I try using Org-mode/Latex with pandoc, but end up using only Office for docx and PowerPoint.
OnlyOffice, I think it has the most polished UI and the LanguageTool plugin is really handy
Libre Office user for over a decade, recently moved to OnlyOffice and liking it a lot so far. Seems to do better with MS formats than LibreOffice, snappy and responsive. UI is cleaner IMO.
Libre is still good though.
Always used and will be using LibreOffice. It just works for me.
Usually OnlyOffice though I keep LibreOffice installed as a backup as sometimes I’ve had weird compatibility issues with the former (very few and far between but still)
LibreOffice and avoid MS trap&trash formats as much as I can
LibreOffice, I came for Linux support and PDF export… and stayed for the only Office that I know how to use 😄
I’d say 95% Markdown + Pandoc for when I make documents. The other 5% is LibreOffice.
When it comes time to make graphs and charts I really like wasting my time so I always try out something new (or old) to get the job done. Last time I used Pygal.
When it comes to dealing with docs from colleagues, it is all LibreOffice and Zathura.
Mostly only need a spreadsheet. I will use anything at my disposal, but mostly Calc (LibreOffice).
Most of my text editing is markdown or actual code, so that is just VSCode or my IDE.
OnlyOffice. FOSS, great MS compatibility, more modern than LibreOffice, local apps and runs in web with Nextcloud with great document collaboration options.
LibreOffice, since I’m a light user and it’s usually available.
I’m getting into Linux which ones would guys recommend?
You could try OnlyOffice, I believe it has better compatibility with
.docxfiles in comparison to LibreOffice.
99.9% of customers use Microsoft Office, so I have QEMU windows for this purpose.
For own work/at home I find I mostly get by with textfiles/markdown and odd LibreOffice spreadsheet.Why QEMU? I’ve found it’s performance an compatibility quite lacking compared to VirtualBox, or since you’re using it anyway to run nonfree software: commercial products like VMware Player/Workstation
I’m quite happy with libreoffice.
It can be a piece of crap sometimes but less so than MS Office.
With LO I have a passionate love-hate relationship.
Same sentiments, especially with Libre Office Calc.
I love that it’s got a lot of useful features, to the point that almost everything I used to do with MS Excel and Google Sheets can be done in LO Calc, but stray a bit further out and even looking for documentation can be a huge pain.
It’s a combination of limited (if at all available) documentation for less-than-mainstream features, and the help forum user knee-jerk replies of “if you don’t like it, go back to MS/Google,” “if you want it so badly go program it yourself”, or even various replies that can be summed up as “don’t even bother asking.”
I never would ever entertain asking a question on the various LO help fora because of this.
However, I still use Libre Office since it’s useful, and for my purposes, almost as good as the alternatives. It’s the vocal userbase’s anti-normie stance that usually fuels my hate for it.
I was using LibreOffice on everything but for some unknown reason it just flat out stopped working on my machine so I installed OnlyOffice and honestly I much prefer it.
What makes you prefer OnlyOffice over LibreOffice? I like how OnlyOffice seems to decrease possible format errors, so I tend to open docs in it after putting them together in Libre.
Usually a Harvie&Hudson. I just go for a more casual Sexton on Fridays.
