LibreOffice Writer
Developer(s) | The Document Foundation |
---|---|
Stable release | |
Operating system | Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows |
Type | Word processor |
License | MPLv2.0 (secondary license GPL, LGPLv3+ or Apache License 2.0)[4] |
Website | www |
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.[5][6]
LibreOffice Writer is released under the Mozilla Public License v2.0.[4]
As with the entire LibreOffice suite, Writer can be used across a variety of platforms, including Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows.
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.[7]
- A spelling and grammar checker (Hunspell)[8][9]
- Built-in drawing tools
- Built-in form building tools
- Built-in calculation functions
- Built-in equation editor[10]
- 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.[11]
- 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[12]
- 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 |
|
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 |
Release history[]
Versions for LibreOffice Writer include the following:
Date Released | Version | Comments |
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25 January 2011 | 3.3 |
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3 June 2011 | 3.4 |
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14 February 2012 | 3.5 | |
12 August 2012 | 3.6 |
|
7 February 2013 | 4.0 |
|
25 July 2013 | 4.1 |
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30 January 2014 | 4.2 |
|
30 July 2014 | 4.3 |
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29 January 2015 | 4.4 | |
5 August 2015 | 5.0 |
|
10 February 2016 | 5.1 |
|
3 August 2016 | 5.2 | |
1 February 2017 | 5.3 | |
28 July 2017 | 5.4 |
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31 January 2018 | 6.0 | |
8 August 2018 | 6.1 | |
7 February 2019 | 6.2 |
|
8 August 2019 | 6.3 |
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29 January 2020 | 6.4 | |
5 August 2020 | 7.0 | |
3 February 2021 | 7.1 |
|
19 August 2021 | 7.2 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/
- ^ "LibreOffice 7.2.5 is now available". 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "LibreOffice 7.2.4 Community and LibreOffice 7.1.8 Community available ahead of schedule to provide an important security fix". 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ The Document Foundation (2011). "3.3 New Features and Fixes". Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ The Document Foundation (2011). "3.4 New Features and Fixes". Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d The Document Foundation, 3.5 New Features and Fixes, undated
- ^ "LibreOffice Release Notes 3.6". wiki.documentfoundation.org. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ "LibreOffice Release Notes 4.0". wiki.documentfoundation.org. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ a b "LibreOffice Release Notes 4.1". wiki.documentfoundation.org. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "LibreOffice Release Notes 4.3". wiki.documentfoundation.org. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "LibreOffice 4.4, the most beautiful LibreOffice ever". The Document Foundation. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "LibreOffice 4.4 Release Notes". LibreOffice Wiki. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "LibreOffice 5.0 Release Notes". The Document Foundation. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ Italo Vignoli (August 5, 2015). "LibreOffice 5.0 stands out from the office suite crowd". The Document Foundation. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ Italo Vignoli (February 10, 2016). "The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 5.1". The Document Foundation. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ "LibreOffice 5.1 Release Notes". The Document Foundation. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ "LibreOffice 5.2 "fresh" released, for Windows, Mac OS and GNU/Linux". 3 August 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "LibreOffice 5.2 Release Notes". The Document Foundation Wiki. The Document Foundation. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "The Document Foundation announces feature-rich LibreOffice 5.3". 1 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "LibreOffice 5.3: Release Notes". The Document Foundation Wiki. The Document Foundation. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "LibreOffice 5.4 released with new features for Writer, Calc and Impress". 28 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "LibreOffice 5.4: Release Notes". The Document Foundation Wiki. The Document Foundation. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 6.0: power, simplicity, security and interoperability from desktop to cloud". 31 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "LibreOffice 6.0: Release Notes". 31 January 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 6.1, a major release which shows the power of a large and diverse community of contributors". 8 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "LibreOffice 6.1: Release Notes". The Document Foundation's Wiki. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 6.2 with NotebookBar, the office suite which offers the most flexible user experience". 7 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "ReleaseNotes/6.2". The Document Foundation's Wiki. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 6.3". 8 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "LibreOffice 6.3: Release Notes". The Document Foundation's Wiki. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Performance-focused LibreOffice 6.4 is available for download". 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "LibreOffice 6.4: Release Notes". The Document Foundation's Wiki. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Announcement of LibreOffice 7.0". 5 August 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "LibreOffice 7.0: Release Notes". The Document Foundation's Wiki. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "LibreOffice 7.1 Community released by The Document Foundation". 3 February 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "LibreOffice 7.1: Release Notes". The Document Foundation's Wiki. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "LibreOffice 7.2 Community is strong on interoperability". 19 August 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "LibreOffice 7.2: Release Notes". The Document Foundation's Wiki. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Screenshots of LibreOffice Writer. |
- Features page at LibreOffice.org
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- MacOS word processors
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