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Google Drive
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No official client for Linux
Google as of yet has a client for Linux, leaving many who use the service forced to use third party apps or the webpage.
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File sharing & collaborative editing
Google account holders and non-holders can be set to access and/or collaborate on files/folders in real-time. Additionally, you can find files you've shared not only by filename but by person you've shared the files with.
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Data privacy not guaranteed
Data privacy is widely known as one of Google's weaknesses. Data shared through Google is most likely matched up with the user's profile inside other Alphabet inc. subsidiaries, and, due to the business model, used commercially.
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15GB free
This space is shared across Drive, Gmail & Google Photos.
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Terms and Conditions allow Google to own anything on Google Drive
They can create derivative works, they can perform it, they can modify it, and they can publish it at will. There are many other specific rights they take over your product. Read the Terms carefully and compare with ANY others.
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Built-in office suite
Includes tools for writing, presentations and spreadsheets.
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Very unreliable
Desktop client constantly crashes.
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Integrates with other Google services
For example, you can use search to search through both Drive and Gmail.
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No WebDAV, FTP or SFTP
It supports none of these common protocols used for access to network storage, which severely limits OS integration. You are forced to use the browser or a standalone client, which isn't possible on all systems.
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Extended functionality via apps
Third party Drive applications running in Chrome or Android can add functionality such as image/video editing, project management, flowchart creation, etc.
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Low bandwidth
Can't even upload all my files to this
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Mobile integration
You can work from any device, especially mobile.
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Low sync speed
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Save files to drive directly from Gmail
Drive lets you save any file from your email.
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No universal Windows app
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Cheap for extra storage
$1.99 per 100GB, for up to 16TB.
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Doesn't integrate well with OS
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Revision control
By clicking Ctrl + Alt + G in Windows or Command + Alt + Shift + G is OS X you can access previous version of the file.
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Indexes images
You can search images by object, place, or face when they've been added to your google photos collection. Google Assistant also helps you find screenshots that could be archived, images that aren't in the correct orientation and pictures that would work well as animations or albums.
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Platforms:
Windows; OSX; Linux; Android; iOS
Versioning:
Yes
Cloud Storage:
Yes
Free storage size:
15 GB
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WPS Office
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15
Cons
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Chinese software
Might be a security problem for some end-users.
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Excellent Microsoft Office compatibility
WPS has the best compatibility with MS Office files of all major office suites that support Linux.
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Proprietary software
Although some versions/programs are free to download, they're all proprietary licenses utilizing a freeware model.
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Ribbon-like UI
WPS is the only Linux office suit to offer a Ribbon-like UI for better ease of use. Although, if you wish to keep using a classic drop-down menu style UI, you can.
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No HiDPI support
Problematic with 4K screens.
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Free version
WPS comes in three flavors: Free, Standard ($49.95) and Professional ($69.95).
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No equation editor in Linux
Equation editor for Linux has been "under development" for several years with no real additional info from the developers. Safe to say it's just not going to happen. No equation editor is a deal breaker for some, which is a shame. Otherwise this office suite performs very well.
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Cross-platform desktop and mobile
Available on Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.
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Lacks ODF support
WPS Office does not support importing or exporting OpenDocument Format, the default file format of LibreOffice and OpenOffice.
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Pdf viewer
Has support to view pdf files.
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Installing can be a hassle
A .deb file is offered, but missing fonts can be a problem.
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Multilingual
WPS Office is available in more than 40 languages.
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No hyphenaton, no help or real forum
Lack of hyphenation in Writer is a terrible mistake. Reading the few forums about it will let you know that it breaks the words without rules and without hyphens in any language. The question was stated in 2013 and still doesn't have an answer. Their help system practically doesn't exist, everything leads you to a 404 page. Maybe this issue could be easily resolved by developers with a plugin or something like that, but the Linux community doesn't show interest for the product.
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Tabbed interface
Instead of open up a new instance of the program for each document, WPS opens each document as a separate tab, allowing for easy switching between them.
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Ads
There are in-app ads.
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Smooth integration with many different cloud services at the same time
WPS integrates with multiple cloud service's at once such as Dropbox, One Drive, Google Drive and more.
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Default font styles are not pretty
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Integrated backups
WPS will automatically save your document over time to prevent data loss.
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Only the basic office tools
WPS has software for word-processing, spreadsheets and presentations. No tools for database management, note-taking, graphics, etc.
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Encryption support
WPS allows you to encrypt and password-lock files.
