OpenOffice 3 includes native version for Mac OS X
OpenOffice has released version 3 of its eponymous open-source alternative to Microsoft Office, which includes a native version for Mac OS X.
According to Insanely Great Mac, the software includes:
- ODF 1.2 Support
- Microsoft Office 2007 Import Filters
- Solver component which allows solving optimization problems
- Support for displaying custom error bars and regression equations
- Improved Crop Feature in Draw and Impress
The software is only available for Macs with Intel processors. There are projects for converting OpenOffice for PowerPC, but an official version was not included in this 3.0.0 release.
OpenOffice's site was running very slowly this morning due to overwhelming demand for the new software, but the official download link is here. There are mirrors available, and this one seemed to work for me. For Mac users, the file to download includes MacOSXIntel_AQUA_install in the name.
The download is 163MB.
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open office 3.0 simply rocks
http://readerszone.com/office-suite/download-open-office-30.html
For a great comparison between NeoOffice, MS Office 2008 for Mac and OpenOffice 3.0, see the following:
http://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php/NeoOffice_Feature_Comparison
Yeah, that's not biased..
October 14 2008 at 5:40 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply@Jon yes, I gather NeoOffice is still more stable, and actually built by people that understand Mac environments. There are some threads about it on the NeoOffice forums (biased, I know...). NeoOffice still seems nicer and more stable to me but I'll have both installed...
October 13 2008 at 5:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI used to use OO a while back but switched to NeoOffice because it integrated with the OS better. Since NeoOffice uses OO internally, is there any other reason to stick with NeoOffice now that there is a native OO version out there?
October 13 2008 at 4:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI was always leery of Open Office because of compatibility concerns with my Windows work, but after reading Microsoft's Steve Ballmer blast his own product:
"You know, anywaycan you find the applications you want on the Mac? Well, you don't really get full Microsoft Office. "
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2331368,00.asp
I'm guessing its really not that big an issue whether I get OO or MS Office for Mac :p
There is also http://borft.student.utwente.nl/~adrian/bt.php which has a huge page of OO.o torrents and seems to be somewhat official.
October 13 2008 at 2:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAlso, the link above seems to have PPC builds of OO.o 3.0. Gonna try it out on my PowerBook G4.
October 13 2008 at 2:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI believe the ppc version will require X11
October 13 2008 at 3:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThere's a torrent up on The Pirate Bay: http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4442919/OpenOffice_3.0_English
It was posted today, and claims to be the final release. I have not downloaded it so I have no idea if it is. I'm surprised the OO.o people didn't make an official torrent.
What's the advantage of downloading a torrent over just visiting openoffice.org?
October 13 2008 at 8:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyTakes the pressure off the OO.o servers, which means you might get it faster.
October 14 2008 at 2:33 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI hope they have a little cash to spend on advertising. They really need to get the word out on this or get a pre-bundled deal with a PC maker to help spread the info.
October 13 2008 at 1:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyA review comparing this to the latest NeoOffice would be great.
October 13 2008 at 1:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIs something stopping you?
October 13 2008 at 1:43 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyBlah... MS Office. How about adding a Keynote import/export feature, and then I might be willing to seriously consider OO.
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