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| name = OpenOffice.org
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| screenshot_alt = The Start Center from OpenOffice.org v3.2.1
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| author = [[Star Division]] (1985–1999)
| developer = [[Sun Microsystems]] (1999–2009)<br />[[Oracle Corporation]] (2010–2011)
| released = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2002|5|1}}<ref name="release1.0">{{Cite web |last=Lettice |first=John |date=1 May 2002 |title=OpenOffice suite goes 1.0 |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/05/01/openoffice_suite_goes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040409222335/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/05/01/openoffice_suite_goes/ |archive-date=9 April 2004 |access-date=16 October 2013 |website=The Register |publisher=Situation Publishing}}</ref>
| programming language = [[C++]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 January 2011 |title=Hacking |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Hacking&oldid=192524 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191507/https://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Hacking&oldid=192524 |archive-date=9 November 2017 |access-date=20 August 2013 |website=OpenOffice.org Wiki |publisher=Oracle Corporation}}</ref> and [[Java (programming language)|Java]]
| operating system = [[Linux]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]]<ref name="ooo34b1" /><ref name="ooo34b1changes">{{Cite web |title=3.4 Beta – Developer Snapshot – Release Notes |url=http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/3.4beta.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927045244/http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/3.4beta.html |archive-date=27 September 2013 |access-date=22 September 2013 |publisher=Oracle Corporation}}</ref>
| platform = [[IA-32]], [[x86-64]],<!-- Likely only supports the former currently, at least with the official support for Windows, macOS and Linux, so added: --> Previously supported: [[PowerPC]], [[SPARC]]<ref name="ooo34b1" />
| language count = 121
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| genre = [[Office productivity suite]]
| license = [[Dual-licensing|Dual-licensed]] under the [[Sun Industry Standards Source License|SISSL]] and [[GNU Lesser General Public License|GNU LGPL]] (OpenOffice.org 2 Beta 2 and earlier)<ref name="ooolicensechange">{{Cite web |title=License Simplification FAQ |url=http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/license-change.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929013430/http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/license-change.html |archive-date=29 September 2018 |access-date=27 February 2010 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref><br />[[GNU Lesser General Public License|GNU LGPL version 3]] (OpenOffice.org 2 and later)<ref name="License">{{Cite web |title=Licenses |url=http://www.openoffice.org/license.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225144320/http://www.openoffice.org/license.html |archive-date=25 February 2012 |access-date=21 January 2012 |publisher=Apache Software Foundation}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|https://www.openoffice.org/|openoffice.org}}
| standard = [[OpenDocument]]
| replaces = [[StarOffice]]
| replaced_by = [[LibreOffice]]<br />[[Apache OpenOffice]]
}}

'''OpenOffice.org''' is an [[open-source]] office [[productivity software]] suite.  It originated from the proprietary [[StarOffice]], developed by [[Star Division]], which was acquired by [[Sun Microsystems]] in 1999. Sun open-sourced the software in July 2000 as a free alternative to [[Microsoft Office]],<ref name="ooo-announcement">{{Cite web |date=19 July 2000 |title=SUN MICROSYSTEMS OPEN SOURCES STAROFFICE TECHNOLOGY |url=http://www.openoffice.org/press/sun_release.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114053747/http://www.openoffice.org/press/sun_release.html |archive-date=14 November 2011 |access-date=19 January 2012 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref><ref name="ooo1announce" /> and released OpenOffice.org version 1.0 on 1 May 2002.<ref name="release1.0" /> Latest version 4.1.16 in November 2025 is a security update.

Following Sun's acquisition by [[Oracle Corporation]], development of OpenOffice.org slowed and eventually ended.<ref name="oooclosurepr" /> In 2011, Oracle donated the project to the [[Apache Software Foundation]],<ref>{{Citation |title=Statements on OpenOffice.org Contribution to Apache |date=1 June 2011 |url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/statements-on-openofficeorg-contribution-to-apache-nasdaq-orcl-1521400.htm |access-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929120004/http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/statements-on-openofficeorg-contribution-to-apache-nasdaq-orcl-1521400.htm |archive-date=29 September 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols |title=Oracle gives OpenOffice to Apache |date=1 June 2011 |url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/oracle-gives-openoffice-to-apache/9035 |access-date=7 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603145326/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/oracle-gives-openoffice-to-apache/9035 |archive-date=3 June 2011 |url-status=dead |publisher=ZDnet}}</ref> which continues it as [[Apache OpenOffice]],<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Thank you for using OpenOffice.org – now Apache OpenOffice |url=http://www.openoffice.org/legacy/thankyou.html |access-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010091034/http://www.openoffice.org/legacy/thankyou.html |archive-date=10 October 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>, with the most-recent version being 4.1.16, released on November 10, 2025. A [[Fork (software development)|fork]] of OpenOffice, [[LibreOffice]], was created in 2010 by members of the OpenOffice.org community.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Byfield |first=Bruce |date=25 October 2014 |title=LibreOffice and OpenOffice: comparing the community health |url=http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/LibreOffice-and-OpenOffice-comparing-the-community-health |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119164614/http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/LibreOffice-and-OpenOffice-comparing-the-community-health |archive-date=19 November 2017 |access-date=5 August 2016 |website=Linux Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Jared |date=23 April 2015 |title=OpenOffice development is looking grim as developers flock to LibreOffice |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2913764/openoffice-development-is-looking-grim-as-developers-flock-to-libreoffice.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820234123/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2913764/openoffice-development-is-looking-grim-as-developers-flock-to-libreoffice.html |archive-date=20 August 2016 |access-date=5 August 2016 |website=PC World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Byfield |first=Bruce |date=27 October 2014 |title=LibreOffice vs. OpenOffice: Why LibreOffice Wins – Datamation |url=http://www.datamation.com/open-source/libreoffice-vs.-openoffice-why-libreoffice-wins-1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917030849/http://www.datamation.com/open-source/libreoffice-vs.-openoffice-why-libreoffice-wins-1.html |archive-date=17 September 2017 |access-date=5 August 2016 |website=Datamation}}</ref>

OpenOffice included applications for [[Word processor|word processing]] (Writer), [[spreadsheet]]s (Calc), [[Presentation program|presentations]] (Impress), [[Vector graphics editor|vector graphics]] (Draw), [[Relational database management system|database management]] (Base), and [[Formula editor|formula editing]] (Math).<ref name="why1">{{Cite web |title=Why OpenOffice.org |url=http://why.openoffice.org/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104082941/http://www.openoffice.org/why/ |archive-date=4 January 2012 |publisher=Sun Microsystems, Apache Software Foundation }}</ref> Its default [[file format]] was the [[OpenDocument]] Format (ODF), which it [[OpenDocument standardization|originated]]. It could also read a wide variety of other file formats, with particular attention to those from Microsoft Office. OpenOffice.org was primarily developed for [[Linux]], [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]], and later for [[Mac OS X]], with [[porting|ports]] to other [[operating system]]s. It was distributed under the [[GNU Lesser General Public License]] version 3 (LGPL); early versions were also available under the [[Sun Industry Standards Source License]] (SISSL).

