The free office suite SoloOffice of Latvia has released the latest version 7.2.1 for Windows, Linux and macOS platforms. OnlyOffice focuses on text, spreadsheets and presentations and wants to be an alternative to the well-known open source office suites like LibreOffice and OpenOffice.
The alternative to LibreOffice and OpenOffice
OnlyOffice 7.0 is a modern office suite for creating text, spreadsheets, and presentations without the need for a database application. The software scores particularly well with its open source code and cross-platform support for Windows, Linux, and macOS systems.
The latest version contains numerous bug fixes for the “Document Editor”, “Spreadsheet Editor” and “Presentation Editor” modules as well as the “PDF Viewer”. Also, the silent installation of msi packages on Windows has been improved.
OnlyOffice modules
Major product maintenance for OnlyOffice
According to the official, the three main modules of the office suite and the PDF viewer flowed release notes includes the following optimizations and bug fixes.
document editor
Correct numbering in Portuguese or Basque
Fix issue with review types when splitting a paragraph
Fix issue with paste special button
Fix crash when opening docx
Fix issue with reading rPrChange property and review those files
Fix scrolling in coedit view mode
Fix issue when performing global undo
Fix issue with setting bold property for text in complex script
Set the position of paste special
Fix saving a document in Final/Original modes
Fix issue with updating the content of a Ref field.
Spreadsheet editor
Fix crash when opening xlsx file
Fix special paste via hotkeys
Presentation Editor
Fix animation issues
Fix pptx file opening
PDF viewer
Fix search highlight
Fix tooltip language for preview
OnlyOffice 7.2.1 Release Notes
Interoperability with Microsoft Office
In addition, the developers want to further improve interoperability with class-leading Microsoft Office, which dominates in the business world in particular, and its XML-based DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX file formats for Word, Excel, and Microsoft Office. PowerPoint and have significantly more compatibility. .
OnlyOffice doesn’t need to shy away from comparisons with other open source office suites.
Comparison of free office suites
Free apps for Android and iOS
In addition to desktop apps, the creators of OnlyOffice offer free office apps for Android, iOS, and iPadOS, which are from the google play store and the Huawei App Gallery just like him app store can be downloaded from Apple.
Paid cloud integration
In the paid version, as a home server for non-commercial use single 139 euros costs and is designed for up to 10 users, users also benefit from partnerships with cloud providers like Nextcloud and ownCloud. As is known from Microsoft 365, services can be started directly from the cloud, files can be shared or edited together.
Since the release of OnlyOffice 7.1, it has also been possible to migrate data from Google Workspaces to the open source software.
Download at Computer Base
As usual, OnlyOffice 7.2.1 can be downloaded directly below this post from the ComputerBase download area.
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OnlyOffice is a modern office suite for creating text, spreadsheets, and presentations.