List:Office suites

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OpenOffice.org is an example of a word processor.

In computing, an office suite, sometimes called an office software suite or productivity suite is a collection of programs intended to be used by knowledge workers. The components are generally distributed together, have a consistent user interface and usually can interact with each other, sometimes in ways that the operating system would not normally allow.

Typical office suite components

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• Word processor
• Spreadsheet
• Presentation program
• Database

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• Graphics suite
• Communication
• Email client
• Personal information manager

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• Notetaking program
• Groupware
• Formula editor
• Web log analysis software

Multi-platform office suites

Freeware suites

• IBM Lotus Symphony — based upon an older version of OpenOffice.org. Its components include Documents, Spreadsheets, and Presentations. For Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

Open source suites

• Go-oo - OpenOffice.org variant with a number of enhancements similar to the Novell Edition but freely available. It has better support for Office Open XML (MS Office 2007) file formats than the official OpenOffice.org releases produced by Sun Microsystems, and other enhancements that have not yet been accepted into the upstream Sun version.
• KOffice — free and open-source office suite.
• OpenOffice.org — an open-source software project upon which Sun's StarOffice is based. The initial code was provided by Sun Microsystems, based on the Star Office package by German company, Star Division, which it had previously acquired. Sun has provided much of the labour for its development since. Its components include Writer, Impress, Math, Draw, Calc, and Base. Releases are available for Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris.
• OpenOffice.org Novell Edition — features the Office Open XML translator add-on. Based upon OpenOffice.org. Its components include Writer, Impress, Math, Draw, Calc, and Base.
• Gnome Office - Consists of AbiWord, Gnumeric and other software. Some of the applications are cross-platform, others are currently Linux only.
• Siag Office - A lightweight office suite. Has not been updated recently, and is Unix-like only.

Proprietary suites

• Kingsoft Office (Chinese version known as WPS Office) — a native Chinese-language office suite. English and Japanese versions are currently available also. For Microsoft Windows and some versions are available also for Linux.
• SoftMaker Office 2010 — a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation graphics program, provided by a German company. For Microsoft Windows, Linux (SoftMaker 2008 only), Windows Mobile, and Windows CE. Softmaker 2006 is a free download for Windows.
• StarOffice — an office suite from Sun Microsystems. Originally developed by the German firm Star Division, which Sun acquired. Early versions shared code with OpenOffice.org project, which Sun funded and continues to support, but there has been separate development of the two packages. For Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris.

Office suites for Microsoft Windows

Freeware suites

• IBM Lotus Symphony — Freeware word, spreadsheet and presentation suite.
• SoftMaker Office 2006
• WPS Office — The Chinese version is available for free if used non-commecially.of the computer suite

Open source suites

• GNOME Office
• KOffice — free and open-source, native for Windows since version 2.0
• OpenOffice.org
  • OpenOffice.org Novell Edition

Proprietary suites

• Ability Office
• Breadbox Office — DOS software, but has been successfully tested with Win3.x, Win95/98/98SE/ME, WinNT4.0, Win2000 and the 32bit-versions of WinXP, WinVista and Win7.0.
• Celframe Office — supports Microsoft Office and other popular file formats, with a user interface styled on Microsoft Office 2003.
• EasyOffice
• EIOffice[1] (Evermore Integrated Office) — a Chinese / English / Japanese / French language integrated office suite. Available for Windows / Linux operating systems
• Framework — historical but also still supported for Windows by the present developer, Selection & Functions Inc.
• Gobe Productive — Originally written for BeOS by developers of the original ClarisWorks, GoBe Productive is a lightweight integrated Works-like office suite with a generous "Hassle-Free License."
• Ichitaro JUST Suite 2008 — a full Japanese-language suite from JustSystems, the most direct competitor to Microsoft Office in Japan. For Windows only.
• Kingsoft Office (Chinese version known as WPS Office) — a native Chinese-language office suite. English and Japanese versions are currently available also.
• IBM Lotus SmartSuite — For Windows 2000 and XP only
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Works
• SoftMaker Office 2010
• StarOffice
• WordPerfect Office

Office suites for DOS

Proprietary suites

• Breadbox Office — A word processor, spreadsheet, address book and drawing program. It is part of a broader software package called Breadbox Ensemble which also includes programs such as email, web-browser and html editor. Breadbox Ensemble runs under the GEOS (16-bit operating system) and effectively requires a version of DOS to be installed on the host system.

Office suites for Mac OS X

Freeware suites

• IBM Lotus Symphony 1.2.1 — freeware word, spreadsheet and presentation suite.

Open source suites

• KOffice — free and open-source, native support since version 2.0
• NeoOffice — NeoOffice is a Mac-specific free/open-source software development project dedicated to integrating OpenOffice.org with native features of Mac OS X as well as other enhancements that give the suite a more "Mac-like" look and feel.
• OpenOffice.org runs on Mac natively in an Aqua version.