== History ==
{{see also|StarOffice#History|label 1=History of StarOffice}}
OpenOffice.org originated from [[StarOffice]], a [[proprietary software|proprietary]] office productivity software suite developed by German company [[Star Division]] beginning in 1985. In August 1999, Star Division was acquired by [[Sun Microsystems]]<ref name="briefhistory">{{Cite web |date=13 October 2010 |title=A Brief History Of OpenOffice.org |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=A_Brief_History_Of_OpenOffice.org&oldid=186681 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328102035/https://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=A_Brief_History_Of_OpenOffice.org&oldid=186681 |archive-date=28 March 2020 |access-date=21 September 2013 |website=OpenOffice.org Wiki |publisher=Oracle Corporation}}</ref><ref name="zdnet34">{{Cite news |last=Rooney |first=Paula |date=8 May 2012 |title=Apache OpenOffice 3.4 makes official debut; LibreOffice makes its case |url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/apache-openoffice-34-makes-official-debut-libreoffice-makes-its-case/10915 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508233526/http://www.zdnet.com//blog/open-source/apache-openoffice-34-makes-official-debut-libreoffice-makes-its-case/10915 |archive-date=8 May 2012 |access-date=9 May 2012 |publisher=[[ZDnet]] }}</ref> for {{US$|59.5 million}} (equivalent to US${{Inflation|index=US|value=59.5|start_year=1999|r=1}}{{Nbsp}}million in {{Inflation/year|index=US}}), reportedly because the acquisition was less expensive than licensing [[Microsoft Office]] for Sun's 42,000 employees.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 January 2001 |title=Star-Division-Gründer Marco Börries verlässt Sun Microsystems |trans-title=Star Division founder Marco Börries leaves Sun Microsystems |url=http://business.chip.de/news/Star-Division-Gruender-Marco-Boerries-verlaesst-Sun-Microsystems_41399961.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922204916/http://business.chip.de/news/Star-Division-Gruender-Marco-Boerries-verlaesst-Sun-Microsystems_41399961.html |archive-date=22 September 2013 |access-date=21 June 2013 |website=Chip Online DE |language=de }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hillesley |first=Richard |date=21 June 2010 |title=OpenOffice at the crossroads: Every bug is a feature |url=http://www.h-online.com/open/features/OpenOffice-at-the-crossroads-1023702.html?page=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208042359/http://www.h-online.com/open/features/OpenOffice-at-the-crossroads-1023702.html?page=2 |archive-date=8 December 2013 |access-date=20 June 2013 |website=The H Open |publisher=Heinz Heise |page=2  |quote=Simon Phipps, now an ex-Sun employee, later claimed that 'The number one reason why Sun bought Star Division in 1999 was because, at the time, Sun had something approaching forty-two thousand employees. Pretty much every one of them had to have both a Unix workstation and a Windows laptop. And it was cheaper to go buy a company that could make a Solaris and Linux desktop productivity suite than it was to buy forty-two thousand licenses from Microsoft.'}}</ref>

On 19 July 2000, at the [[O'Reilly Open Source Convention]], Sun announced that it would release the StarOffice source code to encourage the development of a free and open-source office suite.<ref name="ooo-announcement" /><ref name="ooo1announce" /><ref name="thonline2011">{{Cite web |last=Hillesley |first=Richard |date=6 July 2011 |title=OpenOffice – splits and pirouettes |url=http://www.h-online.com/open/features/OpenOffice-splits-and-pirouettes-1270296.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208000704/http://www.h-online.com/open/features/OpenOffice-splits-and-pirouettes-1270296.html |archive-date=8 December 2013 |access-date=9 May 2012 |website=The H Online |publisher=Heinz Heise }}</ref> The project, officially named OpenOffice.org,<ref name="Sun Systemnews">{{Cite web |title=Sun Will Release StarOffice Source Code |url=http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/29/1/news/2477 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041031190014/http://sun.systemnews.com/articles/29/1/news/2477 |archive-date=31 October 2004 |access-date=14 January 2012 |website=Sun.systemnews.com |publisher=System News |volume=29 |issue=1}}</ref> with the ".org" added to avoid trademark conflicts, officially released its source code on 13 October 2000. The first public preview, Milestone Build 638c, followed in October 2001 and quickly surpassed one million downloads.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foley |first=Mary Jo |date=13 October 2000 |title=Sun puts StarOffice into open source |url=http://www4.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2640108,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001211201100/http://www4.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2640108,00.html |archive-date=11 December 2000 |access-date=15 October 2013 |website=ZDNet News |publisher=ZDNet }}</ref> OpenOffice.org 1.0 was officially released on 1 May 2002.<ref name="release1.0" />

OpenOffice.org became the default office suite on many [[Linux distribution|Linux distributions]] and quickly emerged as a significant competitor to Microsoft Office, reportedly achieving 14% penetration in the large enterprise market by 2004.<ref name="Register">{{Cite web |last=Orlowski |first=Andrew |date=24 November 2003 |title=MS scorns Israeli OpenOffice defection |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/11/24/ms_scorns_israeli_openoffice_defection/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003224049/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/11/24/ms_scorns_israeli_openoffice_defection/ |archive-date=3 October 2012 |access-date=5 January 2013 |website=The Register |publisher=Situation Publishing}}</ref><ref name="Slashdot">{{Cite web |date=25 March 2004 |title=Why You Should Choose MS Office Over OO.org |url=http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04%2F03%2F25%2F1950234 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117075825/https://slashdot.org/story/04/03/25/1950234/why-you-should-choose-ms-office-over-ooorg |archive-date=17 January 2023 |access-date=5 January 2013 |publisher=Slashdot}}</ref><ref name="Techtarget">{{Cite web |last=Loftus |first=Jack |date=4 October 2004 |title=Desktop apps ripe turf for open source |url=http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1011227,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051214195107/http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1011227,00.html |archive-date=14 December 2005 |access-date=5 January 2013 |publisher=Searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com}}</ref> Sun designed the suite's [[OpenOffice.org XML]] file format, compressed in a [[ZIP (file format)|ZIP archive]], for easier data interchange and machine processing, intending it to replace proprietary binary formats.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2000 |title=StarOffice XML File Format: Working Draft: Technical Reference Manual: Draft 9 |url=http://xml.coverpages.org/openoffice-xml_specification_draft200012.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110170006/http://xml.coverpages.org/openoffice-xml_specification_draft200012.pdf |archive-date=10 November 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |publisher=Sun Microsystems |page=19 |quote=Our goal is twofold: to have a complete specification encompassing all StarOffice components, and to provide an open standard for office documents.}}</ref> In 2002, Sun submitted the format to the [[Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards]] leading to the creation of the [[OpenDocument]] file format standard in 2005,<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 May 2005 |title=Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.0: OASIS Standard, 1 May 2005 |url=https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/12572/OpenDocument-v1.0-os.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017190635/https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/12572/OpenDocument-v1.0-os.pdf |archive-date=17 October 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |publisher=Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards}}</ref> which was ratified as [[ISO/IEC 26300]] in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2006 |title=Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.0 |url=http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=43485&scopelist=PROGRAMME |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208224733/http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=43485&scopelist=PROGRAMME |archive-date=8 February 2007 |access-date=17 October 2013 |publisher=International Organization for Standardization }}</ref> OpenDocument became OpenOffice's default format beginning with version 2.0 and other organizations would [[OpenDocument adoption|adopt the OpenDocument]] format.

