My laptop is an IdeaPad 3 15ADA05 with 6gb ram, and although I know it's not the best, I believe it is far more than enough for LibreOffice. I also attempted to run in safe mode, but the performances were the same. I've made my research and removed libreoffice-gtk3, but I feel like it didn't change anything, I'm not even sure it mattered. Writer on the other hand suffers from intense lag when I'm scrolling through a document regardless if the side panel is open or not. I'm running the Flathub version of LibreOffice and it's incredibly slow: Impress has major performance issues, especially when moving jpgs around (the transparent preview straight up disappears if I move it too much), and animations are very jittery. Being my very first Linux experience, I'm really pleased with the fact it is faster than Windows 10 in every single way. Give it a try and you might never pay for office software again.Hi, I've recently switched to Linux Mint 21.1 Cinnamon.

There are also plugins to add features like advanced grammar tools, extra language packs, improved accessibility options (such as export for braille embossers), and plugins for other programs like mind-mapping tool Freemind.

LibreOffice's selection of templates might seem a little limited compared to Microsoft's, but this is easily remedied by the huge collection of downloadable options available in the project's online repository (opens in new tab). The open source suite lacks Office's built-in cloud storage option, but that's easily remedied by installing the Dropbox desktop software (opens in new tab), which gives you instant access to your account as though it was a folder on your PC. Both have their advantages the NotebookBar will make switching from Microsoft Office more natural, while the old-school layout means everything is visible at a glance, and you can navigate easily using a keyboard rather than a mouse if you prefer.īeyond that, there's little difference between Microsoft's productivity toolkit and LibreOffice. LibreOffice offers a choice of interface styles: a traditional system of icons and toolbars, and an optional NotebookBar (similar to the ribbon used in Microsoft Office since 2007). One that makes it very hard to justify paying a lot of money for the competitor. That makes it not so much a free alternative to Microsoft Office, but an actual rival.

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