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Related: what options are there to avoid a dependency on either Google or Microsoft when it comes to productivity apps? I feel like the only two "real" options

Related: what options are there to avoid a dependency on either Google or Microsoft when it comes to productivity apps? I feel like the only two "real" options are G Suite (or whatever it is called now) and Office. Are there others that are compatible-enough that they are realistic options, particularly with online (in browser) experiences?

narrator 5y ago
There's http://libreoffice.org http://libreoffice.org . It's not a web collaboration suite though.
- PeterisP 5y ago
  It's usable in isolation, but at least the last time I used it, it did not fit the parent post's criteria for "compatible-enough that they are realistic options"; it did break document layouts when exchanging work to/from people using MS Office.
- heavyset_go 5y ago
  FreeOffice is closed-source, but free, and available on Linux, macOS and Windows. It works pretty well and I think it's better than what LibreOffice currently offers. [1] https://www.freeoffice.com/en/ https://www.freeoffice.com/en/
  - kube-system 5y ago
    > closed-source, but free, That's the scariest combination possible IMO. Regardless of the trustworthiness of the developer, it stacks incentives in a bad way. Even if LibreOffice is worse, at least it'll be around longer than one single developer.
    - heavyset_go 5y ago
      I agree completely, but it might suit the use case of someone trying to get some work done.
  - indymike 5y ago
    There is also WPS Office. https://www.wps.com/en-US/ https://www.wps.com/en-US/. It's actually very well done, and seems to be pretty compatible. It also runs on everything.
netizen-936824 5y ago
Next cloud has integration with collabora https://nextcloud.com/collaboraonline/ https://nextcloud.com/collaboraonline/
clircle 5y ago
Without defining what "real" means, I think you've answered the question for yourself.
webmobdev 5y ago
I've been impressed with the recent versions of LibreOffice. If you don't need collaboration, it's quite good.
jbj 5y ago
There is Onlyoffice for nextcloud, but it was a bit laggy when I tried it myself
chongli 5y ago
I use Apple’s iWork suite (mainly Pages and Numbers). It’s closed source, obviously, but very usable for my needs. It also has collaborative editing built in without involving the browser. I’m pretty generally anti-browser as a person though. If there’s a desktop application I can use instead of the browser, I’ll use it.
heavyset_go 5y ago
Check out FreeOffice[1]. It's closed-source but zero cost. [1] https://www.freeoffice.com/en/ https://www.freeoffice.com/en/
fsflover 5y ago
https://prism-break.org https://prism-break.org
vindarel 5y ago
Only Office: https://www.onlyoffice.com/ https://www.onlyoffice.com/ compatible Office, connects to NextCloud, Android and iOs, open source… (didn't try but I see organizations using it)
dartharva 5y ago
Cryptpad (https://cryptpad.fr/ https://cryptpad.fr/) is what's recommended on PrivacyGuides, though it looks like it's only using OnlyOffice under the hood, at least for its spreadsheet.

narrator 5y ago

There's http://libreoffice.org http://libreoffice.org . It's not a web collaboration suite though.

PeterisP 5y ago
It's usable in isolation, but at least the last time I used it, it did not fit the parent post's criteria for "compatible-enough that they are realistic options"; it did break document layouts when exchanging work to/from people using MS Office.
heavyset_go 5y ago
FreeOffice is closed-source, but free, and available on Linux, macOS and Windows. It works pretty well and I think it's better than what LibreOffice currently offers. [1] https://www.freeoffice.com/en/ https://www.freeoffice.com/en/
- kube-system 5y ago
  > closed-source, but free, That's the scariest combination possible IMO. Regardless of the trustworthiness of the developer, it stacks incentives in a bad way. Even if LibreOffice is worse, at least it'll be around longer than one single developer.
  - heavyset_go 5y ago
    I agree completely, but it might suit the use case of someone trying to get some work done.
- indymike 5y ago
  There is also WPS Office. https://www.wps.com/en-US/ https://www.wps.com/en-US/. It's actually very well done, and seems to be pretty compatible. It also runs on everything.

netizen-936824 5y ago

Next cloud has integration with collabora https://nextcloud.com/collaboraonline/ https://nextcloud.com/collaboraonline/

clircle 5y ago

Without defining what "real" means, I think you've answered the question for yourself.

webmobdev 5y ago

I've been impressed with the recent versions of LibreOffice. If you don't need collaboration, it's quite good.

jbj 5y ago

There is Onlyoffice for nextcloud, but it was a bit laggy when I tried it myself

chongli 5y ago

I use Apple’s iWork suite (mainly Pages and Numbers). It’s closed source, obviously, but very usable for my needs. It also has collaborative editing built in without involving the browser. I’m pretty generally anti-browser as a person though. If there’s a desktop application I can use instead of the browser, I’ll use it.

heavyset_go 5y ago

Check out FreeOffice[1]. It's closed-source but zero cost. [1] https://www.freeoffice.com/en/ https://www.freeoffice.com/en/

fsflover 5y ago

https://prism-break.org https://prism-break.org

vindarel 5y ago

Only Office: https://www.onlyoffice.com/ https://www.onlyoffice.com/ compatible Office, connects to NextCloud, Android and iOs, open source… (didn't try but I see organizations using it)

dartharva 5y ago

Cryptpad (https://cryptpad.fr/ https://cryptpad.fr/) is what's recommended on PrivacyGuides, though it looks like it's only using OnlyOffice under the hood, at least for its spreadsheet.