Development of OpenOffice.org was led by Sun, which continued to use the codebase as the upstream source for StarOffice, which it continued to sell commercially. Sun also licensed the codebase to third parties, including [[IBM]], which used it as the foundation for [[IBM Lotus Symphony]] (originally [[IBM Workplace]]). This dual role led to criticism that Sun prioritized commercial interests over community collaboration. For example, building OpenOffice.org on many Linux distributions proved difficult, prompting the creation of projects like [[ooo-build]] to improve compatibility and incorporate unaccepted community patches. Sun was also criticized for being slow to accept outside contributions and controversially required contributors to sign a Contributor Agreement granting joint ownership of submitted code, enabling the company to continue selling proprietary versions of the software.<ref name="Berlind">{{Cite news |last=Berlind |first=David |date=26 April 2005 |title=Is Sun right to insist on copyright transfer? |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/is-sun-right-to-insist-on-copyright-transfer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502230522/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/is-sun-right-to-insist-on-copyright-transfer/1311 |archive-date=2 May 2013 |access-date=3 January 2013 |work=Between The Lines |publisher=ZDNet}}</ref><ref name="phipps-tippingpoint">{{Cite web |last=Phipps |first=Simon |date=3 October 2007 |title=OpenOffice.org Tipping Point? |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/webmink/entry/sca_r_office |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308081654/https://blogs.oracle.com/webmink/entry/sca_r_office |archive-date=8 March 2013 |access-date=3 January 2013 |website=SunMink}}</ref><ref name="lwn20110520">{{Cite news |last=Phipps |first=Simon |author-link=Simon Phipps (programmer) |date=20 May 2011 |title=OpenOffice.org and contributor agreements |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/443989/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430141822/http://lwn.net/Articles/443989/ |archive-date=30 April 2014 |access-date=16 June 2013 |work=LWN.net}}</ref>

Following [[Acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle Corporation|Sun's acquisition]] by [[Oracle Corporation]] in January 2010, development continued under the a new brand, Oracle Open Office.<ref name="oracleopenoffice">{{Cite press release |title=Oracle Announces Oracle Cloud Office and Oracle Open Office 3.3: Industry's First Complete, Open Standards-Based Office Productivity Suites for Desktop, Web and Mobile Users |date=15 December 2010 |publisher=Oracle Corporation |url=http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/195766 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217212955/http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/195766 |archive-date=17 December 2010}}</ref> However, Oracle significantly reduced the number of developers assigned to the project,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dölle |first=Mirko |date=4 November 2010 |title=Die Woche: Bad Company Oracle? |trans-title=The Week: Bad Company Oracle? |url=http://www.heise.de/open/artikel/Die-Woche-Bad-Company-Oracle-1130884.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024094250/http://www.heise.de/open/artikel/Die-Woche-Bad-Company-Oracle-1130884.html |archive-date=24 October 2013 |access-date=19 October 2013 |website=Heise Open Source |publisher=Heinz Heise |language=de |quote=Nach der Übernahme von Sun hatte Oracle offenbar etliche Entwickler vom OpenOffice-Projekt abgezogen, was zu empfindlichen Verzögerungen bei der Weiterentwicklung geführt hat. [After the acquisition of Sun, Oracle apparently took several developers off the OpenOffice project, which led to severe delays in development.]}}</ref> and its commitment to the project was widely questioned.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Noyes |first=Katherine |date=23 August 2010 |title=Don't Count on Oracle to Keep OpenOffice.org Alive |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/203910/dont_count_on_oracle_to_keep_openoffice_org_alive.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018100603/http://www.pcworld.com/article/203910/dont_count_on_oracle_to_keep_openoffice_org_alive.html |archive-date=18 October 2014 |access-date=12 October 2014 |website=PC World Linux Line |publisher=IDG}}</ref> In September 2010, the majority<ref name="reg20110314">{{Cite news |last=Gilbertson |first=Scott |date=14 March 2011 |title=openSUSE 11.4 rocks despite missing GNOME: Fork, yeah: LibreOffice replaces OpenOffice |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/14/opensuse_11_point_4_review/page2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607093427/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/14/opensuse_11_point_4_review/page2.html |archive-date=7 June 2013 |access-date=30 December 2012 |work=The Register |publisher=Situation Publishing |quote=LibreOffice came about last year when the majority of OpenOffice developers, concerned about the future of the project under new owner Oracle, broke away.}}</ref><ref name="ARS02Nov10">{{Cite news |last=Paul |first=Ryan |date=2 November 2010 |title=Fork off: mass exodus from OOo as contributors join LibreOffice |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/11/fork-off-mass-exodus-from-ooo-as-contributors-join-libreoffice/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202232505/http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/11/fork-off-mass-exodus-from-ooo-as-contributors-join-libreoffice/ |archive-date=2 December 2012 |access-date=26 December 2012 |work=[[Ars Technica]]}}</ref> of community OpenOffice contributors left the project,<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 October 2010 |title=&#91;native-lang&#93; Every end is a new beginning |url=http://www.mail-archive.com/dev@native-lang.openoffice.org/msg04865.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114195437/http://www.mail-archive.com/dev@native-lang.openoffice.org/msg04865.html |archive-date=14 January 2013 |access-date=5 January 2013 |publisher=Mail-archive.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 September 2010 |title=OpenOffice wird zu LibreOffice: Die OpenOffice-Community löst sich von Oracle |trans-title=OpenOffice to LibreOffice: The OpenOffice community dissolves Oracle |url=http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/OpenOffice-wird-zu-LibreOffice-Die-OpenOffice-Community-loest-sich-von-Oracle-1097356.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712194501/http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/OpenOffice-wird-zu-LibreOffice-Die-OpenOffice-Community-loest-sich-von-Oracle-1097356.html |archive-date=12 July 2013 |access-date=21 June 2013 |website=Heise Online |publisher=Heinz Heise |language=de}}</ref> and formed [[The Document Foundation]] (TDF), citing concerns over Oracle's management of the project and its broader approach to open-source software.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wallen |first=Jack |date=7 September 2010 |title=Could Oracle fracture open source community? |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/could-oracle-fracture-open-source-community/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502012759/http://www.zdnet.com/could-oracle-fracture-open-source-community-2062202707/ |archive-date=2 May 2014 |access-date=8 October 2013 |work=ZDNet}}</ref><ref name="ARS28Sep10">{{Cite news |last=Paul |first=Ryan |date=28 September 2010 |title=Document Foundation forks OpenOffice.org, liberates it from Oracle |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/09/document-foundation-forks-openofficeorg-to-liberate-it-from-oracle/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822102322/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/09/document-foundation-forks-openofficeorg-to-liberate-it-from-oracle/ |archive-date=22 August 2012 |access-date=26 December 2012 |work=Ars Technica}}</ref> TDF launched a fork called [[LibreOffice]] in January 2011,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Florian Effenberger |date=25 January 2011 |title=The Document Foundation launches LibreOffice 3.3 |url=http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2011/01/25/the-document-foundation-launches-libreoffice-3-3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303000124/http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2011/01/25/the-document-foundation-launches-libreoffice-3-3/ |archive-date=3 March 2011 |access-date=16 November 2011 |website=The Document Foundation Blog |publisher=The Document Foundation}}</ref> which was quickly adopted by most Linux distributions.<ref name="debian-lo">{{Cite web |date=26 February 2012 |title=LibreOffice has replaced OpenOffice in Debian |url=http://wiki.debian.org/LibreOffice?action=recall&rev=6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921151847/https://wiki.debian.org/LibreOffice?action=recall&rev=6 |archive-date=21 September 2013 |access-date=20 June 2013 |website=Debian wiki |publisher=Debian}}</ref><ref name="ubuntu-lo">{{Cite news |last=Vaughan-Nichols |first=Steven J. |date=23 January 2012 |title=Ubuntu opts for LibreOffice over Oracle's OpenOffice |url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/ubuntu-opts-for-libreoffice-over-oracles-openoffice/8122 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106191208/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/ubuntu-opts-for-libreoffice-over-oracles-openoffice/8122 |archive-date=6 January 2012 |access-date=19 January 2012 |work=ZDNet}}</ref><ref name="suse-lo">{{Cite news |last=Gilbertson |first=Scott |date=14 March 2011 |title=openSUSE 11.4 rocks despite missing GNOME |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/14/opensuse_11_point_4_review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119234953/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/14/opensuse_11_point_4_review/ |archive-date=19 January 2012 |access-date=19 January 2012 |work=The Register |publisher=Situation Publishing}}</ref>

