LibreOffice Writer Reviews & Product Details

Pros:

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

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

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

4. One can easily customise the shape of frame on an image or you can make custom contour shape around an image for cropping.

5.it offer free plugins to customize the software

Like

a. Language tool. This can be used to increase built in grammar and spelling check capability.

b.Writer2ePub. this tool can be used to easily create e books.

c.pdf import. This helps to edit pdf document within the writer which can save you some money to buy product for pdf editing tools.

d. Tex maths. This is very useful for students or professors to write complex mathematical expressions in thesis or research papers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cons:

1. User Interface: Interface is non user friendly compare to word

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

3. One cannot insert multiple images at one shot, you have to insert every image individually by repeating same action.

4. Very annoying image align tool is also not good, it will not work if you rotated the image after insertion in file

5. It has very less built in shapes to use and also one cannot edit those shapes easily

6. It does not have an icon library.

7. Table formatting tools is less hence one has to do more manual work adjustment.

8. As it does not include voice dictation support which is available on 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 are old look , there for it remember us our old days. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike about libre office 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 its easy to install manually as well. Has almost all the features that are available in ms word. Its 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 offers an easy to use word software without too many hassles of renewal paid subcription. It offers a number of features to write scientific papers that has to be published in journals, science magazines and conferences. It easy to integrate with matematical symbols, designs, drawings and illustartions. From the get go, the LibreOffice Writer has a huge adavantage as against the competition which follows a complex subscription based model. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The customer support for LibreOffice Writer needs to improve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Libreoffice Writer is a excellent writer when it comes to creating a document, newsletter ,bargraph 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 a data in a single writer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

LibreOfficer Writer stores the file in .odt extension as default which cannot be viewed in 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.