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Very slow to load
I looks like there is a splash screen, but it doesn't appear until just before the full interface loads, which can be about 20 seconds. It is often slow enough to cause the user to click again and again, resulting in the app loading multiple times in succession.
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It is not owned by Microsoft
Supporting linux & open source and leaving Microsoft because of their greed and instability with updates etc.. (personal preference)
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Some Ms Fonts are not available (ie Ariel)
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View documents side by side
You can split the window allowing to view different parts of the same document, or open two documents for comparison, also imitating Microsoft Word.
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Dumps configuration files onto the desktop that are visible to the user
Each of the apps in the suite has a .desktop configuration file that is created at first launch and remains thereafter. Removal results in re-creation.
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Clean edition when sharing your document
Text modifications can be verified at the margins, not mixed with the text, imitating Microsoft Word. On the other side, LibreOffice/OpenOffice don't have this very useful feature.
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There are better Office alternatives for Linux
In my testing of office suites for Linux, WPS Office was not as comprehensive as LibreOffice, and the resemblance to Microsoft 365 applications was better in OnlyOffice Desktop Editors. Moreover, Linux users can also access the online applications of Microsoft 365 via Google Chrome or other web browsers.
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Change pdf documents to word
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Available on snapcraft and flathub too
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Platforms:
Windows; Linux; IOS; Android
Database management:
No
Project management:
No
Word processing:
Yes
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Documents To Go
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5
Cons
3
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Con
Lack of spellchecker
If you happen to make a typo while using Documentss To Go, you're out of luck because they don't have a spell check feature.
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Rich editing features
Docs To Go offers more editing features than you would typically expect on Android devices
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Dated
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Android phone and tablet versions are bundled in one download
One of the best features in this app is being able to use it across devices. Instead of having to download it twice, the different versions are bundled together to save time.
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There is a one time fee for the pro version
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Internal cloud service
You don't need to use any other cloud service in order to access your documents from anywhere
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No sign up necessary
Most apps require you to sign up in order to get going, Docs to go doesn't put users through the hassle of filling out a form before getting to use the app.
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Free
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Office 365
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Easy to transition from MS Office
Office 365 is laid out the same way with a similar ribbon interface that will be instantly comfortable to long-time Microsoft Office users.
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Proprietary
Uses proprietary software.
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Excellent integration and compatibility with MS Office desktop applications
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Dependant on having an Internet connection
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Allows for real-time collaboration
Multiple people can work on the same document at the same time.
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Cloud dependent
Does not edit local files, they have to be synced first.
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Speech to text dictation
Linux never got it together
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Unusable for business in the EU
Cloud applications are mostly incompatible with the EU general data protection regulation.
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No installation required
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Has only a fraction of Microsoft Office functionality
Office 365 is not a complete replacement for Microsoft Office. The most advanced functionality still can only be found on the desktop.
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Expensive
$35/user/mo.
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Platforms:
Webapp; iOS; Android
Database management:
No
Word processing:
Yes
Notetaking:
Available separately
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LibreOffice
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Cons
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Comprehensive suite of applications
LibreOffice includes applications for word-processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and database management.
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Not fully compatible to MSOffice
It's not fully compatible with MSOffice and often breaks documents.
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Free and open source
LibreOffice is available for free with code available here. It's licensed under LGPL v3 with new contributions dual-licensed under MPL.
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LibreOffice Base requires Java
If you need to use Base, it requires Java.
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Cross-platform
All major operating systems are supported, including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and GNU/Linux (Arch, Fedora, Mandriva, Debian, Ubuntu, Suse).
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Needs a lot of system resources
It's a large office package that needs a lot of drive space and system memory.
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Multilingual
It is available in more than 110 languages.
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Documentation is out of date
Good luck turning off autocorrect, because the place where the documentation says that option is doesn't exist.
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High compatibility with MS Office
Possible to use in corporations.
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No good video editing for presentations
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Font embedding support
Font embedding ensures that the document will display correctly whether or not the target machine has that specific font installed.
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Track Changes needs to be improved
Collaborating on a single document is difficult. Track Changes makes the document hard to read as both edited and deleted text is displayed, it's not possible to print comments, tracked differences between document versions are sub-optimal and there's no system for accepting/rejecting changes.
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Portable version
LibreOffice offers a version of the suite that does not require installation. It can be kept on a thumb stick to ensure that you have an office suite on whichever machine you choose to use.
