OnlyOffice 7.2.1: A free office suite released for Windows, Linux and macOS
Theodore Meeks,
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Free Office suite OnlyOffice from Latvia has been released in 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 well-known open source office suites like LibreOffice and OpenOffice.
Alternative to LibreOffice and OpenOffice
OnlyOffice 7.0 is a modern office suite for creating text, spreadsheets and presentations while working without a database application. The software does particularly well with its open source code and multi-platform support for Windows, Linux and macOS.
The latest version contains several bug fixes for the Docs Editor, Spreadsheet Editor, Presentation Editor as well as PDF Viewer modules. In addition, the silent installation of msi packages on Windows has been improved.
OnlyOffice modules
OnlyOffice main product maintenance
According to the official release notes, the following improvements and bug fixes are integrated into the three main modules of the Office suite and the PDF viewer.
Document Editor
Fix punctuation in Portuguese or Basque
Fix revision types problem when splitting a paragraph
Fix the problem with the special paste button
Fix crash when opening docx
Fix the problem of reading rPrChange and reviewing these files
Fix scrolling in co-editing view mode
Fix the global rollback issue
Fixed an issue with setting the bold property of text in a complex script
Pin your paste position
Fix saving a document in final/original modes
Fix the issue of updating the content of the reference field
Spreadsheet Editor
Fix disconnect when opening xlsx file
Repair special paste by hotkeys
Presentation Editor
Fix animation problems
Fix opening pptx file
PDF Viewer
fix highlight search
Fix tool tip language for preview
OnlyOffice 7.2.1 release notes
Interoperability with Microsoft Office
In addition, developers want to further improve interoperability with the class-leading Microsoft Office software, which dominates the business world in particular, XML-based file formats DOCX, XLSX and PPTX for Word, Excel and PowerPoint and compatibility has increased dramatically .
OnlyOffice need not shy away from comparisons with other open source office suites.
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Free Apps for Android and iOS
In addition to the desktop apps, OnlyOffice developers provide free desktop apps for Android, iOS, and iPadOS, which can be downloaded from the Google Play Store, Huawei AppGallery, as well as the Apple App Store.
Paid Cloud Integration
In the paid version, which costs 139 euros as a home server for non-commercial use and is designed for up to 10 users, users also benefit from partnerships with cloud providers such as Nextcloud and ownCloud. As is known from Microsoft 365, services can be started directly from the cloud, and files can be shared or edited together.
Since the release of OnlyOffice 7.1, it is also possible to migrate data from Google Workspaces to open source software.
Download on ComputerBase
As usual, OnlyOffice 7.2.1 can be downloaded right below this message from the ComputerBase download area.
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3.6 stars
OnlyOffice is a modern office suite for creating text, spreadsheets, and presentations.