In April 2011, Oracle ceased development of OpenOffice and laid off the remaining team.<ref name="oooclosurepr">{{Cite web |last=Oracle Corporation |date=15 April 2011 |title=Oracle Announces Its Intention to Move OpenOffice.org to a Community-based Project |url=https://www.oracle.com/lb/corporate/pressrelease/2-7334.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209110154/https://www.oracle.com/lb/corporate/pressrelease/2-7334.html |archive-date=9 December 2019 |access-date=5 June 2013 |website=press release}}</ref><ref name="lwn20110520" /><ref name="nww20130904">{{Cite web |last=Gold |first=Jon |date=9 April 2013 |title=Open-Xchange takes aim at no less than Microsoft Office, Google Docs |url=https://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/040913-open-xchange-268535.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502063445/https://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/040913-open-xchange-268535.html |archive-date=2 May 2013 |access-date=23 June 2013 |website=Network World}}</ref> While Oracle did not publicly state its reasons, speculation ranged from the project's declining community support to commercial considerations.<ref name="lwn20110520" /><ref name="ARS18Apr11">{{Cite news |last=Paul |first=Ryan |date=18 April 2011 |title=Oracle gives up on OpenOffice after community forks the project |url=https://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2011/04/oracle-gives-up-on-ooo-after-community-forks-the-project.ars |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421024120/http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2011/04/oracle-gives-up-on-ooo-after-community-forks-the-project.ars |archive-date=21 April 2011 |access-date=19 April 2011 |work=Ars Technica}}</ref> In June 2011, Oracle donated the OpenOffice.org trademarks and codebase to the [[Apache Software Foundation]].<ref name="MW01June">{{Cite news |last=Oracle Corporation |date=June 2011 |title=Statements on OpenOffice.org Contribution to Apache |url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statements-on-openofficeorg-contribution-to-apache-nasdaq-orcl-1521400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606030535/http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statements-on-openofficeorg-contribution-to-apache-nasdaq-orcl-1521400.htm |archive-date=6 June 2011 |access-date=15 June 2011 |publisher=MarketWire }}; [https://blogs.oracle.com/trond/entry/statements_on_openoffice_org_contribution Oracle blog version] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308081752/https://blogs.oracle.com/trond/entry/statements_on_openoffice_org_contribution|date=8 March 2013}}</ref> The code was relicensed under the [[Apache License]] at the request of [[IBM]], which existing contractual interests in the code and preferred a permissive license.<ref name="thonline2011" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vaughan-Nichols |first=Steven J. |date=31 May 2011 |title=What the heck is happening with OpenOffice? (UPDATE) |url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/what-the-heck-is-happening-with-openoffice-update/9025 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002224747/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/what-the-heck-is-happening-with-openoffice-update/9025 |archive-date=2 October 2012 |access-date=27 December 2012 |work=ZDNet Linux and Open Source |publisher=ZDNet}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Heintzman |first=Douglas |date=12 March 2012 |title=Symphony is alive and well and living at Apache: Explaining IBM's document strategy |url=https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/bcde08b8-816c-42a8-aa37-5f1ce02470a9/entry/symphony_is_alive_and_well_and_living_at_apache_explaining_ibm_s_document_strategy1?lang=en_us |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927083420/https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/bcde08b8-816c-42a8-aa37-5f1ce02470a9/entry/symphony_is_alive_and_well_and_living_at_apache_explaining_ibm_s_document_strategy1?lang=en_us |archive-date=27 September 2013 |access-date=16 June 2013 |website=IBM Software Blog |publisher=IBM }}</ref> This donation became the foundation for the ongoing [[Apache OpenOffice]] project.<ref name="ApacheOOo">{{Cite web |date=June 2011 |title=OpenOffice.org Incubation Status |url=http://incubator.apache.org/projects/openofficeorg.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328062952/http://incubator.apache.org/projects/openofficeorg.html |archive-date=28 March 2018 |access-date=18 June 2011 |publisher=Apache Software Foundation}}</ref>

=== Governance ===
During Sun's sponsorship, the OpenOffice.org project was governed by the ''Community Council'', comprising OpenOffice.org community members. The Community Council suggested project goals and coordinated with producers of derivatives on long-term development planning issues.<ref name="charter">{{Cite web |date=25 March 2009 |title=Community Council Charter: version 1.2 |url=http://council.openoffice.org/councilcharter12.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424032526/http://council.openoffice.org/councilcharter12.html |archive-date=24 April 2011 |access-date=9 February 2010 |website=OpenOffice.org |publisher=Sun Microsystems }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 November 2010 |title=OpenOffice.org Community Council |url=http://council.openoffice.org/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213124745/http://council.openoffice.org/ |archive-date=13 December 2011 |access-date=16 October 2013 |publisher=Oracle Corporation }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Guidelines for Participating in OpenOffice.org |url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/guidelines.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913013250/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/guidelines.html |archive-date=13 September 2010 |access-date=16 October 2013 |publisher=Oracle Corporation }}</ref>

Both Sun and Oracle are claimed to have made decisions without consulting the Council or in contravention to the council's recommendations,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mick |first=Jason |date=18 April 2011 |title=Open Source Rebels Defeat Oracle, Free OpenOffice |url=http://www.dailytech.com/Open+Source+Rebels+Defeat+Oracle+Free+OpenOffice/article21401.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231054935/http://www.dailytech.com/Open+Source+Rebels+Defeat+Oracle+Free+OpenOffice/article21401.htm |archive-date=31 December 2012 |access-date=1 January 2013 |website=DailyTech |quote=With the death of OpenOffice, LibreOffice lives on, inheriting its legacy.}}</ref><ref name="webwereld20100930">{{Cite web |last=van der Meijs |first=Sander |date=30 September 2010 |title=OpenOffice-coup al jaren in de maak |trans-title=OpenOffice coup years in the making |url=http://webwereld.nl/development/45256-openoffice-coup-al-jaren-in-de-maak |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055240/http://webwereld.nl/development/45256-openoffice-coup-al-jaren-in-de-maak |archive-date=21 September 2013 |access-date=6 July 2013 |website=WebWereld |language=nl}}</ref> leading to the majority of outside developers leaving for LibreOffice.<ref name="ARS28Sep10" /> Oracle demanded in October 2010 that all Council members involved with the Document Foundation step down,<ref name="ars20101018">{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Ryan |date=18 October 2010 |title=Oracle wants LibreOffice members to leave OOo council |url=https://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/10/oracle-wants-libreoffice-members-to-leave-ooo-council.ars |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625041345/http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/10/oracle-wants-libreoffice-members-to-leave-ooo-council/ |archive-date=25 June 2012 |access-date=17 February 2011 |website=Ars Technica}}</ref> leaving the Community Council composed only of Oracle employees.<ref name="zdnet20101019">{{Cite news |last=Blankenhorn |first=Dana |date=19 October 2010 |title=Oracle purging OpenOffice.org community council |url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/oracle-purging-openoffice-org-community-council/7575 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317180130/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/oracle-purging-openoffice-org-community-council/7575 |archive-date=17 March 2013 |access-date=5 January 2013 |work=ZDNet}}</ref>

