LibreOffice Writer

LibreOffice Writer
	LibreOffice Writer 7.2.4 (released in December 2021, running on Linux and KDE Plasma 5 with the Breeze icon set)
Developer(s)	The Document Foundation
Stable release	Fresh: 25.2.0 (6 February 2025); Still:;
Operating system	Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Microsoft Windows and via ecosystem partners: Android, iOS, iPadOS, ChromeOS and Online.
Predecessor	OpenOffice.org Writer
Type	Word processor
License	MPLv2.0 (secondary license GPL, LGPLv3+ or Apache License 2.0)
Website	www.libreoffice.org/discover/writer/

LibreOffice Writer is the free and open-source word processor and desktop publishing component of the LibreOffice software package and is a fork of OpenOffice.org Writer. Writer is a word processor similar to Microsoft Word and Corel's WordPerfect with many similar features, and file format compatibility.^[4]^[5]

LibreOffice Writer is released under the Mozilla Public License v2.0.^[3]

As with the entire LibreOffice suite, Writer can be used across a variety of platforms, including Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Microsoft Windows. There are community builds for many other platforms. Ecosystem partner Collabora uses LibreOffice upstream code and provides apps for Android, iOS, iPadOS and ChromeOS.^[6]^[7] LibreOffice Online is an online office suite which includes the applications Writer, Calc and Impress and provides an upstream for projects such as commercial Collabora Online.

Some features

Writer is capable of opening and saving to a number of formats, including OpenDocument (ODT is its default format), Microsoft Word's DOC, DOCX, RTF and XHTML.^[8]
A spelling and grammar checker (Hunspell)^[9]^[10]
Built-in drawing tools
Built-in form building tools
Built-in calculation functions
Built-in equation editor^[11]
Export in PDF format, generate hybrid PDF (a standard PDF with attached source ODF file) and create fillable PDF form
The ability to import and edit PDF files.^[12]
Ability to edit HTML, XHTML files visually without using code with WYSIWYG support
Export in HTML, XHTML, XML formats
Export in EPUB ebook format
Contents, index, bibliography
Document signing, password and public-key (GPG) encryption
Change tracking during revisions, document comparison (view changes between two files)
Database integration, including a bibliography database
MailMerge^[13]
Scriptable and Remote Controllable via the UNO API
OpenType stylistic sets and character variants of fonts are not selectable from the menus, but can be specified manually in the font window. For example, fontname:ss06&cv03 will set the font to stylistic set 6 and chose character variant 3. This is based on the same syntax for Graphite font feature.

Supported file formats

File format	Extension	Read/Write	Notes
AbiWord	ABW, ZABW	From 4.2
AppleWorks (word processing)	CWK	From 4.1	Formerly called ClarisWorks
Apple Pages	PAGES	From 5.0
AportisDoc (Palm)	PDB	Yes	Requires Java
BroadBand eBook	LRF	Yes
DocBook	XML	Yes
FictionBook	FB2	From 4.2
Hangul WP 97	HWP	Yes	Newer "5.x" documents are not supported^{[citation needed]}
HTML	HTM, HTML	Yes
Ichitaro 8/9/10/11	JTD, JTT	Yes
Lotus Word Pro	LWP	Yes
MacWrite Pro 1.5	MW, MCW	From 4.1
Microsoft Pocket Word	PSW	Yes	Requires Java
Microsoft RTF	RTF	Yes
Microsoft Word 2003 XML (WordprocessingML)	XML	Yes
Microsoft Word 4/5/6.0/95	DOC, DOT	Yes, writing up to 3.6
Microsoft Word 97–2003	DOC, DOT	Yes
Microsoft Word 2007-now	DOCX, DOTX, DOCM, DOTM	Yes
Microsoft Works (word processing)	WPS, WPT	Yes	Microsoft Works for Mac formats since 4.1
Microsoft Write	WRI	From 5.1
OpenDocument (word processing)	ODT, FODT, OTT,	Yes
OpenOffice.org XML (word processing)	SXW, STW	Yes
Plain text	TXT	Yes	Various encodings supported
Software602 (T602)	602, TXT	Yes
StarOffice StarWriter 3/4/5	SDW, SGL, VOR	Dropped in 4.0 then added back in 5.3, up to 3.6^{[clarification needed]}
Unified Office Format (word processing)	UOT	Yes
WordPerfect	WPD	Yes
WordPerfect Suite 2000/Office 1.0	WPS	Yes
WriteNow 4.0	WN, NX^D	From 4.1

References

^ ^a ^b https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/
^ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/02/06/libreoffice-25-2/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ ^a ^b "Licenses". The Document Foundation. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
^ Elena Opris (January 8, 2014). "LibreOffice Writer Review". Softpedia. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
^ Jon L. Jacobi (June 27, 2013). "Review: LibreOffice 4 liberates you from Microsoft Office". IDG Consumer & SMB. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
^ "Collabora Office – Apps on Google Play".
^ "Collabora Office". 25 October 2023.
^ The Document Foundation (n.d.). "Writer, a Word Processor for Every Kind of Document". Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
^ The Document Foundation (2012). "Chapter 1 – Introducing Writer" (PDF). Retrieved 1 February 2013.
^ The Document Foundation (2011). "Checking Spelling and Grammar". Retrieved 15 June 2011.
^ The Document Foundation (2012). "LibreOffice Version 3.5. Math Guide. Using The Equation Editor" (PDF). Retrieved 1 February 2013.
^ Linton, Susan (June 2011). "The New Features in LibreOffice 3.3". Linux Journal. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
^ The Document Foundation (2013). "Chapter 11. Using Mail Merge. Form letters, mailing labels and envelopes" (PDF). Retrieved 1 February 2013.

External links

Features page at LibreOffice.org

[LO_download-1] ttps://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/

[wikidata-965438eead9a6ae42c9889da7ce2c27c02d292ac-v18-2] ttps://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/02/06/libreoffice-25-2/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[About-3] "Licenses". The Document Foundation. Retrieved 16 December 2015.

[4] Elena Opris (January 8, 2014). "LibreOffice Writer Review". Softpedia. Retrieved July 7, 2015.

[5] Jon L. Jacobi (June 27, 2013). "Review: LibreOffice 4 liberates you from Microsoft Office". IDG Consumer & SMB. Retrieved July 7, 2015.

[6] "Collabora Office – Apps on Google Play".

[7] "Collabora Office". 25 October 2023.

[WriterHome-8] The Document Foundation (n.d.). "Writer, a Word Processor for Every Kind of Document". Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)

[Intro-9] The Document Foundation (2012). "Chapter 1 – Introducing Writer" (PDF). Retrieved 1 February 2013.

[Grammar-10] The Document Foundation (2011). "Checking Spelling and Grammar". Retrieved 15 June 2011.

[Math-11] The Document Foundation (2012). "LibreOffice Version 3.5. Math Guide. Using The Equation Editor" (PDF). Retrieved 1 February 2013.

[Linton01Feb11-12] Linton, Susan (June 2011). "The New Features in LibreOffice 3.3". Linux Journal. Retrieved 15 June 2011.

[MailMerge-13] The Document Foundation (2013). "Chapter 11. Using Mail Merge. Form letters, mailing labels and envelopes" (PDF). Retrieved 1 February 2013.

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LibreOffice Writer

Some features

Supported file formats

See also

References

External links

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