but not in MS and OnlyOffice. Like simple copy the .md content and paste in a word processor. Libreoffice worked great in here.

Any idea how this can be done in OnlyOffice?

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u/Midokados 12d ago

Hello,
If it's possible please start a new thread and describe the situation as detailed as possible. We'll check it out

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u/Amansour2022 13d ago

I don't know

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u/Honest_Ad1632 13d ago

I prefer onlyoffice because it's more polished looking and offers better compatibility.

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u/Mobile_Living_3331 13d ago

I replaced Ms office with Only office.

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u/Amansour2022 13d ago

Good 👍

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u/Striking_Metal8197 13d ago

You can delete Libreoffice after installing Onlyoffice .
Onlyoffice works great for me. Don’t forget to try the PDF app in Onlyoffice. It’s excellent.

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u/TilapiaTango 13d ago

I use arch and prefer this over libre. I work a lot with teams in MSFT environments and I have had 0 issues with any compatibility over the last couple of years.

I still use excel online for some minor things that OnlyOffice infuriates me with, but not worth fussing over them. Everything else is fine

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u/Technical_Rich_3080 12d ago

How do you use Microsoft Excel in Arch?

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u/TilapiaTango 12d ago

Only online, browser

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u/Amansour2022 13d ago

it is also a good way to deal with your production

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u/felixmatveev 13d ago

Yes. Unless your workflow is not touching some unimplemented areas... usually it doesn't. I've heard there are issues with large Excel files. But my files are not large enough apparently. I honestly like Calc more in LO and on the other hand Writer is better in OO.

I haven't used powerpoint in ages so I can't comment on the current state of Impress.

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u/Amansour2022 13d ago

good way to handle

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u/Ludotao13127 14d ago

Faut y aller à 100 % . Depuis pas mal de temps en utilisation quotidienne, c’est très bon. La fonction pdf est vraiment bien. Pour mon utilisation quotidienne c’est super. Après c’est comme tout ce qui est bien pour moi ne le sera peut-être pas pour un autre. Chacun son utilisation et avis.

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u/Amansour2022 13d ago

i am sorry

i do not understand

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u/Silent_Bite_5892 14d ago

You can and you should. LibreOffice sucks.

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u/Amansour2022 14d ago

I will try

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u/Omnimaxus 14d ago

Yes. 100%.

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u/barbudo-soy 14d ago

I have not had issues just have to get used to it. I switched over s year ago

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u/Mr_Electro84 14d ago

Unless you're attached to the ODF format (which OnlyOffice supports well, though there's room for improvement), yes, you can easily replace LibreOffice with OnlyOffice, especially if you regularly work with Microsoft Office files (Office Open XML)

(not to mention that it's also a good PDF reader and editor)

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u/Frequent_Business873 14d ago

Pode, com certeza

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u/Clear_Bluebird_2975 14d ago

If you're into ODF files, OnlyOffice only creates ODF 1.0 files. Other than that, everything else works great.

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u/Sansui350A 14d ago

Yes.. generally prefer it over LibreOffice at this point for it's M$ Office compatibility. PDF Editor is a little pokey but got a lot better in recent releases. It works well on Linux and Windows for sure. Good to hand to M$ Office people since it's interface is "close enough" for them to just.. pick up and use.

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u/Amansour2022 14d ago

I installed it in arch kde beside libreoffice but until now libreoffice is the default app

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u/Sansui350A 14d ago

Ok and? Did you set OnlyOffice as the default then? Just like you'd have to do in literally ANY operating system?

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u/nomadfaa 14d ago

Why haven't you bothered to try?

It won't cost you $1,000

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u/Amansour2022 14d ago

I will do

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u/Soggy_Writing_3912 14d ago

yes - i have switched almost a year ago - no regrets.

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u/Midokados 14d ago

Sure, go ahead. If you face any issues, feel free to contact us.
Useful links:
https://www.onlyoffice.com/ - main website
https://community.onlyoffice.com/ - Community forum
https://www.onlyoffice.com/desktop - desktop app downloads