=== Naming ===
Although the project was commonly called ''OpenOffice'', the official name was ''OpenOffice.org'' because "OpenOffice" was already a registered [[trademark]] in the [[Benelux]] region, owned by the company Open Office Automatisering since 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meyer |first=David |date=4 September 2007 |title=Orange launches 'Open Office' |url=https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/orange-launches-open-office/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018133813/http://www.zdnet.com/orange-launches-open-office-3039289058/ |archive-date=18 October 2012 |access-date=22 June 2013 |website=ZDNet Networking |publisher=ZDNet}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=over het merk "Open Office" |trans-title=about the brand "Open Office" |url=http://openoffice.nl/merkenregistratie |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823152257/http://www.openoffice.nl/merkenregistratie |archive-date=23 August 2013 |access-date=27 June 2013 |publisher=Openoffice.nl |language=nl }}</ref><ref name="openoffice1">{{Cite web |date=16 June 2010 |title=Why should we say "OpenOffice.org" instead of simply "OpenOffice" |url=http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/faq-other.html#4 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616005802/http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/faq-other.html#4 |archive-date=16 June 2010 |access-date=27 June 2013 |website=OpenOffice.org Frequently Asked Questions  |quote=The trademark for "OpenOffice" belongs to someone else. Therefore we must use "OpenOffice.org" when referring to this open source project and its software.}}</ref> A similar trademark conflict in Brazil led to the suite being distributed there as ''BrOffice.org'' starting in 2004. The name was also adopted by a supporting nonprofit organization founded in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 July 2006 |title=Sobre o BrOffice.org |url=http://www.broffice.org/sobre |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120111119/http://broffice.org/sobre |archive-date=20 November 2010 |access-date=16 October 2013 |language=pt}}</ref> The BrOffice.org nonprofit transitioned to supporting LibreOffice in December 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Effenberger |first=Florian |date=6 December 2010 |title=LibreOffice Development Extends To Brazil |url=http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2010/12/06/libreoffice-development-extends-to-brazil/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317124020/http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2010/12/06/libreoffice-development-extends-to-brazil/ |archive-date=17 March 2012 |access-date=24 January 2011 |publisher=The Document Foundation}}</ref>

== Features ==
OpenOffice.org 1.0 was launched under the following [[mission statement]]:<ref name="ooo1announce">{{Cite web |date=30 April 2002 |title=OpenOffice.org community announces OpenOffice.org 1.0: free office productivity software |url=http://www.openoffice.org/about_us/ooo_release.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421173321/http://www.openoffice.org/about_us/ooo_release.html |archive-date=21 April 2007 |access-date=16 March 2007 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref>
{{blockquote|text=The mission of OpenOffice.org is to create, as a community, the leading international office suite that will run on all major platforms and provide access to all functionality and data through open-component based APIs and an XML-based file format.}}

=== Components ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Icon !! Title !! Description
|-
| class="noresize" | [[File:OOoWriter3logo.png|alt=OOo 3 Writer icon|48px]]
| '''Writer'''
| A [[word processor]] analogous to [[Microsoft Word]] or [[WordPerfect]].
|-
| [[File:OOoCalc3logo.png|alt=OOo 3 Calc icon|48px]]
| '''Calc'''
| A [[spreadsheet]] analogous to [[Microsoft Excel]] or [[Lotus 1-2-3]].
|-
| [[File:OOoImpress3logo.png|alt=OOo 3 Impress icon|48px]]
| '''Impress'''
| A [[presentation program]] analogous to [[Microsoft PowerPoint]] or [[Apple Keynote]]. Impress could export presentations to [[Adobe Flash]] (SWF) files, allowing them to be played on any computer with a Flash player installed. Presentation templates were available on the OpenOffice.org website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Presentation templates at OpenOffice.org |url=http://documentation.openoffice.org/Samples_Templates/User/template/presentations/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428003904/http://documentation.openoffice.org/Samples_Templates/User/template/presentations/index.html |archive-date=28 April 2009 |access-date=22 April 2009 |publisher=documentation.openoffice.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Impress Templates&nbsp;— User/Template |url=http://documentation.openoffice.org/Samples_Templates/User/template_2_x/impress/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510051859/http://documentation.openoffice.org/Samples_Templates/User/template_2_x/impress/index.html |archive-date=10 May 2009 |access-date=22 April 2009 |publisher=documentation.openoffice.org}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:OOoDraw3logo.png|alt=OOo 3 Draw icon|48px]]
| '''Draw'''
| A [[vector graphics editor]] comparable in features to the drawing functions in Microsoft Office.
|-
| [[File:OOoMath3logo.png|alt=OOo 3 Math icon|48px]]
| '''Math'''
| A tool for creating and editing mathematical formulas, analogous to [[Microsoft Equation Editor]]. Formulas could be embedded inside other OpenOffice.org documents, such as those created by Writer.
|-
| [[File:OOoBase3logo.png|alt=OOo 3 Base icon|48px]]
| '''Base'''
| A [[database management program]] analogous to [[Microsoft Access]]. Base could function as a front-end to a number of different database systems, including Access databases (JET), [[Open Database Connectivity|ODBC]] data sources, [[MySQL]] and [[PostgreSQL]]. Base became part of the suite starting with version 2.0. [[HSQL]] was the included database engine. From version 2.3, Base offered report generation via [[Pentaho]].
|}

The suite contained no [[personal information manager]], [[email client]] or [[calendar application]] analogous to [[Microsoft Outlook]], despite one having been present in StarOffice 5.2. Such functionality was frequently requested.<ref name=lightning3.0/> The OpenOffice.org Groupware project, intended to replace Outlook and [[Microsoft Exchange Server]], spun off in 2003 as OpenGroupware.org,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hines |first=Matt |date=11 July 2003 |title=Exchange targeted by open-source group |url=http://news.cnet.com/Exchange-targeted-by-open-source-group/2100-1012_3-1024994.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001122742/http://news.cnet.com/Exchange-targeted-by-open-source-group/2100-1012_3-1024994.html |archive-date=1 October 2013 |access-date=17 June 2013 |work=CNET News |publisher=CNet}}</ref> which is now [[SOGo]]. The project considered bundling [[Mozilla Thunderbird]] and [[Mozilla Lightning]] for OpenOffice.org 3.0.<ref name="lightning3.0">{{Cite web |last=Suárez-Potts |first=Louis |title=Interview: Mozilla Lightning and OpenOffice.org |url=http://www.openoffice.org/editorial/mozilla_lightning_and_OOo.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230022618/http://www.openoffice.org/editorial/mozilla_lightning_and_OOo.html |archive-date=30 December 2012 |access-date=5 January 2013 |publisher=Openoffice.org}}</ref>

=== Supported operating systems ===
The latest version, 4.1.16,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-10 |title=Announcing Apache OpenOffice 4.1.16 |url=https://openoffice.apache.org/blog/announcing-apache-openoffice-4-1-16.html |access-date=2025-12-15 |website=openoffice.apache.org}}</ref> is a security update, and this version supports Windows 10, 11, macOS and Linux.

