The Document Foundation (TDF) has announced LibreOffice 5.4.4, the fourth minor release of the LibreOffice 5.4 family, one month ahead of the major announcement of LibreOffice 6.0. While it still offers advantages in terms of features, conservative users and businesses can begin the upgrade process from their current implementation of LibreOffice 5.3.
LibreOffice is a powerful office suite. Its clean interface and powerful tools allow you to unleash your creativity and enhance your productivity. LibreOffice integrates several applications that make it the most powerful Free & Open Source office suite on the market: Writer, the word processor, Calc, the spreadsheet, Impress, the presentation engine, Draw, the drawing and graphics application, Base, our database, and Math for editing mathematical equations.
Your documents will have a professional and polished appearance, regardless of their purpose: a letter, a master's thesis, a brochure, financial reports, marketing presentations, technical drawings, and diagrams.
The offline installer for LibreOffice PC is compatible with various document formats such as Microsoft® Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher. But LibreOffice goes further by allowing you to use a modern open standard, the ODF (Open Document Format). Beyond the many features provided by default, LibreOffice is easily extensible thanks to its powerful extension mechanisms.
What Does LibreOffice Offer You?
Writer is LibreOffice's word processor. Use it for everything from writing a short letter to producing an entire book with tables of contents, embedded illustrations, bibliographies, and diagrams. Automatic entry and formatting and real-time spell check make difficult tasks easier (but can easily be disabled if you prefer).
Calc tames your numbers and helps you make tough decisions when weighing alternatives. Analyze your data with Calc and then use it to present your final results. Charts and analysis tools contribute to the transparency of your conclusions. An entirely integrated help system makes entering complex formulas easy. Add data from external databases such as SQL or Oracle, then sort and filter to produce statistical analyses.
Impress is the fastest and easiest way to create effective multimedia presentations. Stunning animations and sensational special effects help you convince your audience. Create presentations that look even more professional than the standard presentations you commonly see at work. Capture the attention of your colleagues and supervisors by creating something a little different.
Draw allows you to build diagrams and sketches from scratch. A picture is worth a thousand words, so why not try something simple with box-and-whisker diagrams? Or go further and easily create dynamic 3D illustrations and special effects. It can be as simple or as powerful as you wish.
Base is the database component of the LibreOffice suite. With Base, you can seamlessly integrate your existing database structures into other LibreOffice components or create an interface to use and manage your data as a standalone application. You can use imported and linked tables and queries from MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Microsoft Access, among many other data sources, or design your own database.
Math is a simple equation editor that allows you to quickly type and display your mathematical, chemical, electrical, or scientific equations in standard written notation. Even the most complex calculations can be understandable when properly displayed. E = mc².
The Document Foundation offers users and businesses conservative deployment of LibreOffice with support from certified developers, migrators, and trainers. An updated list is available at here.
