Apache OpenOffice: The free, open productivity suite

Apache OpenOffice is one of the better-known open source office software suites available.
It provides tools for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics and databases.
Apache OpenOffice lets you save documents in the OpenDocument format, read Microsoft
Word documents and save your work in Microsoft Word format.

The full Apache OpenOffice suite includes six tools for managing office tasks:

 Writer, the word processor, can handle anything from writing a quick letter to producing a
book. Features include design wizards, autocorrect, formatting, styles, HTML and
MediaWiki export, tables and desktop publishing tasks.
 Calc, the spreadsheet application, will calculate, analyze and present data in numerical
reports or graphics. Features include options to pull in raw data from databases, natural
language formulas, a quick sum button, wizards, styles and a Scenario Manager for "what
if" analysis.
 When creating multimedia presentations, Impress supports multiple monitors and a
complete range of views. including draw, outline, slides and notes. Drawing and
diagramming tools, slideshow animation and effects are also available.
 Draw is an image application that can produce everything from simple diagrams to 3D
illustrations.
 The database tool,Base, can create and modify tables, forms, queries and reports within
Apache OpenOffice.
 Finally, Math can create mathematical equations through either a graphic user interface or
by directly typing formulas into the equation editor.

Apache OpenOffice is released under the Apache License, Version 2.0 and can be
downloaded and used entirely free of any license fees. The current version, Apache
OpenOffice 3.4.1 supports the Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux and Mac OS X operating
systems. Third-party extensions and frameworks for OpenOffice are available.

LibreOffice: A powerful open source productivity suite

Developed by The Document Foundation, the LibreOffice suite is a fork of OpenOffice,

LibreOffice boasts the same six applications as Apache OpenOffice-Writer, Calc, Impress,
Draw, Base and Math-but the two suites differ in terms of applications features, usability
and community support. Specifically, LibreOffice is often considered to be more actively
developed than OpenOffice; the standard package, for example, offers PDF import, a
presentation minimizer and a Wiki publisher. Users can expand functionality
withextensions and templates as well.

LibreOffice is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) 3.0. The
current version of LibreOffice, v3.5.6, supports Windows, Macintosh and GNU/Linux
systems.

NeoOffice: Office applications for Mac OS X

NeoOffice has nearly all of the features found in OpenOffice.org but, in focusing on the
unique needs of Mac users, offers a Mac-like installation process and better support for Mac
features, including integration into the OS X interface and use of Mac OS X fonts and
printing services.

The newest version of NeoOffice, v3.3, supports high-resolution text drawing on Retina
displays, compatibility with Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and Gatekeeper, and native Mac
OS X text highlighting. It also lets NeoOffice Mobile users securely share NeoOffice files
with other users, computers and devices.

NeoOffice is distributed under the GNU General Public License. Support is available from
the suite's developers for a fee.
 Google Docs: Create,
share and collaborate online
Google Docs is an office productivity suite that lets anyone with a Google account create,
share and collaborate on the Web. Google offers tools for documents, spreadsheets,
presentations, drawings and forms, all centrally stored and accessed via the cloud-based
storage service Google Drive.

 The Google Documents online word processor lets you create and format text documents
and collaborate with people who have been given edit, comment or view access. Google
Documents converts most file types to Google Docs format, includes revision history and
provides margin, spacing and font options. Files can be downloaded as Word, OpenOffice,
RTF, PDF, HTML or zip files.
 Google Spreadsheets can create and format spreadsheets, charts and gadgets. Google
Spreadsheets supports .xls, .csv, .txt and .ods data, and the application features formatting
and formula editing. You can embed a spreadsheet in your blog or website.
 Google Presentations lets you create, share and edit visual presentations; convert existing
presentations into .pptx and .pps file types, and download presentations as a PDF, a
Microsoft PowerPoint or .txt file. There are also options to insert images and videos, format
slides and offer real-time viewing of presentations online.
 Google Docs also includes Google Drawings, an image editor for creating drawings,
images, shapes and lines that can be used in any Google Doc, andGoogle Forms, which
creates online forms that can be shared from a link, in an email or embedded on your
website.
 Google Docs integrates with a number of other Google services, including Gmail, GChat,
Google+, Google Calendar and Google Drive, and can be accessed from any device with a
browser and Internet connection. (It should not be confused with Google Apps for Business,
a service that costs $50 per user account per year.)

KOffice: The integrated office suite

 KWord is the word processing and desktop publishing application. You can include images,
charts and shapes within your documents and resize and rotate this content easily. KWord
features styles, word count, page count, easy zooming and print preview.
 The KCells calculation and spreadsheet tool can be used to create business-related
spreadsheets listing, for example, income and expenditure or employee working hours. The
application features automatic economic or scientific formula creation.
 Showcase is a presentation application that supports elements such as graphics, text,
charts and images. Features include support for layouts, transitions and notes. A plug-in
makes all KOffice content elements available in the Showcase application.