LibreOffice Writer Reviews & Product Details

Pros:

1. Free and Open-Source: LibreOffice Writer is completely free to use, making it an attractive option.

2. Feature-Rich: It is similar to Microsoft Word, with text formatting, templates, and support for various file formats.

3. Multi-Platform Support: Available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

4. Customizable Image Frames: Easily customize the shape of a frame on an image or create a custom contour shape around an image for cropping.

5. Free Plugins: Offers free plugins to customize the software, such as:

a. Language Tool: Enhances built-in grammar and spelling check capabilities.

b. Writer2ePub: Easily create e-books.

c. PDF Import: Edit PDF documents within Writer, saving money on PDF editing tools.

d. Tex Maths: Useful for students or professors to write complex mathematical expressions in theses or research papers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cons:

1. User Interface: The interface is not user-friendly compared to Word.

2. Collaboration Tools: Lacks robust online collaboration features, which can be a drawback for team projects.

3. Image Insertion: Cannot insert multiple images at once; each image must be inserted individually.

4. Image Alignment: The image alignment tool is not effective, especially if the image is rotated after insertion.

5. Limited Shapes: Has very few built-in shapes, and they are not easily editable.

6. No Icon Library: Does not include an icon library.

7. Table Formatting: Limited table formatting tools require more manual adjustments.

8. No Voice Dictation: Lacks voice dictation support available in other tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One of the main advantages is that it's open source and offers regular support and updates that include enhancements to existing features. In terms of performance, it handles files of considerable size without problems, ideal when working on my reports and educational manuals. It offers options for importing and exporting documents in a variety of recognized formats and I can use it on both Windows and Linux. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I can't help but mention one small improvement that would be useful, the icons for some features could be a little larger to enhance quick navigation; other than that I haven't other major criticisms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of use, ease of ability to update. the opensource community is very helpful and one can contribute, Github has lots of tips. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really can't think of any features that I don't like Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best thing I like in LibreOffice Writer is it provides almost all the same features of Microsoft Word. Only its icon will differ from the Microsoft Office. Its icon, theme, and fonts have an old look, therefore it reminds us of our old days. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike about LibreOffice Writer is to find and detect the tools and could not work efficiently like Microsoft Word and shortcuts are not working properly. It makes complication for a new user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to insert many functions. I generally use Moodle at my Campus, but we are recommended to use it in every course involving Math i.e. Algebra, Statistics,... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes it is not easy for me, as a new user, I will need some time to adapt using it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It comes pre-installed with Ubuntu and it's easy to install manually as well. Has almost all the features that are available in MS Word. It's a free and open-source tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Interface has not that great of an experience and it can be improved to enhance the user experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Libreoffice Writer is an excellent writer when it comes to creating a document, newsletter, bar graph, and even spreadsheet creation in a writer since we store databases in Excel app but Libreoffice makes it easy for us for creating different forms of data in a single writer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

LibreOffice Writer stores the file in .odt extension as default which cannot be viewed on mobile. It does not have .doc extension and also it does not have a symbol or icon in the menu bar for adding more pages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It lets you do the job of editing documents quite conveniently. Moreover, being open source, it was also very pocket friendly as well. It is quite similar to Word but accessibility issues are there, it's not very user friendly, UI wise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

You would really need to find the controls and the icons because the look and feel is quite different from Microsoft Word. Most of us are used too Word, and hence it is a little challenging to use this particular software which has different menus and options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

LibreOffice Writer is an excellent free and open-source content-writing tool. It is a great alternative to Microsoft Office Word. It comes built-in with a Linux OS like Ubuntu. We can write content, add images and create PDFs using LibreOffice Writer. The best part is we can also use MS Word file extensions ".dox" and ".docx", so the files can also be used on the Windows platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is nothing to dislike about LibreOffice Writer. A few feature improvements are required, like Content Sharing using a centralised account. The speed can be improved. Else everything is perfect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Free and Open Source!

Strong Community support

Regular Updates

Support a good number of Documents extensions or you can say have good compatibility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface is very poor, although improving with time, but still needs a lot of improvement, so not easy to use.

I well it is bit slow many a times.

Also, there is no cloud integration, although I rarely feel the need, but sometimes it proves handy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.