An older release, 3.4 Beta 1, was available for [[IA-32]] versions of [[Windows 2000]] Service Pack 2 or later, [[Linux]] (IA-32 and x64), [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] and [[MacOS|Mac OS X]] 10.4 or later, and the [[SPARC]] version of Solaris.<ref name="ooo34b1">{{Cite web |title=OpenOffice.org – Download Beta Release |url=http://download.openoffice.org/all_beta.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429112756/http://download.openoffice.org/all_beta.html |archive-date=29 April 2011 |access-date=16 October 2013 |publisher=Oracle Corporation }}</ref><ref name="sysreqs">{{Cite web |title=System Requirements for OpenOffice.org |url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514140306/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs.html |archive-date=14 May 2011 |access-date=15 October 2013 |publisher=Oracle Corporation }}</ref>

The latest versions of OpenOffice.org on other operating systems were:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Porting: The OpenOffice.org Porting Project: home |url=http://porting.openoffice.org/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109000427/http://www.openoffice.org/porting/ |archive-date=9 January 2012 |access-date=16 October 2013 |publisher=[[Apache Software Foundation]] }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210506072821/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_10.html System Requirements for OpenOffice.org 1.0.x]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210126195630/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_11.html System Requirements for OpenOffice.org 1.1.x]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210815094437/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_20.html System Requirements for OpenOffice.org 2]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210818080457/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_30.html System Requirements for OpenOffice.org 3.0 – 3.3]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104055215/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_aoo34.html System Requirements for Apache OpenOffice 3.4]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=System Requirements for Apache OpenOffice 4.0 |url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_aoo40.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029220103/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_aoo40.html |archive-date=29 October 2021 |access-date=29 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=System Requirements for Apache OpenOffice 4.1.x |url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_aoo41.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216060244/https://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_aoo41.html |archive-date=16 December 2017 |access-date=29 October 2021}}</ref>
* [[IRIX]] ([[MIPS architecture|MIPS IV]]): v1.0.3<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 May 2003 |title=IRIX OpenOffice.org Porting Site |url=http://www.openoffice.org/porting/irix/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128065340/http://www.openoffice.org/porting/irix/ |archive-date=28 January 2013 |access-date=5 January 2013 |publisher=Openoffice.org}}</ref>
* [[Linux 2.2]]: v2.x
* [[Linux 2.4]]: v3.3.x
* [[Mac OS X v10.2]]: v1.1.2
* [[Mac OS X v10.3]]: v2.1
* [[Mac OS X v10.4]]-[[Mac OS X v10.6]]: v4.0
* [[Windows 95]]: v1.1.5
* [[Windows NT 4.0 SP6]]: v1.1.x
* [[Windows 98]] and [[Windows ME]]: v2.4.3<ref name="sysreqs20">{{Cite web |title=System Requirements for OpenOffice.org 2 |url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_20.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529092059/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_20.html |archive-date=29 May 2011 |access-date=15 October 2013 |publisher=Oracle Corporation }}</ref>
* [[Windows 2000]] Service Pack 2 or later: v3.3.x
* [[Solaris 7]]: 1.0.x
* [[Solaris 8]], [[Solaris 9]]: v2.x
* [[Solaris 10]]: v3.4 Beta 1

=== Fonts ===
OpenOffice.org included [[OpenSymbol]], [[DejaVu fonts|DejaVu]],<ref name="modules-fonts">{{Cite web |date=4 September 2008 |title=External/Modules |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=External%2FModules&oldid=91799#Fonts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=External%2FModules&oldid=91799#Fonts |archive-date=4 September 2015 |access-date=20 June 2013 |website=OpenOffice.org Wiki |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref> the [[Liberation fonts]] (from 2.4) and the [[Gentium]] fonts (from 3.2).<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenOffice.org&nbsp;— Issue 89682 — Include the Gentium open fonts |url=http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=89682 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117075829/https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=89682 |archive-date=17 January 2023 |access-date=3 February 2010 |publisher=OpenOffice.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenOffice.org&nbsp;— Issue 77705 – Liberation font and OOo |url=http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=77705 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511113949/http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=77705 |archive-date=11 May 2011 |access-date=5 February 2010 |publisher=OpenOffice.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenOffice.org&nbsp;— Issue 104723 – Update Liberation fonts to v1.05.1.20090721 |url=http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=104723 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511113839/http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=104723 |archive-date=11 May 2011 |access-date=5 February 2010 |publisher=OpenOffice.org}}</ref> Versions up to 2.3 included the [[Bitstream Vera]] fonts.<ref name="modules-fonts" /><ref name="ooo240">{{Cite web |title=New Features in OpenOffice.org 2.4 |url=http://development.openoffice.org/releases/2.4.0.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230132246/http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/2.4.0.html |archive-date=30 December 2012 |access-date=22 May 2011 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref> OpenOffice.org also used the default fonts of the running operating system.

''Fontwork'' is a feature that allows users to create stylized text with special effects differing from ordinary text with the added features of gradient colour fills, shaping, letter height, and character spacing. It is similar to [[WordArt]] used by Microsoft Word.  When OpenOffice.org saved documents in Microsoft Office file format, all Fontwork was converted into WordArt.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 May 2008 |title=Using Fontwork |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Documentation%2FOOoAuthors_User_Manual%2FImpress_Guide%2FUsing_Fontwork&oldid=78557 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Documentation%2FOOoAuthors_User_Manual%2FImpress_Guide%2FUsing_Fontwork&oldid=78557 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |access-date=22 September 2013 |website=OpenOffice.org Wiki |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 November 2007 |title=Using Fontwork |url=http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manual/Getting_Started/Using_Fontwork |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316194556/http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manual/Getting_Started/Using_Fontwork |archive-date=16 March 2012 |access-date=22 September 2013 |website=OpenOffice.org Wiki |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref>

=== Extensions ===
From version 2.0.4, OpenOffice.org supported third-party extensions.<ref>{{Cite mailing list |last=Bergmann |first=Stephan |title=.oxt, .uno.pkg, .zip |mailing-list=dev@extensions.openoffice.org |date=7 July 2006 |url=http://markmail.org/thread/mqs2zu2razceqnr3 |access-date=22 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926192901/http://markmail.org/thread/mqs2zu2razceqnr3 |archive-date=26 September 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> As of April 2011, the OpenOffice Extension Repository listed more than 650 extensions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenOffice.org Extensions |url=http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424015927/http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project |archive-date=24 April 2011 |publisher=Oracle Corporation }}</ref> Another list was maintained by the [[Free Software Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bantle |first=Ulrich |date=10 May 2010 |title=Open Office und FSF streiten um Extensions |trans-title=OpenOffice and FSF argue about extensions |url=http://www.linux-magazin.de/NEWS/Open-Office-und-FSF-streiten-um-Extensions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720234707/http://www.linux-magazin.de/NEWS/Open-Office-und-FSF-streiten-um-Extensions |archive-date=20 July 2012 |access-date=16 May 2012 |magazine=[[Linux Magazine|Linux Magazin]] |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Group:OpenOfficeExtensions/List |url=http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:OpenOfficeExtensions/List |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619105248/http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:OpenOfficeExtensions/List |archive-date=19 June 2013 |access-date=23 June 2013 |publisher=LibrePlanet}}</ref>

=== OpenOffice Basic ===
{{Main|OpenOffice Basic}}

OpenOffice.org included OpenOffice Basic, a [[programming language]] similar to Microsoft [[Visual Basic for Applications]] (VBA). OpenOffice Basic was available in Writer, Calc and Base.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bain |first=Mark Alexander |title=An introduction to OpenOffice.org Basic |url=http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/09/20/1840248.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060323022629/http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/09/20/1840248.shtml |archive-date=23 March 2006 |access-date=3 March 2007 |website=NewsForge }}</ref> OpenOffice.org also had some Microsoft VBA macro support.

