Developer(s) | The Document Foundation |
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Stable release | |
Operating system | Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Microsoft Windows and via ecosystem partners: Android, iOS, iPadOS, ChromeOS and Online. |
Predecessor | OpenOffice.org Writer |
Type | Word processor |
License | MPLv2.0 (secondary license GPL, LGPLv3+ or Apache License 2.0)[3] |
Website | www |
LibreOffice Writer is the free and open-source word processor and desktop publishing component of the LibreOffice software package and is a fork of OpenOffice.org Writer. Writer is a word processor similar to Microsoft Word and Corel's WordPerfect with many similar features, and file format compatibility.[4][5]
LibreOffice Writer is released under the Mozilla Public License v2.0.[3]
As with the entire LibreOffice suite, Writer can be used across a variety of platforms, including Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Microsoft Windows. There are community builds for many other platforms. Ecosystem partner Collabora uses LibreOffice upstream code and provides apps for Android, iOS, iPadOS and ChromeOS.[6][7] LibreOffice Online is an online office suite which includes the applications Writer, Calc and Impress and provides an upstream for projects such as commercial Collabora Online.