Proprietary suites

• iWork — Apple Inc.'s Mac-only office suite. Includes Pages, for word-processing, Numbers for spreadsheets, and Keynote, for presentations. iWork replaces the now-discontinued AppleWorks suite.
• MarinerPak — MarinerPak includes Mariner Write, a fully-featured word processor, and Mariner Calc, a fully-featured Spreadsheet application.
• Microsoft Office for Mac — Microsoft's office suite for Mac operating systems. The current version is a universal binary that supports both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macs. Prior editions ran on PowerPC systems and Intel based systems using Rosetta.
• Microsoft Works — 4.0 is the last version for Mac.
• StarOffice — Sun's supported version of OpenOffice.org added support for Intel-based Mac OS X systems with StarOffice 9.

Office suites for Unix/Unix-like operating systems

Free software suites

• AUIS — an office suite developed by Carnegie Mellon University and named after Andrew Carnegie.
• GNOME Office — includes AbiWord, Gnumeric and GNOME-DB data access components. It is a part of the GNOME environment for the X Window System (on Linux, the BSDs, and other Unix-like operating systems).
• Jambo OpenOffice — a Swahili version of OpenOffice.org.
• KOffice — free, open-source and cross-platform, integrated office suite for KDE.
• MagyarOffice and EuroOffice — Hungarian and European multilingual commercial office suites based on OpenOffice.org
• Siag Office — a free office suite for Unix systems. Primarily written by programmer Ulric Erikkson, with contributions from other authors. Includes a word processor, a spreadsheet, and an animation program.

Proprietary suites

• EIOffice (Evermore Integrated Office) — a Chinese / English / Japanese / French language integrated office suite. Available for Windows / Linux operating systems
• SoftMaker Office 2008
• IBM Lotus Symphony — freeware word, spreadsheet and presentation suite.

Online office suites

Freeware suites

• Google Docs — an AJAX-based online office suite from Google, Inc. The suite includes a word processor, a spreadsheet program, and a presentation editor. Available free and as an enterprise service.

Open source suites

• Feng Office (formerly OpenGoo) — an open source, fully featured online office suite. The application can be downloaded and installed on a server.

Proprietary suites

• ContactOffice
• ShareOffice — a Web-based office suite from ShareMethods. This suite utilizes separate word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications from other vendors. It is distributed through Salesforce.com's AppExchange program.
• Simdesk — an online office suite from Simdesk Technologies, Inc. This suite offers partial compatibility with the Microsoft Office file formats (Word, Excel, and Powerpoint). With a monthly subscription to Simdesk Services (costing $3.50 – $20 per month), one is allowed to install the application anywhere.
• ThinkFree Office — an office suite written in Java, from ThinkFree, Inc. It includes a word processor (Write), a spreadsheet (Calc), and a presentation program (Show). For Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.
• Zoho Office Suite — a free online office suite from AdventNet, Inc. Includes a word processor, spreadsheet, presentations, and collaboration groupware.

Comparison of general and technical information

The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of office suites. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. The table only includes systems that are widely used and currently available.