=== Connectivity ===
OpenOffice.org could interact with databases (local or remote) using ODBC ([[Open Database Connectivity]]), JDBC ([[Java Database Connectivity]]) or SDBC (StarOffice Database Connectivity).<ref>{{Cite conference |last=Dimalen |first=Editha D. |last2=Dimalen |first2=Davis Muhajereen D. |year=2007 |title=An OpenOffice Spelling and Grammar Checker Add-in Using an Open Source External Engine as Resource Manager and Parser |url=http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/research/centers/adric/nlp/downloads/4NNLPRS/pdf/paper16.pdf |conference=4th National Natural Language Processing Research Symposium: Philippine Languages and Computation |page=70 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501094549/http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/research/centers/adric/nlp/downloads/4NNLPRS/pdf/paper16.pdf |archive-date=1 May 2011 |access-date=16 October 2013 |quote=SDBC (StarOffice Database Connectivity) and ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) was used to bridge the postgreSQL engine with the OpenOffice document. |conference-url=http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/research/centers/adric/nlp/events.asp |place=Manila |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== File formats ==
From Version 2.0 onward, OpenOffice.org used ISO/IEC 26300:2006<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2006 |title=ISO and IEC approve OpenDocument OASIS standard for data interoperability of office applications |url=http://www.iso.org/iso/home/news_index/news_archive/news.htm?refid=Ref1004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102041911/http://www.iso.org/iso/home/news_index/news_archive/news.htm?refid=Ref1004 |archive-date=2 November 2013 |access-date=23 April 2013 |website=ISO Press Releases |publisher=[[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]]}}</ref> [[OpenDocument]] as its native format. Versions 2.0–2.3.0 default to the ODF 1.0 file format; versions 2.3.1–2.4.3 default to ODF 1.1; versions 3.0 onward default to ODF 1.2.

OpenOffice.org 1 used [[OpenOffice.org XML]] as its native format. This was contributed to [[OASIS (organization)|OASIS]] and OpenDocument was developed from it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenOffice.org XML File Format |url=http://www.openoffice.org/xml/general.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920212503/http://www.openoffice.org/xml/general.html |archive-date=20 September 2013 |access-date=22 September 2013 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref>

OpenOffice.org also claimed support for the following formats:<ref name="fileformats">{{Cite web |date=17 July 2010 |title=File formats OOo can open |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Documentation%2FOOo3_User_Guides%2FGetting_Started%2FFile_formats&oldid=175577 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629134404/http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Documentation%2FOOo3_User_Guides%2FGetting_Started%2FFile_formats&oldid=175577 |archive-date=29 June 2013 |access-date=20 June 2013 |website=OpenOffice.org Wiki |publisher=Oracle Corporation}}</ref><ref name="started2x">{{Cite web |date=23 April 2008 |title=Getting Started Guide for OpenOffice.org 2.x&nbsp;— File formats |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Documentation%2FOOoAuthors_User_Manual%2FGetting_Started%2FFile_formats&oldid=74444 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Documentation%2FOOoAuthors_User_Manual%2FGetting_Started%2FFile_formats&oldid=74444 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |access-date=20 June 2013 |website=OpenOffice.org Wiki |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref>

{| class="sortable collapsible collapsed wikitable"
|-
!Format
!Extension
!Reading
!Writing
!Notes
|-
|[[OpenOffice.org XML]]
|SXW, STW, SXC, STC, SXI, STI, SXD, STD, SXM
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|native up to 1.x
|-
|[[Microsoft Word]] for Windows 2
|DOC, DOT
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|Microsoft Word 6.0/95
|DOC, DOT
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|Microsoft Word 97–2003
|DOC, DOT
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|[[Microsoft Word#XML Document (Word 2003)|Microsoft Word 2003 XML]] (WordprocessingML)
|XML
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|[[Microsoft Excel]] 4/5/95
|XLS, XLW, XLT
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|Microsoft Excel 97–2003
|XLS, XLW, XLT
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|[[DocBook]]
|XML
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|since 1.1
|-
|[[WordPerfect]]
|WPD
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
|[[WordPerfect Suite]] 2000/Office 1.0
|WPS
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
|[[StarOffice]] StarWriter 3/4/5
|SDW, SGL, VOR
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|[[Ichitaro (word processor)|Ichitaro]] 8/9/10/11
|JTD, JTT
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
|[[ApportisDoc]] (Palm)
|PDB
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|Requires Java
|-
|[[Hangul (word processor)|Hangul]] WP 97
|HWP
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
|Microsoft Pocket Word
|PSW
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|Requires Java
|-
|Microsoft Pocket Excel
|PXL
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|Requires Java
|-
|Microsoft RTF
|RTF
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|"you are likely to experience loss of formatting and images"<ref name="started2x" />
|-
|Plain text
|TXT
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|various encodings supported
|-
|[[Portable Document Format]]
|PDF
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|Export from 1.1;<ref name="ooo11">{{Cite web |title=1.1 Features |url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/1.1/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230012359/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/1.1/index.html |archive-date=30 December 2012 |access-date=26 July 2010 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref> [[PDF/A]]-1a (ISO 19005-1) export from 2.4;<ref name="ooo240" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 May 2010 |title=API/Tutorials/PDF export |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=API%2FTutorials%2FPDF_export&oldid=169158 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=API%2FTutorials%2FPDF_export&oldid=169158 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |access-date=22 May 2011 |website=OpenOffice.org Wiki |publisher=Oracle Corporation}}</ref> some readable in Impress
|-
|Comma-separated values
|CSV, TXT
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|Microsoft Excel 2003 XML
|XML
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|[[Lotus 1-2-3]]
|WK1, WKS, 123
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
|[[Data Interchange Format]]
|DIF
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|StarOffice StarCalc 3/4/5
|SDC, VOR
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|[[dBase]]
|DBF
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|SYLK
|SLK
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|[[HTML]]
|HTML, HTM
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|[[Quattro Pro]] 6.0
|WB2
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
|[[Microsoft PowerPoint]] 97–2003
|PPT, PPS, POT
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|StarOffice StarDraw/StarImpress
|SDA, SDD, SDP, VOR
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|[[Computer Graphics Metafile]]
|CGM
|{{yes}}
|
|Binary-encoded only; not those using clear-text or character based encoding
|-
|StarOffice StarMath
|SXM
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|[[MathML]]
|MML
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
| [[BMP file format]]
| BMP
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| [[JPEG]]
| JPG, JPEG
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| [[PCX]]
| PCX
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
| [[Photoshop]]
| PSD
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
| SGV
| SGV
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
| [[Windows Metafile]]
| WMF
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| [[AutoCAD DXF]]
| DXF
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
| MET
| MET
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| [[Netpbm format]]
| PGM, PBM, PPM
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| [[SunOS]] Raster
| RAS
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| SVM
| SVM
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| [[X BitMap]]
| XBM
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
| [[Enhanced Metafile]]
| EMF
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| [[HPGL]] plotting file
| PLT
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
| SDA
| SDA
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
| [[Truevision TGA]] (Targa)
| TGA
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
| [[X PixMap]]
| XPM
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| [[Encapsulated PostScript]]
| EPS
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| PCD
| PCD
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
| [[Portable Network Graphics]]
| PNG
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| SDD
| SDD
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
| [[Tag Image File Format]]
| TIF, TIFF
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| [[Graphics Interchange Format]]
| GIF
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| PCT
| PCT
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| SGF
| SGF
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
|[[Adobe Flash]]
|SWF
|
|{{yes}}
|Export from Impress
|-
|[[Scalable Vector Graphics]]
|SVG
|
|{{yes}}
|Export from Draw
|-
|[[Software602]] (T602)
|602, TXT
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
|[[Uniform Office Format]]
|UOF, UOT, UOS, UOP
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|since 3.0
|-
|Microsoft Office 2007 [[Office Open XML]]
|DOCX, XLSX, PPTX
|{{yes}}
|
|read since 3.0;<ref>{{Cite web |title=3.0 New Features |url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.0/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125024230/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.0/ |archive-date=25 January 2021 |access-date=5 January 2013 |publisher=Openoffice.org}}</ref> writing only in derivatives descended via [[go-oo]]
|}