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Poor stability
Consistently crashes while editing. Absolutely unreliable.
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The de-facto standard
Being able to tell new people that the FOSS community has an actual default office suite matters. It shows that, despite the bewildering number of options, there can be a clear winner.
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Poor desktop integration
Since it is written in Java it does not integrate nicely with the operation systems theme, icons or dialogs.
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LibreOffice can take from OpenOffice, but not the other way around
Due to licensing each office suite uses, only a one-way transfer of code is possible, offering more long-term potential for LibreOffice over OpenOffice.
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Ugly interface
Ungly interface compared to others office solutions, like WPS office.
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The most user-friendly option
To attract new people to FOSS, having an office suite that is as user-friendly as LibreOffice is a must.
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Won't work with themes
It does not work with custom themes due to all the different wrappers involved.
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Encryption support
LibreOffice allows encrypting and password-locking files.
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Ribbon is experimental
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Presentations can have 3D models embeded within them
Impress supports 3D models in gITF format.
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No Quickstart
Quickstart was removed from the Linux application. Now every time you open a file it will take at least 2,5 seconds to open.
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Lots of extensions and dictionaries
Has many extensions that can add additional features to LibreOffice.
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Does not run as stable as OnlyOffice
It runs fine until it crashes. Users have experienced multiple crashes when using the cursor to select text in the writer, running in Kubuntu 18.04.
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Ribbon design
Since 5.3, LibreOffice offers a Ribbon design view (similar to Microsoft Office) (check here).
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Restricted license
LibreOffice uses a more restrictive license than OpenOffice, which makes it almost impossible to backport features to OpenOffice.
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Multiple themes
Many icon themes available to customise the look and get consistent look with the OS.
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Not a very well non-English languages spell check support
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Continued development and maintenance
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No ability to access online brokerage accounts for trading
No ability to access trading and brokerage accounts via Calc to conduct automatic buying/selling like you can in MS Excel.
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Good Zotero integration
LibreOffice works very well with Zotero. The integration of the Zotero plugin in LibreOffice is a breeze, citing while writing and generating the bibliography is just a click. Also good since you need to coop in an (MS) world: Libreoffice and Zotero cooperate very well to make sure your refs survive a "Save as" from one file format to another (e.g. docx to odt or the other way around). Basic (open and free!) tools is your in the market for this...
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Many user annoyances and malfunctions which lead to loss of work and time, often not intuitive
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Master slide management in Impress not up to mark
As of version 6, the master slide management is not as good as PowerPoint in Windows.
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Steady update
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Platforms:
Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD
License:
MPL-2.0, GPL-3.0, or LGPL-3.0
Technology:
C++, Java
Database management:
Yes
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ONLYOFFICE
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9
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Web app
It is a text editor that is running in a browser window, how can you trust this? Not to mention that it needs a lot more system resources than native apps.
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Available for Windows, Linux, MacOS, iOS, and Android
ONLYOFFICE offers desktop applications for Linux, Windows, and MacOS that can be connected to the web-based solution for document sharing and collaboration.
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High MS Office compatibility
Highly compatible with .docx, .xlsx, .pptx as well as with .odf.
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Collaboration capabilities
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Can be used as a web app
ONLYOFFICE offers a web-based office suite that can be deployed on your own server using various deployment options, including Docker script and virtual machines with the software pre-installed.
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Has a portable version
ONLYOFFICE portable works on almost every Linux distribution.
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Advanced work with math equations
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Integration with Nextcloud
Easy integration with Nextcloud for collaborative work.
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Free and open source
ONLYOFFICE is distributed under AGPL v.3 license with the source code available on GitHub.
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Support for add-ons (plugins)
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Platforms:
Web-based (Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Android-clients)
Versioning:
Yes
Project management:
Yes
Word processing:
Yes
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Calligra
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5
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3
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Bloated
Very bloated as it requires way too many dependencies to install. This is especially prominent in non-KDE desktops which may require over 100 dependencies to install.
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Huge list of efficient and capable office components
Calligra consists of 9 tools. In addition to word-processing, spreadsheet and presentation software, it includes tools for project management, sketching/painting, database management, vector graphics, diagramming and brainstorming.
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Subpar compatibility
Microsoft office proprietary formats are not always accurately rendered
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Free and open source
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Slow development
Development is slower and less active than competition.
