OpenOffice.org

Also known as Open Office

OpenOffice.org is an open-source office productivity software suite. It originated from the proprietary StarOffice, developed by Star Division, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999. Sun open-sourced the software in July 2000 as a free alternative to Microsoft Office, and released OpenOffice.org version 1.0 on 1 May 2002.

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OpenOffice.org is a free office productivity software suite that includes tools for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and other document tasks, created by Sun Microsystems when they open-sourced proprietary software in 2000. It matters because it provides a no-cost alternative to Microsoft Office, making essential productivity tools accessible to users who cannot afford or prefer not to purchase commercial software.

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Software.name: OpenOffice.org
Software.logo: OpenOffice.org.svgclass=skin-invert
Software.logo upright: 0.8
Software.screenshot: OOo App Chooser.png
Software.screenshot_alt: The Start Center from OpenOffice.org v3.2.1
Software.caption: The Start Center from OpenOffice.org v3.2.1
Software.author: Star Division (1985–1999)
Software.developer: Sun Microsystems (1999–2009)Oracle Corporation (2010–2011)
Software.programming language: C++ and Java
Software.operating system: Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Solaris
Software.platform: IA-32, x86-64, Previously supported: PowerPC, SPARC
Software.language count: 121
Software.ver layout: simple
Software.genre: Office productivity suite
Software.license: Dual-licensed under the SISSL and GNU LGPL (OpenOffice.org 2 Beta 2 and earlier)GNU LGPL version 3 (OpenOffice.org 2 and later)
Software.standard: OpenDocument
Software.replaces: StarOffice
Software.replaced_by: LibreOfficeApache OpenOffice

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Instance of: productivity software
Followed by: LibreOffice
Based on: StarOffice
Developer: Sun Microsystems
Platform: Java virtual machine
Manufacturer: Oracle Corporation
Official website: www.openoffice.org/download/archive.html
Image: Screenshot OOo (pagina iniziale).png

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operating system: macOS
copyright license: GNU Lesser General Public License
Commons category: OpenOffice.org
software version identifier: 3.4.0 Beta 1
topic's main category: Category:OpenOffice
programmed in: Java
Commons gallery: OpenOffice.org
publication date: 2002-00-00
inception: 2002-05-01
derivative work: Apache OpenOffice
language of work or name: English language
different from: Apache OpenOffice
discontinuation date: 2011-01-26
topic has template: Template:OpenOffice
described at URL: marketplace.sshopencloud.eu/tool-or-service/y9sDZE
replaced by: Apache OpenOffice

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Contents

History
Governance
Naming
Features
Components
Supported operating systems
Fonts
Extensions
OpenOffice Basic
Connectivity
File formats
Development
Native desktop integration
Use of Java
Security
Version history
OpenOffice.org 1
OpenOffice.org 2
OpenOffice.org 3
Market share
Notable users
Retail
Forks and derivative software
Active
Apache OpenOffice
LibreOffice
Discontinued
NeoOffice
Go-oo
IBM Lotus Symphony
StarOffice
References
External links

Following Sun's acquisition by Oracle Corporation, development of OpenOffice.org slowed and eventually ended. In 2011, Oracle donated the project to the Apache Software Foundation, which continues it as Apache OpenOffice,, with the most-recent version being 4.1.16, released on November 10, 2025. A fork of OpenOffice, LibreOffice, was created in 2010 by members of the OpenOffice.org community.

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