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Libre Office Viewer Hits Google Play

If you’re looking for a clunky and unstable app to view (but not edit) office docs on Android then I have some good news for you.

Earlier this week an alpha version of Libre Office for Android was launched on Google Play. It’s strictly a viewer app, so it’s not good for much, but it does let you open documents, spreadsheets, and basic presentations in Open Document and MS Office formats.

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According to the announcement, not all features are supported, but the developers are planning to add more in future releases. I hope they also plan to make the app actually work; I tried and can’t get it to open even a simple DOC file.

Between 5 thousand and 10 thousand have downloaded the app since it was released yesterday.

AndrOpen Office, a free app based on Libre Office’s distant kin Open Office, has around 1 million to 5 million downloads in Google Play. It’s been out for a couple years now, and was updated a couple weeks ago (v1.6.5).

Google Play via Collabora

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Jason van Gumster January 26, 2015 um 4:18 pm

I’ve actually been writing on my tablet in AndrOpen Office for a while. With a bluetooth keyboard, it’s actually not an unpleasant experience.

That said, I’m still courting the notion of writing in plaintext with VimTouch. 😛

Nate Hoffelder, The Digital Reader January 27, 2015 um 7:05 am

Really? I thought the interface would be a hassle. Doesn’t it slow you down?


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