Apache OpenOffice is an Open Source, community-developed, multi-platform office productivity suite. It includes the key desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to other office suites. Sophisticated and flexible, OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including Microsoft Office.
Localizations of OpenOffice are available in 25 languages with more being constantly added by the community. Apache OpenOffice runs stably and natively on Solaris, Linux (including PPC Linux), and Windows. Additional ports, such as for FreeBSD, IRIX, and Mac OS X, are in various stages of completion.
Written in C++ and with documented APIs licensed under the LGPL and SISSL Open Source licenses, Apache OpenOffice allows any knowledgeable developer to benefit from the source. And, because the file format for OpenOffice is XML, interoperability is easy, making future development and adoption more certain.
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