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Unified design language
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Calligra offers cutting edge applications for artists to work on 2D drawings and illustrations
Calligra includes Krita, a sketching and painting application, and Karbon, a vector drawing application. Both offer end-to-end solutions. Krita is also available as a standalone program.
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Made for KDE
Designed in Qt for KDE plasma (but will also work in other DEs), hence the appearance is consistent with it.
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Platforms:
Windows; OSX; Linux
Database management:
No
Project management:
No
Word processing:
yes
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Evolution
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7
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Supports exchange servers
Evolution is one of the few Linux desktop e-mail clients that's supports exchange servers.
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Can't choose different settings for each mail account
Settings have to applied to all mail accounts.
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Great integration with Gnome environment
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Limited configuration options
Cannot format date as preferred.
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Manages contacts, tasks, calendar and memos as well
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RAM heavy
Very heavy on RAM usage.
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Excellent GPG support
The integration with GPG is excellent. You can sign, encrypt, decrypt, authenticate and verify GPG signatures and GPG signed/encrypted email messages. All of that is just a setting away.
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Poor integration in any non-GNOME desktop
It is written with GNOME in mind.
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Good support for Google's services
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No configuration messages
Although base functions like bullets, numbered, or pre-formatted text are possible, you can't select or set the font for your messages. Not even serif or sans serif. Which is a bit spartan TBH.
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Clean interface with 2 layout variants
Going to View > Preview has the option of switching between "Classical View" and "Vertical View".
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Can be wobbly with EWS
Don't be surprised if you have to reboot it a couple of times during a working day, because error messages are piling up (e.g. connection lost, can't sync, can't store appointment, read only). Then again, is this Evolution, or what it connects to? And since such an occasional reboot is dwarfed by the fact that MS365 seems to make full IMAP/ SMTP access (close to) impossible (nice meeting invite, THX, but when is it?), just reboot and get some work done...
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HTML rendering is great
Of the many email clients available on GNU/Linux, Evolution has the best HTML renderer. It renders HTML and the entire email content exactly like it would appear on a full blown web browser. Not many email clients are capable of doing that.
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Only available on Linux
If you have to switch to another platform for whatever reason, you will need to search for a different email client.
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Platforms:
Linux
Search:
Yes
IMAP:
Yes
Exchange Support:
Yes
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LaTeX
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Lets you focus on the content
LaTeX handles the design so you can focus on the content
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Steep learning curve
LaTeX is not what you'd consider easy to use, and while there's plenty of documentation out there, much of it is rather opaque unless you're a seasoned TeXnician.
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High-quality typesetting by default
There's a reason that scholarly journals often require the use of LaTeX for articles printed in their pages, and it's because the quality of the output is that good. Universities often require, or at least encourage, the use of LaTeX for graduate theses and dissertations for this same reason.
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Single-threaded design
LaTeX is single-threaded by design, since it must necessarily work sequentially to produce each page as it is laid out by the typesetting engine. This makes it dependent on the power of just one individual core in your multi-core computer setup and so migrating to a machine with more cores won't necessarily make your LaTeX documents build faster.
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Free open source software
Licensed under the LaTeX Project Public License
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Not a what-you-see-is-what-you-get editor
LaTeX uses the paradigm what-you-see-is-what-you-mean instead.
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Editor-independent
You can edit LaTeX sources in any text editor.
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Cross-platform
Works on every major OS and gives exactly the same quality output everywhere you go. LaTeX on macOS, Windows, Linux, BSD, and even Mac OS 9 has exactly the same output for a given set of sources.
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Effortless math input
The whole reason that TeX -- and, by extension, LaTeX -- exists is to give people an easy way (well, for some value of "easy") to produce high-quality documents with properly laid out mathematical expressions and text in them. As long as you know the language (or have a reference sheet handy), you can include mathematical expressions in your document with little to no extra effort needed on your part.
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Platforms:
Windows, macOS, Linux
Database management:
No
Project management:
No
Word processing:
Yes
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Quip
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4
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4
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Offline editing
Quip allows for offline editing of documents which then sync upon connection to Wi-Fi. This way users can continuing working while not connected to a data signal, but they can still back up their work when they do finally get one.
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New version has performance issues
…on my old phone. Yes I know my phone is at fault but the old version wasn't annoyingly slow in the Spreadsheet component.
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Amazing mobile interface
Unlike other mobile apps, Quip has really innovated the text editor on mobile, making for a good Evernote alternative. It has a great interface for formatting text that stays out of your road so to maximize how much room you have to type.
