The current Apache OpenOffice supports Apple OS X version 10.7 (Lion), 10.8 (Mountain Lion), 10.9 (Mavericks), 10.10 (Yosemite), 10.11 (El Capitan) and macOS 10.12 (Sierra), 10.13 (High Sierra), 10.14 (Mojave), 10.15 (Catalina). The last OpenOffice version supporting Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger), 10.5 (Leopard), 10.6 (Snow Leopard) is OpenOffice 4.0.1. Support for ODF 1.3. There is support available for the new version of the document format that LibreOffice uses. In this new version, users will be able to create digital signatures for their documents and perform encryptions for their XML documents.

It apparently escaped my attention that LibreOffice dropped support for Tiger and Leopard, and hence PowerPC, sometime about six months ago. What, doesn't anyone tell me anything around here!
Anyway, Tiger users can always dual boot Linux for new versions, but here's the good news. Someone stepped in and started a PowerPC port of LibreOffice for Leopard. That's right, Leopard users can download the latest version at OSU Open Source Labs. It appears the maintainer is very active and knowledgeable, having sent patches upstream, and he even uploaded screenshots for the eyes of the non-believers.
The last official release that supports Tiger is at the LibreOffice archives.
Meanwhile, I've been taking TenFourFox 29 beta out for a spin. It hasn't suffered from the bug from hell that has affected Firefox 29 on PowerPC Linux. I'm sure everyone involved would appreciate your contribution if you have any knowledge to lend. But back to TenFourFox, the new GUI is zippier than ever. Page rendering is fast even though I'm running on a separate profile with no script or ad blocking add-ons. If Mr. Floodgap keeps this up, it'll end up the goto browser for Snow Leopard.

LibreOffice is a free alternative to the not-inexpensive Microsoft Office suite. I’m using it to replace AppleWorks, which I’ve been using since ClarisWorks 1.0 shipped back in the System 7.0 era. Unfortunately, AppleWorks is incompatible with OS X 10.7 Lion and later, so I’ve had to find an alternative since installing OS X 10.9 Mavericks on my Late 2008 Aluminum MacBook.

I rarely use Microsoft Office, although I do have Office 2004 on my OS X 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, and 10.6 Snow Leopard Macs. Problem is, I’m using Mavericks on my MacBook, so Office 2004 is not an option – nor do I want to spend the money to buy a newer version.

Likewise, I can’t run AppleWorks in Mavericks, so if I want to be able to work with my spreadsheets, I have to export them from AppleWorks (still running on my 2007 Mac mini with Snow Leopard). LibreOffice can open Microsoft Office files as well as AppleWorks word processing documents, and after I export my spreadsheets into Excel format, LibreOffice can open them as well. Iso installer for mac.

By the way, despite its name, AppleWorks was also available for Microsoft Windows. AppleWorks development ended in 2007, and the software only runs in XP compatibility mode on Windows 7 and later – if it runs on Windows 8 at all. (I don’t use Windows, but I have read user reports that AppleWorks for Windows is incompatible with Window 8.)

Broad Hardware Support

LibreOffice isn’t limited to Mac users. If you use Windows or Linux, LibreOffice gives you the same capabilities and open document formats, making it easy to work with the same file on any of the major platforms.

LibreOffice is a competent replacement for Microsoft Office, AppleWorks, and other office suites. It’s not as pretty as the commercial apps, and the current version (5.1.3) requiresOS X 10.6 or later, so it only works on Intel-based Macs, but that’s the vast majority of Macs in use today.

About 15% of Mac users visiting Low End Mac are still running G3, G4, and G5 Macs with older versions of OS X. LibreOffice 4.0.x supports PowerPC and OS X 10.4 Tiger and newer, so even they have an option, although finding the download is a challenge. Version 4.2.5 is the current version, so PowerPC users aren’t too far behind the curve.

