OpenOffice.org 3.3.0

Rated 30/50 by Desert-Brat at Sep 3, 2009

OO has finally added a grammar check along with spelling. OO will also open docx files generated by the new MS Office. Alas, all the growth hasn't added a thesarus yet. The early versions of OO were a lot faster, both in opening the program and in execution. Unfortunately open source software seems to turn into bloatware after a time. Earlier versions had a small footprint and overhead. Being somewhat of a dinosaur in the computer world, I am still a great fan of Ami Pro and Lotus 1-2-3. To date, I haven't found a spreadsheet program that had the formatting functionality of Lotus. Open Office is a good program for those who don't want to spend a lot of money on a commercial package and its constant upgrades. It remains a very good option for the average user, the learning curve is almost non-existent. The only caveat is the download size is expanding at an alarming rate, so I wouldn't recommend it for dial-up users.

Rated 50/50 by webhawk50 at Sep 6, 2009

OpenOffice does almost everything that MSOffice Professional does (and then some) and is free of charge. How can anyone beat that kind of bargain? OpenOffice is not quite as elegant and efficient at times as MS Office; it takes longer to load than MS Office and the interface is a bit clunkier, but nothing that can't be easily lived with. For anyone who needs the sophistication and functionality of MS Office but who either can't afford MS Office or is unwilling to shell out the megabucks for MS Office Pro, OpenOffice is the perfect answer. It is a real testament to the hard work and dedication of those individuals who have developed it for the OpenSource community project. I use it even though I also have MS Office as well. It also comes in a portable version for use on your flash drive!

Rated 40/50 by don_thomas10 at Sep 6, 2009

"Good back up for MS Office." The ease of use and lack of learning curve. It's to basic.

Rated 50/50 by wlnorton at Sep 10, 2009

"For someone in my situation, can't be beat." Does everything I need for my Spreadsheet and Document projects. None so far. For moderate users of spreadsheets and documents, I don't know how anyone could expect to find something better at this price (free).

Rated 50/50 by gjj1056 at Sep 11, 2009

"It's a FREE office.." FREEWARE!!! It has all the MS Office apps, but FREE! Writer is very similar to Word, so it's very easy to use. It also has a built-in "Export to PDF" feature. It has a smaller footprint compared to MS Office. FREE FREE FREE. None so far. It's the total MS Office replacement.

Rated 40/50 by Old Dodger at Sep 12, 2009

"Perfect free answer for home office work." Will do almost everything that Ms Office does but for FREE. Bit slower and not quite as slick as Ms. Needs 3rd party software like Secunia to advise when security patches are required. If you've already splashed out for Word, Excel and Access etc; then you've got slightly better apps, but if not then Open Office is an extremely good FREE alternative.

Rated 50/50 by target41racing at Sep 16, 2009

"A Free Office Suit That Rocks" OpenOffice.org will run on Windows, Linux, and Mac so it makes it easy no mater which os u have or if u need to go back and fourth between different os. no program like Outlook as of now Great choice if u don't want to pay the high price for MS Office

Rated 50/50 by Eoinmac at Sep 17, 2009

For me it is better than 'Word'. Quick and easy to understand. Pressed the wrong answer(discard or save) and lost the whole manuscript once when there was an error with the program. This needs more safety features and better explanation. It is a good program, it runs really well. A little slow on start-up on my computer, anyway. Use it every day. Had good feedback from other users about the Open Office. Good thesaurus, never let me down. Correction of spelling very helpful and gives a range of options. Only a couple of times did I get a spelling correction that was not helpful.

Rated 50/50 by Pleyer3 at Sep 21, 2009

"Better than microsoft" Great program pack, its got all cinds of basic office tasks + extra ones that are wery usefull for school. And from their website its posible to download usefull extensions. P.S. Its all free! No coins and no cons needed Microsofts got some competitors!

Rated 40/50 by ezbesthost1 at Sep 22, 2009

"A replacement for Microsoft Office" Can compose and edit documents and save to word format. Does not align in print as well as it should. Has a difficult time inserting basic items such as images. Will do for a poor mans office.

Rated 40/50 by zoneman011 at Sep 27, 2009

"Easy program to use" Many different things to ust in one easy program I wish it has invoices Can't beat the price for such a great program

Rated 50/50 by hdawson at Sep 28, 2009

"Complete productive package" Let you complete all of your work seamless. I have used only the text application and it preformed great. If the other applications are designed the same way es the word processor, there is nothing out here to compare. None that I can think of at this time. A complete package of productive applications for free.

Rated 50/50 by Will Tyler at Sep 29, 2009

"It is great and easy to use," Each of the modules have a great feel when using with all the featues of expensive products. I tend to use the database most and I have it more the adequate for my use. Really cannot think of anything at this stage.

Rated 50/50 by RJCWriter at Sep 30, 2009

"Very good Word alternative" Plenty of features, quick to load, very similar layout to word, great price(free) does not save in new word 07 format, only 97-03. not as flashy or stylish as office 07. For the price, this is well worth any sacrifices you might make. the features are all there, supports numerous formats and is much quicker than word.

Rated 40/50 by Dreamseeker29 at Sep 30, 2009

"VERY, VERY, VERY GOOD!!!!" Has some stuff office doesn't have and basically is good took me 1 hr to download it

Rated 50/50 by bgavtek at Oct 10, 2009

"Great program. I like the compatibility with Office" Compatible with Office I have None

Rated 50/50 by BluesLadyPey at Oct 10, 2009

"Great Product" Great Product----Good alternatve to Office I have none.

Rated 40/50 by thestrange71 at Oct 11, 2009

"it's a FREEEEE office suite" free, easy to use, compatible with ms office. it looks like office 2003. For someone need an office suite and have no money, choose this!

Rated 40/50 by rankerbill at Oct 12, 2009

"seems to work well with Windows XP" Not too elaborate(my 14 year old uses it). Basic enough for beginners to make good use of it. Only problem seems to be the slow load up, but that could be my overloaded system

Rated 50/50 by MiryamShoresh at Oct 13, 2009

"The easiest document/spreadsheet etc. creater I've seen" Great variety of ways to write and edit documents/spreadsheets/ power point projects etc. while being easy to use. I have none.