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Not really free with stringent controls on trial
The trial is content limited which means if you start using it quite a bit they'll pick the perfect moment to swoop in and start charging you. It's better for them because it means they can look at your account and pick the best time to ask you to pay (hey we notice you're using Quip lots and have a new project you just started how about you pay now or you lose everything).
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Private document sharing
Files can be shared with others via a URL. The owner of the shared document can set it to be in read-only mode or they can allow anyone to edit it. Collaborators don't need to have a Quip account to participate. This feature makes for a great Evernote alternative, for those looking for a different app that has this similar function.
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Limited formatting on spreadsheets
Within spreadsheet cells, you can't do things like, for example, taking part of the text and aligning it to the center or to the left. Furthermore, in the mobile app, you can't jump to the next line to keep writing inside the same cell.
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Highly compatible
Quip can export documents to several formats, including .DOC, .PDF, .HTML, as well as a couple of others. This allows for compatibility with a wide selection of other apps.
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Can't rename files
You can't really rename documents per se in Quip. What you do is put the first line of the document as its title, so that it is displayed on the main list of documents on the app. The program suggests to combine it with a HL (Large Heading) format.
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Evince
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12
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Can annotate a pdf
It isn't immediately obvious how to do this, but the instructions are here. As of 13 June 2018, the icons/screenshots on that page look different than what can be seen under Evince v3.18.2, but the devs have been alerted to this discrepancy, and there are requests they make the finding/using of annotations more intuitive than they are now.
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Keyboard shortcuts cannot be rebound
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Search results list
Click/tap the magnifying class in the top bar.
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Scrolling is not smooth
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Good SEARCH
Evince remained my preferred viewer due to the excellent presentation of results in the whole document when performing a search. It is so good, that it makes me tolerate the silly "hamburger" (CSD) foolishness.
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Adding annotations isn't as intuitive as it should be
Instructions can be found here. Specifically, a user should be able to select a word or block of text, then right-click and see highlight/add note options in the drop-down menu. Currently, this option isn't available (as of Evince v3.18.2 / 13th June 2018).
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Link preview on hover
Evince shows a popup with the preview of the target of links in the same document. This is extremely useful e.g. for links to the bibliography or for references to definitions/propositions/equations in math texts.
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Poor UI
Since version 3 it is almost unusable.
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Free and open source software
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Can't delete pages
No Hand Tool. Automatic Zoom broken. You have to boot in to windows to have a decent PDF reader.
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Can find a word in a pdf
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Bugs that never get fixed
Irritating bugs that never get fixed (such as starting scrolling randomly when moving mouse around) and devs that don't care.
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Supports touchpad gestures
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Tied to GNOME
Comes with all those weird things like popovers and clientside windows.
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Good integration with Gnome desktop
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Slow to open PDFs
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Supports touch interaction
Supports touch, including drag and pinch to zoom.
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CSD - Why do you need to search for stuff you know is there... somewhere.
MS thought it was smart to remove "Start" buttons. With CSD, devs thought it would be good for productivity to play hide and seek with standard functions. And Evince regrettably is also riding that wave. It is that Evince has a superior (whole document) search result presentation and that its function is pretty simple and straight forward (read, search), that it makes me tolerate the silly "hamburger" (CSD) foolishness. If Atril (no CSD) would have similar search result output, a switch over would be just one heartbeat away...
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Can play embedded video
To my knowlegde, the only PDF reader on Linux that can play embeded video (unfortunately not in presentation mode, which is a major drawdack).
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Window can't be resized
You can only read in a small box or fullscreen, no way to manually size window.
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Thumbs not working
Scroll once, and all thumbs in the side panel are gone.
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Unicode problems
Some languages other than English do not render correctly.
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Apache OpenOffice
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Free and open source
Licensed under Apache License.
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Dead project
The project looks dead. They can't close even serious security vulnerabilities. You might want to use Libreoffice instead.
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Comprehensive suite of applications
Apache OpenOffice includes applications for word-processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and database management.
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Documentation is lacking
OpenOffice documentation is incomplete and language is highly technical.
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Cross-platform
OpenOffice is available on Windows, Mac OS, and *nix systems.
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No copyleft
It's good for developers but bad for openoffice for example: libreoffice relicensed it under GPL now libreoffice can integrate all changes made to openoffice but openoffice is unable to integrate improvements from libreoffice.
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Multilingual
OpenOffice is available in 170+ languages.