On the PC side, Windows XP or newer with 256 MB of RAM is required, and the Linux version has the same memory requirement. That means you can use your LibreOffice files on the three most widely used platforms, giving you compatibility with most hardware under 15 years old.

Every time you launch LibreOffice, it will tell you if there’s a newer version available for download.

The Spreadsheet

I’m a number cruncher. Refx nexus vst for mac. I love math. I love analyzing data. I love spreadsheets. That’s been my primary use for AppleWorks, and it will be my primary use for LibreOffice.

LibreOffice chart using straight line segments between data points.

One huge improvement LibreOffice has over good old AppleWorks is that you can create line graphs with smoothed lines instead of just straight ones. AppleWorks was positively primitive in that regard.

It’s not a night-and-day difference here, since these charts show Windows user share among visitors to Low End Mac from October 2009 to March 2014, but I think the smoothed lines just look nicer.

I’ve been impressed at how easy the LibreOffice spreadsheet is to work with, since I’ve been using AppleWorks for ages and really haven’t used Excel since version 3 or 4.

On the negative side, LibreOffice handles type poorly in its graphs. If you use italic or bold type, you’ll see what I mean. It isn’t true italic or bold, just angled or doubled. Yecch! They need to fix this. My solution is to only use plain text in my graphs.

It’s Not Word or Excel

Although LibreOffice can open and save Microsoft Office files, because you’re working in a different program, your documents and spreadsheets may display differently in Microsoft Office. This is true of any app that supports Microsoft Office formats.

If it’s important that your resumé, cover letter, or other important document look just right in Microsoft Word, your best option is to open it in Word, fix any problems you may find, and then re-save as a Word file. Ditto for Excel.

The same probably goes for LibreOffice’s other modules, but I can’t comment, as I haven’t used any of the other modules. Forewarned is forearmed.

It’s Free!

Seriously, what’s more low-end that free? Bean was a very nice, simple, quick, free OS X alternative to Word for basic documents, but it’s no longer being developed. LibreOffice gives you replacements for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and even Access, Microsoft’s Windows-only database app that has never even been available for any version of the Mac OS.

It Just Works

I have been using spreadsheets since Compute! magazine released its free SpeedCalc spreadsheet for the Commodore 64 in January 1986. When I moved to MS-DOS, I chose PFS: First Choice as my office suite.

On the Mac, I cut my teeth on Excel 3.0 working at the local ComputerLand store. When ClarisWorks 1.0 arrived, I jumped at the most integrated office suite to date. Word processing, spreadsheet, database, drawing, and more were all part of the same program, not a series of separate modules you had to switch between. I miss that integration!

LibreOffice is really the first office suite I’ve used since I first tried AppleWorks (the software previously known as ClarisWorks), and it’s as easy to pick up as anything I’ve used.

Yes, It Can Be Slow

Libreoffice Mac Snow Leopard

Microsoft Office has grown bloated and slow over the years, and LibreOffice is pretty slow and bloated itself. That said, you can speed it up. A Google search will find quite a few pages telling you how to tweak your settings for better performance on Windows or Linux.

But Mac users have generally been left out in the cold – until now. Low End Mac has published Speed Up LibreOffice on Your Mac, which tells you where to find those settings in OS X.

Try It, You’ll Probably Like It

If you don’t have Microsoft Office and need an office suite – or even just a good word processor or spreadsheet – LibreOffice is the cream of the crop in freeware.

If you have a 2004 or earlier version of Microsoft Office or are using AppleWorks and want to move beyond OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, LibreOffice is a good way to move forward without investing in a newer copy of Microsoft Office.

If you’ve been using OpenOffice or NeoOffice (Mac only), LibreOffice gives you a free up-to-date replacement.

If you’re simply looking for a competent, usable office suite that works more like Microsoft Office than Apple’s Pages and Numbers apps, LibreOffice will give you that.

Best of all, The Document Foundation continues to work on LibreOffice, troubleshooting, adding features, and improving the code. And you certainly can’t beat the price.

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