Fresh : 26.2.5 / 24 July 2026 [ 1 ] Still : 25.8.7 / 12 May 2026 [ 2 ] github .com /LibreOffice /core .git LibreOffice Writer is the free and open-source word processor and desktop publishing component of the LibreOffice suite 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. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] LibreOffice Writer is released under the Mozilla Public License v2.0. [ 4 ] 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 . [ 7 ] [ 8 ] 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 . Writer is capable of opening and saving to a number of formats, including OpenDocument (ODT is its default format), Microsoft Word 's DOC , DOCX , RTF and XHTML . [ 9 ] A spelling and grammar checker ( Hunspell ) [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Built-in drawing tools Built-in form building tools Built-in calculation functions Built-in equation editor [ 12 ] Export in PDF format, generate hybrid PDF (a standard PDF with attached source ODF file) and create fillable PDF form The ability to import and edit PDF files. [ 13 ] Ability to edit HTML , XHTML files visually without using code with WYSIWYG support Export in HTML, XHTML, XML formats Export in EPUB ebook format Contents, index, bibliography Document signing, password and public-key (GPG) encryption Change tracking during revisions, document comparison (view changes between two files) Database integration, including a bibliography database MailMerge [ 14 ] Scriptable and Remote Controllable via the UNO API OpenType stylistic sets and character variants of fonts are not selectable from the menus, but can be specified manually in the font window. For example, fontname:ss06&cv03 will set the font to stylistic set 6 and chose character variant 3. This is based on the same syntax for Graphite font feature. Supported file formats (WordprocessingML) (word processing) (word processing) (word processing) added back in 5.3, up to 3.6 [ clarification needed ] (word processing) 2000/Office 1.0 Free and open-source software portal LibreOffice Calc Comparison of office suites Comparison of word processors List of word processors Comparison of desktop publishing software List of desktop publishing software ↑ Italo Vignoli (24 July 2026). "LibreOffice 26.2.5 is available for download" . Retrieved 24 July 2026 . ↑ Italo Vignoli (12 May 2026). "The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 25.8.7" . Retrieved 13 May 2026 . ↑ "Index of /daily/master/" . Retrieved 5 August 2026 . 1 2 "Licenses" . The Document Foundation . Retrieved 16 December 2015 . ↑ Elena Opris (January 8, 2014). "LibreOffice Writer Review" . Softpedia . Retrieved July 7, 2015 . ↑ Jon L. Jacobi (June 27, 2013). "Review: LibreOffice 4 liberates you from Microsoft Office" . IDG Consumer & SMB . Retrieved July 7, 2015 . ↑ "Collabora Office – Apps on Google Play" . ↑ "Collabora Office" . 25 October 2023. ↑ The Document Foundation (n.d.). "Writer, a Word Processor for Every Kind of Document" . Archived from the original on 22 June 2011 . Retrieved 15 June 2011 . ↑ The Document Foundation (2012). "Chapter 1 – Introducing Writer" (PDF) . Retrieved 1 February 2013 . ↑ The Document Foundation (2011). "Checking Spelling and Grammar" . Retrieved 15 June 2011 . ↑ The Document Foundation (2012). "LibreOffice Version 3.5. Math Guide. Using The Equation Editor" (PDF) . Retrieved 1 February 2013 . ↑ Linton, Susan (June 2011). "The New Features in LibreOffice 3.3" . Linux Journal . Retrieved 15 June 2011 .

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