Posted on 04/21/2026 7:35:15 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Comparing local office suites that can be installed natively in Linux, with a focus on the fidelity of LibreOffice, FreeOffice, SoftMaker Office, OnlyOffice and WPS Office.
Best Linux Microsoft Office Alternatives | 18:08
ExplainingComputers | 1.17M subscribers | 84,920 views | April 12, 2026
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YouTube transcript reformatted at textformatter.ai probably follows.
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What I need is a Linux replacement for Acrobat.
One that works.
Not my area. What have you tried so far?
Apache OpenOffice is a free, open-source office productivity suite developed by the Apache Software Foundation, serving as a successor to the original OpenOffice.org project. The suite includes six primary applications: Writer (word processing), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), Draw (vector graphics), Base (database management), and Math (formula editing).
Key details include:
Latest Version: 4.1.16, released on November 10, 2025, which includes security fixes and bug resolutions.
Compatibility: It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and supports the OpenDocument Format (ODF) as well as various Microsoft Office file formats.
Distribution: It is available for free download from the official site, SourceForge, and via the Microsoft Store for Windows 10 and 11 users.
Licensing: Distributed under the Apache-2.0 license, allowing users to download, install, and distribute the software without cost.
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Id love a good simple Windows replacement for Acrobat. The free Acrobat reader is now so slow and bloated it’s virtually unusable. The full pay version is too expensive and full of features I’ll never use. I just need a basic PDF program that’s light and lets me open, read, save, and create PDF files from my scanner.
thanx a lot sunken civ
I’ve been in a battle with MS for quite a while & it got worse after their update last month
been looking for an alternative, so your post is timely for me today,(now that I’ve survived tax day on updated MS-11)
My pleasure!
Thx!
Most scanners come with simple user programs that will scan to a PDF.
Most browsers will open and save PDFs these days.
You probably don't need Acrobat or an equivalent, if your scanner came with any software. If you don't have it any more, or it didn't have it, check the vendor's Support site for downloads. And if all else fails, there are some general-purpose applications on the internet, but beware of downloading random stuff, malware is everywhere.
I’ve used Master PDF Editor in Linux for years. There are Windows and Mac versions as well.
https://code-industry.net/masterpdfeditor/
Last week, as ZDNet highlighted, it became official that the French government has had enough of Windows on its computers and is switching over to Linux. This isn't some airy, political statement about 'one day' doing so — this is a call to arms, a declaration of 'digital sovereignty', that's happening now.
As David Amiel, who is Minister of Public Action and Accounts, puts it (translated): "We must become less reliant on American tools and regain control of our digital destiny. We can no longer accept that our data, our infrastructure, and our strategic decisions depend on solutions whose rules, pricing, evolution, and risks we do not control.
I speak French..... NO USA SPYING!
https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/france-has-ditched-windows-11-for-linux-on-2-5-million-government-pcs-heres-why-microsoft-should-worry-that-millions-more-could-follow-by-the-end-of-2026
I'm not talking Reader. I need full manipulation of multilayered pdf files.
I watch every one of Barnatt’s uploads.
The best tip in this video is making sure Linux has mscore fonts installed for what he calls “fidelity”.
Followed the link he gave on how to install them using the terminal and it was easy peasy.
I did and it made incorporating documents into Libre Office a breeze.
Don’t remember. It was a couple of years ago. It bordered all my images with a black line. Unfortunately, Adobe tiles the images, which put the black borders across the middle of the page. The background colors were wrong, as were the fonts. In my “picture book” format, that can screw up everything.
It was an unrecoverable mess.
Which has been surpassed by its fork, LibreOffice . I do use AOO for a couple files, having used it for over 20 years, thank God, and made my old-school (Google-ignored) web site with it. Today, after a very long time, it wanted to update to 4.1.16, but it would not install. Cited Quick Starter or AOO running, which was not not true,
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