I just tried for 10 minutes to edit a date in a spreadsheet in nextcloud mobile and it didn’t let me.
I just need an online office suite that works so I am not forced to use GSuite.
Two options:
- OnlyOffice - focus on compatibility with MS Office formats, but full disclosure, it has ties to a Russian org (R7? Product is marketed as R7-Office), but the primary developer seems to be Latvian (Ascensio System SIA)
- Collabora CODE/LibreOffice Online - Collabora CODE is a community edition of a for-profit office suite based on LibreOffice (maintained by The Document Foundation) by a company in the UK
Both have integration with NextCloud and probably other cloud suites (I think Seafile supports both?), and I think they can both be used standalone. OnlyOffice also has client versions that can be used separately or with a cloud version.
Some technical differences:
- rendering - OnlyOffice renders in the client, Collabora renders on the server and sends images back to the client; both support collaborative editing
- format support - OnlyOffice focuses on MS Office formats, LibreOffice focuses on open formats, though both have support for multiple formats; you’ll likely get more rendering differences vs MS Office w/ Collabora, though both have their issues
- features - OnlyOffice has limited features, Collabora has whatever features LibreOffice has (read: lots)
I personally use Collabora, mostly since I use LibreOffice anyway, so I’d rather deal with some jankiness w/ the server-side rendering than deal w/ jankiness due to MS Office support. I use it through NextCloud, though I’m trying out Seafile and may swap to that instead.
Fromchamp@jlai.lu 2 days ago
Maybe Only Office : www.onlyoffice.com/en/docspace.aspx
ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 2 days ago
Have you tried this vs libreoffice?
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 days ago
Does LibreOffice have an online version?