General information

	Developer	First public release	Predecessor	Latest Stable version	Operating system	Microsoft Office (.doc, .xls) support	Microsoft Office Open XML support	OpenDocument support	Costs in USD	License	Online capability
Ability Office	Ability Plus Software	1985	—	5.00	Windows	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:proprietary	Template:no
Celframe Office	Celframe	2006 (Windows)	—	Celframe Office 2008	Windows	Yes	Yes	Template:yes	Template:proprietary	Template:no
Feng Office Community Edition	Feng Office	2007	-	1.6.1	Fully online	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:free	Template:free	Template:yes
GNOME Office	GNOME Foundation, AbiSource	—	AbiWord, Gnumeric	2.4.5/1.10.2/1.9 & 0.62	Cross-platform	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:free	Template:free	Template:no
GobeProductive	Gobe Software	1998	—	3.04 / 2.01	Windows and BeOS	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:proprietary	Template:no
Google Apps, Google Docs	Google	2006	Writely	2009	Fully online	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:free	Template:proprietary	Template:yes
Breadbox Office	Breadbox Computer Company	1990	—	4.1.3.0	DOS, Windows	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:proprietary	Template:no
IBM Lotus Symphony	IBM	2007	IBM Workplace	1.3	Windows, Linux and Mac OS X	Template:yes	Template:yes2 Import only | Template:yes	Template:free	Template:proprietary	Template:no
iWork	Apple	2005	AppleWorks| '09	Mac OS X	Template:yes	Template:yes2 Import only	Template:no	Template:proprietary	Template:yes
Kingsoft Office (WPS Office)	Kingsoft	1988	WPS (word processor)	2009	Windows and Linux	Template:yes	Template:yes2 Import only support for .docx and .xlsx	Template:no	Template:proprietary	Template:no
KOffice	KDE Project	1998	—	2.1	BSD, Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X and Windows	Template:yes	Template:yes2 Basic import starts in 2.2	Template:yes	Template:free	Template:free	Template:no
Lotus SmartSuite	IBM	1992	—	9.8	Windows and OS/2	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:proprietary	Template:no
MarinerPak	Mariner Software	1996	—	10.0	Mac OS and Mac OS X	Template:yes2 Import only	Template:no	Template:no	Template:proprietary	Template:no
Microsoft Office	Microsoft	1990 (Macintosh), 1992 (Windows)	Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel PowerPoint	2007 (12.0) (Windows), 2008 (12.2.3) (Macintosh)	Windows and Macintosh	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:proprietary	Template:yes
Microsoft Works	Microsoft	1986	—	(9.0) (Windows), (4.0) (Macintosh)	Windows and Macintosh	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:proprietary	Template:yes
NeoOffice	Planamesa Software	2005-06-02	OpenOffice.org 1.1 for Mac OS X	3.0.2	Mac OS X	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:free	Template:free	Template:no
OpenOffice.org	OpenOffice.org Organization	2001 October	StarOffice	3.2.0	Cross-platform	Template:yes	Template:yes2 With free plugins	Template:yes	Template:free	Template:free	Template:yes2 With free plugins
ShareOffice	ShareMethods	2007 May	—	—	Fully online	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:proprietary	Template:yes
SoftMaker Office	SoftMaker	1989	—	2010 (Windows), 2008 (Linux, Pocket PC, Windows CE), 2006 (Handheld PC)	Windows, Linux, PocketPC (Windows Mobile, Windows CE	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:proprietary	Template:no
StarOffice	Sun Microsystems	1995	StarWriter	9.0	Cross-platform	Template:yes	Template:yes2 With free plugins	Template:yes	Template:proprietary	Template:yes2 With free plugins
StarOffice from Google Pack	Sun Microsystems	1995	StarWriter	8.0 - Update 10	Cross-platform	Template:yes	Template:yes2 With free plugins	Template:yes	Template:free	Template:proprietary	Template:yes2 With free plugins
ThinkFree Office	Haansoft	1998	—	3.5	Cross-platform	Template:yes	Template:yes2 Import only	Template:no	Template:proprietary	Template:yes
WordPerfect Office	Corel	1991	WordPerfect (1982)	X4	Windows	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:proprietary	Template:yes
ZCubes	ZCubes Inc.	2006	—	2007	Fully online	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:proprietary	Template:yes
Zoho Office Suite	AdventNet	2005	—		Fully online	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:proprietary	Template:yes
	Developer	First public release	Predecessor	Stable version	Operating system	Microsoft Office (.doc, .xls...) support	Microsoft Office Open XML support	OpenDocument Support	Costs in USD	License	Online Capability

Operating system support

The operating systems the office suites were designed to run on without emulation; for the given office suite/OS combination, there are five possibilities:

• No indicates that it does not exist or was never released.
• Partial indicates that while the office suite works, it lacks important functionality compared to versions for other OSs; it is still being developed however.
• Beta indicates that while a version of the office suite is fully functional and has been released, it is still in development (e.g. for stability).
• Yes indicates that the office suite has been officially released in a fully functional, stable version.
• Dropped indicates that while the office suite works, new versions are no longer being released for the indicated OS; the number in parentheses is the last known stable version which was officially released for that OS.

Please note that the list is not exhaustive, but rather reflects the most common operating systems today.

Office suite	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux	BSD	Unix
Ability Office	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
Celframe Office	Template:yes	Template:yes2 with plugins	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
Feng Office Community Edition	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes
GNOME Office	Template:yes2 yes	Template:yes2 yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes
Gobe Productive	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
Google Apps	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes
Breadbox Office	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
IBM Lotus Symphony	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
iWork	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
Kingsoft Office (WPS Office)	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes2 some versions	Template:no	Template:no
KOffice	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes
Lotus SmartSuite	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
MarinerPak	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
Microsoft Office	Template:yes	Template:yes (no support for VBA in Excel)	Template:Some (with Wine)	Template:no	Template:no
Microsoft Works	Template:yes	Template:dropped (4.0; Classic only)	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
NeoOffice	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
OpenOffice.org	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes
ShareOffice	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes
SoftMaker Office	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:dropped (2006)	Template:no
StarOffice	Template:yes	Template:yes (Intel only)	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes
ThinkFree Office	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes
WordPerfect Office	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:some (Ver. 2000)	Template:no	Template:no
ZCubes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes
Zoho	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes
Office suite	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux	BSD	Unix

