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Mac App Store: LibreOffice Vanilla from Collabora These versions are free software (as in open source) but there's a small charge to cover the effort of putting software in the app stores. I’d expected a program such as a word processor to need installation on any device. I have now learned that only the App Store can provide programs for iPads. Since 2018 when WPS Office launched the first version of the WPS office in Apple App store, the app has come a long way from there. And now, with so much support from people all around the world, WPS office featured Frist under the category of business in 14 countries' app stores.
When we decided to release a Mac App Store version of our own product, LibreOffice-from-Collabora, we wanted regular LibreOffice users to enjoy the same benefits of App Store delivery. Apple has strict rules for publishers using its stores, including a range of legal, technical, and visual requirements. While there is no version of LibreOffice available for iOS yet, there are quite a few apps out there that support viewing documents. While being far from fully featured those apps have the benefit of a much smaller size. Depending on what you are aiming to do exactly, that might be enough until an official version is released in the future.
While most rely on Microsoft's Office 365 suite to meet their productivity needs, there are many that prefer to use LibreOffice, a free open source alternative. The software offers capabilities similar and sometimes even better than those offered by Office 365, but one of the reasons that makes it so popular is that it's completely free.
LibreOffice fans will be pleased to know that the product has made its entrance in the Microsoft Store, but there's a catch.
LibreOffice is developed by The Document Foundation, however, the store listing lists the publisher as '.net'. Now, this could be a simple mistake, or it could be a red flag that this is a release from a third-party. What's even more problematic is that there is no mention of a Microsoft Store release on the company's website.
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Apart from that, it appears that it is indeed a full release containing Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Base, and Math, which apparently work fine according to reviews. While the app has been available in the Microsoft Store for a few days, it is just now being discovered by most. It is interesting to see that while LibreOffice is free software, it carries a $2.99 price tag on the distribution platform. However, the developer says that this is just for donation purposes, and customers can opt to download the fully-featured unlimited-time trial instead.
We have reached out to The Document Foundation for clarification regarding this Microsoft Store release, but in the meantime, we would advise our readers to steer clear of it.
Update: It appears that this version of LibreOffice is indeed from a third-party and The Document Foundation is currently determining 'if the distribution terms are compliant with our license'. We'll keep you updated as this story develops.
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Source: Bleeping Computer