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No CopyLeft
Unlike LibreOffice, its Grandfather OpenOffice is real open software for anyome.
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Full compatibility with Microsoft
Fully compatible with Microsoft formats - from the oldest to the latest.
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Quickstart
It has quickstart on Linux, a feature that makes opening a file blazing fast.
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Windows; Linux; Android; WP
Database management:
No
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Yes
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Yes
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SoftMaker Office/FreeOffice
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Great interoperability with Microsoft Office
SoftMaker office can open doc(x), xls(x), and ppt(x) files without messing up formatting.
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The regular paid version is not free for students as it is for teachers
For students to use it, there needs to be a free student license for the regular (with . docx support) version.
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Multi-platform
Works on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android.
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Proprietary software
Although some versions/programs are free to download, they're all proprietary licenses utilizing a freeware model.
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Low on dependencies
On Linux it avoids the common widget toolkits which makes it really lightweight compared to other office suites.
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Free version needs registration
The free version needs to be registered with a valid email adress.
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Configurable user interface
Includes the possibility to use Ribbons or classical Menus.
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Installs a lot of crap and does not clean up
On Linux it installs over 40 MB of templates, images and other crap people will never need. De-install does not clean up usr/share/freeoffice.
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EU based company
Follows the the General Data Protection Regulation of the EU.
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Breaks icon themes
On Linux it breaks all icon themes by modifying them.
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Has a free version
A free version, called SoftMaker FreeOffice, is available. FreeOffice is a stripped down version of SoftMaker Office, with less features, templates and interface polish, but it still is feature-packed and with the same excellent import and export filters that enable opening/saving Microsoft Office formats faithfully.
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No VBA support
As Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is proprietary software used in MS Office.
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Free technical support
If you face any issues, you can always use the technical support by developer SoftMaker, it's free.
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It's not Microsoft Office and it never will be
Use SoftMaker Office only if you want basic MS Office-like features. Once you delve deeper into the software the omissions become glaringly obvious.
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Documentation
Even the FreeOffice version includes a Handbook in PDF.
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EPUB export included
You can create high-quality e-books in EPUB format easily.
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Integration of Zotero
Especially important for academic use: SM Office has a great working connector to Zotero for the direct insertion of citations.
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Free for teachers
The regular paid version is free for teachers.
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Great amount of advanced features
Compared to alternatives like OnlyOffice and WPS, really important advanced features especially for compatibility with Excel.
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Platforms:
Windows; macOS, Linux, Android
Database management:
No
Project management:
No
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Yes
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Apache OpenOffice
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2
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2
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Free, open source and cross-platform
Licensed under Apache License. OpenOffice is available on Windows, Mac OS, and *nix systems.
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Poor compatibility with Microsoft Office compared with LibreOffice
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Multilingual
OpenOffice is available in 170+ languages.
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Documentation is lacking
OpenOffice documentation is incomplete and language is highly technical.
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Zoho Docs
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5
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3
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1
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Can get expensive quickly
Zoho Docs has 2 paid plans - $5/user/month and $8/user/month that add additional functionality and increase the storage limit. Compared to standalone purchases, the subscription fees can quickly rack up, especially since they are on a per user basis.
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Allows for real-time collaboration
Multiple people can work on the same document at the same time.
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No installation required
While Zoho Docs offers native applications for desktop and mobile, you can choose to use the webapp which doesn't require you to download anything and can be accessed from anywhere where there's an Internet connection and a modern web browser.
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Reasonable MS Office compatibility
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Platforms:
Webapp
Database management:
No
Project management:
No
Word processing:
Yes
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Polaris Office
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9
Experiences
Pros
5
Cons
4
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No fucking fonts
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Free
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Ads
Lots of ads.
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Modern UI
Polaris Office's user interface is extremely clean and user friendly. For the amount of features, they did a great job maintaining a sleek appearance.
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Formatting Issues
Some users have reported that when they create documents on Polaris Office and then try to edit them on a PC, the format gets "screwy."
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Word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software included
You can use Polaris Office on your Android to do all of the things that you would use Microsoft Office for on a computer. Beyond just editing Word documents, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint, users and print their work to PDF.
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Trouble displaying reports
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Easily share documents with friends
Files can be shared through Polaris Office's cloud, an external cloud service, or through email.
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Allows opening files from the cloud
Polaris Office supports DropBox, Box, Google Drive, and even has its own cloud service. When you edit documents, they will be the same on every device you access them on.
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