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I've been testing it and it seems like a good solution for general productivity and a great option for people migrating from MS. It's open source and cross-platform, but I just don't see it in any conversations about office software.

For me, it's so far leagues beyond LibreOffice. I really need something that works on my phone and syncs across devices, and allows collaboration. OnlyOffice seems to fit the bill. It's also far more intuitive to my preferences.

I am sure that some people wouldn't like the fact that the interface runs as a webapp, or use of Java, but it's strange to me that it's not usually even in the conversation.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Where are these conversations happening? I could see a lot of enterprise-focused groups potentially getting behind OnlyOffice, but individual home users? Not so much.

EDIT: My mistake! I didn't realize that there are standalone versions of OnlyOffice in addition to the web app version.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You're proving OP's point. Why not? It's great.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I apologize, because between OP's post and looking at the OnlyOffice website, I got the impression that it was only a web app, requiring a web server to run. After reading another comment here I looked harder on the website and found the download links for the standalone versions.