Main components

Offline capabilities

	Word processor	Spreadsheet	Presentation	Notetaking	Flowchart	Raster graphics	Vector graphics	Image viewer	Formula editor	Database	Project management	Desktop publishing	PDF export
Ability Office	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:yes
Celframe Office	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes2With Adobe Distiller functions
Feng Office Community Edition	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no
GNOME Office	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:yes2Dia	Template:yes2GIMP	Template:yes2Inkscape	Template:yes2F-Spot	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes2Planner	Template:no	Template:yes2Yes
GobeProductive	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no
Google Apps	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes2Google Notebook	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:yes2Picasa, Picasaweb	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:yes
Breadbox Office	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
IBM Lotus Symphony	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:yes
iWork	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes2Stickies	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:yes2iPhoto and Preview	Template:yes2Grapher	Template:yes2Bento	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:yes
Kingsoft Office (WPS Office)	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:yes
KOffice	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes2BasKet	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes2Digikam	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes2Yes
Lotus SmartSuite	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no
MarinerPak	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
Microsoft Office	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes
Microsoft Works	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:partial	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
NeoOffice	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:yes
OpenOffice.org	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:yes
ShareOffice	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
SoftMaker Office	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:yes2DataMaker	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:yes
StarOffice	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:yes
WordPerfect Office	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes2	Template:yes2	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes
ZCubes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
	Word processor	Spreadsheet	Presentation	Notetaking	Flowchart	Raster graphics	Vector graphics	Image viewer	Formula	Database	Project management	Desktop publishing	PDF export

Online capabilities

	Email	Web design	Collaboration
Ability Office	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
Celframe Office	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes2Google Docs, plugin in all apps
Feng Office Community Edition	Template:yes2 beta	Template:no	Template:yes
GNOME Office	Template:yes2Evolution	Template:no	Template:no
GobeProductive	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no
Google Apps	Template:yes2Gmail	Template:yes2Google Sites	Template:yes
Breadbox Office	Yes	Yes	Template:no
IBM Lotus Symphony	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
iWork	Template:yes2Mail	Template:yes2iWeb	Template:yes
Kingsoft Office (WPS Office)	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
KOffice	Template:yes2Kontact	Template:yes2Quanta+	Template:no
Lotus SmartSuite	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:yes
MarinerPak	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
Microsoft Office	Template:yes	Template:yes	Template:yes
Microsoft Works	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
NeoOffice	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no
OpenOffice.org	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no
ShareOffice	Template:no	Template:no	Template:yes
SoftMaker Office	Template:no	Template:no	Template:no
StarOffice	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:no
WordPerfect Office	Template:yes	Template:no	Template:no
ZCubes	Template:no	Template:yes	Template:yes
	Email	Web design	Collaboration

Unicode support

Not all office suites support Unicode; some have restricted Unicode support or, like Corel WordPerfect Office, use their own encoding standard.

Historical

• AppleWorks (previously known as "ClarisWorks") — an early Mac Office suite. It has morphed and branched into AppleWorks and GoBe Productive. When the original developers split up, ClarisWorks continued as AppleWorks after being bought by Apple, and GoBeProductive was redeveloped from the ground up using ideas from the original. Apple discontinued this suite after the release of iWork '08 in August 2007.* IBM Works — was an office suite for the IBM OS/2 operating system. It included word processing, spreadsheet, database and PIM applications.
• Island Office was available in the 1990s on many Unix platforms. This included Island Write, Draw, Paint, Presents, Calc, Chart, Table and Equation. Island Draw was, at the time, an extremely powerful PostScript editor. The company that created this software was/is called Island Software.
• Lotus Symphony — Following the popularity of office suites made by competitors, the makers of the wildly popular Lotus 123, tried their hand at a suite for DOS. (Name resurrected by IBM in September 2007 as IBM Lotus Symphony)
• Lotus Jazz — Mac sister product to Lotus Symphony.
• LotusWorks — DOS and Windows suite containing a word processor, spreadsheet, database, graphing tools and telecommunications (modem terminal) module.
• Open Access — Integrated software by Software Products International (SPI).
• Q&A (software) — Featured a database management system, "intelligent assistant", and integrated word processor.
• WindowWorks — Successor to LotusWorks above.
• Xoom Office — Historical but still available on eBay and elsewhere. Produced by the former makers of WordStar.

See also

• List of collaborative software
• List of online spreadsheets
• List of word processors
• Online office suite
• Office Open XML software
• OpenDocument software
• Web desktop
• Web operating system

External links

• DMOZ / Office Suites
• Comparison of online office suite with reviews and cost
• Free Web-based Office alternatives
• Review: Open-Source Office Suites Compared

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