LibreOffice 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

LibreOffice

4.3

(2232)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About LibreOffice

LibreOffice is a document management platform that allows users to create, edit, save XLS spreadsheets, Word documents and PowerPoint files to the cloud. Designed for all business sizes, it enables users to access applications through a web browser without installing them locally.

LibreOffice's online application helps create and edit files of any format. It enables businesses to handle files and directories through bookmarking and sorting by size, type, name and last modified. Additionally, LibreOffice assists in managing operations such as file and folder creation, renaming, extracting, uploading, copying, moving, editing, searching and more. It supports previewing images that are stored and displays the details of the file such as size, name, location and date.

LibreOffice integrates with Microsoft Word, Microsoft WinWord, LibreOffice ODF text documents, OpenOffice ODF text documents, rich text format, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint. It extends support via email.

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LibreOffice Pricing and Plans

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LibreOffice Features

Popular features found in Document Management
Access Controls/Permissions
Archiving & Retention
Collaboration Tools
Compliance Tracking
Document Classification
Document Editing
Document Generation
Electronic Signature
File Conversion
File Sharing
Third-Party Integrations
Version Control
More features of LibreOffice
API
Content Publishing Options
Data Import/Export
Document Capture
Document Management
Document Storage
Full Text Search
Image Editing
Multi-Language
Office Suite
Presentation Tools
Productivity Tools
Text Editing

LibreOffice Integrations

Google Drive

Integration rated 4.4 from 10 reviews

Microsoft Word

Integration rated 4.7 from 10 reviews

LibreOffice User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.3

Ratings Breakdown

47%

40%

12%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.3

Value for money

4.7

Customer support

3.9

Functionality

4.2

Andy G.

Verified reviewer

Wholesale

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2025

Excellent software for people who do not need Microsoft Office to work with others.

In using the software over the last 3-4 years, I've found it a great alternative to Microsoft Office and I appreciate the fact that it is constantly being reviewed and updated by the developers that volunteer their time.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is a great tool for small businesses on a tight budget. Though it is a free software, it has many of the features common to Microsoft applications.

Cons:

The slight differences in macros and function shortcut keys commonly used in Microsoft takes a little getting used to, but they are not hurdles that cannot be overcome. The lack of a dedicated staff, is the one major drawback because issues are addressed as people want to work on them instead of from a targeted plan.

Reasons for switching to LibreOffice

No annual subscription fees for this software.

Corinna G.

Verified reviewer

Farming

Self-Employed

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2025

LibreOffice - Good Software that doesn't require a subscription

I like it over all. It has been crashing recently though. The document recovery tool comes in handy when that happens.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It's free to download and offers all the products that Microsoft Office has this makes it a very good alternative to those whose subscriptions have run out or don't want to pay to be able to create multiple types of documents and spreadsheets.

Cons:

It is a little different than how Microsoft Office works so there is a bit of a learning curve. Going back and forth between the two (one at work and one at home) can cause some confusion and headaches sometimes.

Reasons for switching to LibreOffice

My subscription ran out. I didn't want to have to pay for something I didn't have too. LibreOffice is just as good.

MATTHEW K.

Verified reviewer

Consumer Goods

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2025

A free alternative to Microsoft office

Previously 4

At one point I needed a free alternative to Microsoft office and I googled it, tried it out and never looked back.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

A free alternative to Microsoft office that does it all.

Cons:

There's not a thing I didn't like about it

Reasons for choosing LibreOffice

Libreoffice is free and open source.

Reasons for switching to LibreOffice

I switched because office became subscription based

Verified

Reviewer

Information Technology and Services

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2025

Great Free Product, Value for Money

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Biggest pro is that LibreOffice is free of cost, and quite similar to word or other document suites. It is also open source and has various features and functionality which make it great for normal users.

Cons:

Files made in LibreOffice tends to change formats when opened in Google Docs or MsOffice. UI is also not good if that is a priority for someone. no cloud storage, all these cons are somewhat ignorable as the product is free of cost

Reasons for switching to LibreOffice

WPS Office was also a free alternative but it had ads

Vendor Response

LibreOffice is open source while WPS Office is freeware, which make them very difficult to compare, as LibreOffice has no interest in monetizing users. LibreOffice can save documents in the proprietary Microsoft Office formats, so if you have to open the document with Office or Google Docs the suggestion is to save the file as DOCX, XLSX or PPTX. Of course, the proprietary format has many disadvantages vs the open document ODF standard used by LibreOffice.

Replied February 2025

Steve C.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

2-10 employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed November 2025

Larger characters in slide get condensed after reopened.

Quite a good impression, needs more effort to match up with ms office compatibility. Certain common features or functionality in MS office are not available.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Catching up as an alternate app to Microsoft office. It can open up ms office file without much problem.

Cons:

Found a few glitches on opening slide in .odp file: 1) if larger fonts are used, they seem to get condensed with character overlapping one another, totally unreadable. 2) unable to have section title for a group of slides like MS PowerPoint. Section can be expanded and collapse, and facilitate navigation during slide show. Am I missing any LibreOffice similar features?

Reasons for switching to LibreOffice

Mac user sent in .odp file and we face difficulty to use it with ms ofc.

Ramūnas K.

Verified reviewer

Construction

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2025

Free office suite

I am fully happy with LibreOffice. It helped me to save a lot of money.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is free and powerfully enough for any home user or small business.

Cons:

A bit different than excel but you get used to it very quickly

Reasons for choosing LibreOffice

I have previously tried OpenOffice and decided to try something new.

Reasons for switching to LibreOffice

Microsoft Office is too expensive and no perpetual license

Damon B.

Verified reviewer

Telecommunications

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2025

Great, affordable Microsoft Word alternative

A great, affordable alternative to Microsoft Word. It requires extra effort to save the documents to make them Word-compatible, but the rest of the experience is smooth.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The freeware setup gives as many options as Microsoft Word.

Cons:

Saving documents requires additional steps to make them compatible with Microsoft Word.

Reasons for switching to LibreOffice

Not wanting Microsoft Word's new subscription-based model.

Vanessa B.

Verified reviewer

International Affairs

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2025

Almost as good as Microsoft Pack Office yet free

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

Almost as good as Microsoft Pack Office yet free

Cons:

Compatibility issues with Microsoft are always annoying, but probably unavoidable, since they happen even within Microsoft products

Reasons for switching to LibreOffice

I was told LibreOffice worked better than OpenOffice, and I believe this is true.

Joseph G.

Verified reviewer

Arts and Crafts

Self-Employed

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2025

Libre Office is the greatest

I have not used it in about ten years. I am glad I discovered it. If it were not for Capterra i would have forgotten about it.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It installs really fast. It is a great alternative to Word that is so expensive. I am glad I found something that is not office and it is not open office. I think open office is not bad but this version of Libre has more file saving formats.

Cons:

I had forgotten about it. I have been a bard for a long time and I am a published author so i should have known about this.

Reasons for choosing LibreOffice

It installs fast and it loads fast, I really like having it on my computer.

Reasons for switching to LibreOffice

ms word is costing me too much money per year

Tara H.

Verified reviewer

Automotive

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed March 2025

Libre Office is Great!

Love it because I can create word documents easily and save them.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I love that it is free and has all the options that other software companies have that charge money.

Cons:

Sometimes it doesn't open up documents correctly.

Reasons for switching to LibreOffice

No charge to use libre office. Microsoft word is good but charges a fee. In these times we need to save money everywhere we can especially if we don't need it everyday. Small businesses need all the help we can get.

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