== Development ==
OpenOffice.org converted all external formats to and from an internal XML representation.

The OpenOffice.org [[application programming interface|API]] was based on a component technology known as [[Universal Network Objects]] (UNO). It consisted of a wide range of interfaces defined in a [[CORBA]]-like [[interface description language]].

=== Native desktop integration ===
OpenOffice.org 1.0 was criticized for not having the [[look and feel]] of applications developed natively for the platforms on which it runs. Starting with version 2.0, OpenOffice.org used native [[widget toolkit]], icons, and font-rendering libraries on [[GNOME]], [[KDE]] and Windows.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gnome/OpenOffice.org(G/OO.o) |url=http://projects.gnome.org/ooo/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415144829/http://projects.gnome.org/ooo/ |archive-date=15 April 2009 |access-date=22 April 2009 |publisher=Gnome.org }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenOffice.org KDE Integration Project |url=http://kde.openoffice.org/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713115136/http://kde.openoffice.org/ |archive-date=13 July 2010 |access-date=16 October 2013 |publisher=OpenOffice.org }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Elite Kubuntu Developers Successful OpenOffice KDE 4 Integration |url=http://blogs.kde.org/node/3983 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807073936/http://blogs.kde.org/node/3983 |archive-date=7 August 2011 |access-date=23 September 2013 |publisher=blogs.kde.org}}</ref>

The issue had been particularly pronounced on Mac OS X. Early versions of OpenOffice.org required the installation of [[X11.app]] or [[XDarwin]] (though the [[NeoOffice]] port supplied a native interface). Versions since 3.0 ran natively using Apple's [[Aqua (GUI)|Aqua GUI]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenOffice.org Mac OS X Delivery Schedule |url=http://www.openoffice.org/porting/mac/timeline.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630173444/http://www.openoffice.org/porting/mac/timeline.html |archive-date=30 June 2013 |access-date=23 September 2013 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref>

=== Use of Java ===
Although originally written in C++, OpenOffice.org became increasingly reliant on the Java Runtime Environment, even including a bundled [[Java virtual machine|JVM]].<ref name="bundled-java">{{Cite web |title=Java & OpenOffice.org |url=http://www.openoffice.org/download/common/java.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105133104/http://www.openoffice.org/download/common/java.html |archive-date=5 January 2012 |access-date=30 December 2012 |publisher=Apache Software Foundation }}</ref> OpenOffice.org was criticized by the Free Software Foundation for its increasing dependency on Java, which was not [[free software]].<ref name="Byfield">{{Cite news |last=Byfield |first=Bruce |author-link=Bruce Byfield |date=16 May 2005 |title=Free Software Foundation and OpenOffice.org team up to escape Java trap |url=http://www.linux.com/feature/44959 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127130021/http://www.linux.com/feature/44959 |archive-date=27 January 2008 |access-date=9 September 2007 |work=[[linux.com]] |publisher=[[Linux Foundation]]}}</ref>

The issue came to the fore in May 2005, when [[Richard Stallman]] appeared to call for a fork of the application in a posting on the Free Software Foundation website.<ref name="Byfield" /> OpenOffice.org adopted a development guideline that future versions of OpenOffice.org would run on free implementations of Java and fixed the issues which previously prevented OpenOffice.org 2.0 from using free-software Java implementations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramme |first=Kay |date=11 May 2005 |title=Reoccuring discussions arounds OOos Java usage ''(sic)'' |url=http://www.mail-archive.com/jdk@tools.openoffice.org/msg00005.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928061527/http://www.mail-archive.com/jdk@tools.openoffice.org/msg00005.html |archive-date=28 September 2013 |access-date=22 September 2013 |website=tools-jdk mailing list |publisher=OpenOffice.org}}</ref>

On 13 November 2006, Sun committed to releasing Java under the [[GNU General Public License]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sun Opens Java |url=http://www.sun.com/2006-1113/feature/story.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116045838/http://www.sun.com/2006-1113/feature/story.jsp |archive-date=16 November 2006 |access-date=25 November 2006 |publisher=Sun Microsystems }}</ref> and had released a free software Java, [[OpenJDK]], by May 2007.

=== Security ===
In 2006, Lt. Col. Eric Filiol of the  Laboratoire de Virologie et de Cryptologie de l'ESAT demonstrated security weaknesses, in particular within macros.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bangeman |first=Eric |date=18 July 2006 |title=OpenOffice.org less secure than Microsoft Office? |url=https://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060718-7288.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721120651/http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060718-7288.html |archive-date=21 July 2006 |access-date=1 August 2006 |website=Ars Technica}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Suárez-Potts |first=Louis |date=21 July 2006 |title='Le ministère de la Défense met OpenOffice à l'index' |url=http://openoffice.2283327.n4.nabble.com/quot-Le-ministere-de-la-Defense-met-OpenOffice-a-l-index-quot-td2918635.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701190215/http://openoffice.2283327.n4.nabble.com/quot-Le-ministere-de-la-Defense-met-OpenOffice-a-l-index-quot-td2918635.html |archive-date=1 July 2014 |access-date=23 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rousseau |first=Thomas |date=11 July 2006 |title=Le ministère de la Défense met OpenOffice à l'index |url=http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/le-ministere-de-la-defense-met-openoffice-a-l-index-39362096.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016114524/http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/le-ministere-de-la-defense-met-openoffice-a-l-index-39362096.htm |archive-date=16 October 2015 |access-date=14 October 2015 |website=ZDnet.fr |language=fr}}</ref> In 2006, [[Kaspersky Lab]] demonstrated a [[proof of concept]] virus, "Stardust", for OpenOffice.org.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Joris |date=31 May 2006 |title=Stardust virus lands on OpenOffice |url=http://news.cnet.com/2100-7349_3-6078475.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060944/http://news.cnet.com/2100-7349_3-6078475.html |archive-date=21 September 2013 |access-date=23 September 2013 |publisher=CNet}}</ref> This showed OpenOffice.org viruses are possible, but there is no known virus "in the wild".

As of October 2011, [[Secunia]] reported no known unpatched security flaws for the software.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vulnerability Report: OpenOffice.org 3.x |url=http://secunia.com/advisories/product/20130/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111218221239/http://secunia.com/advisories/product/20130/ |archive-date=18 December 2011 |access-date=20 October 2011 |publisher=[[Secunia]]}}</ref> A vulnerability in the inherited OpenOffice.org codebase was found and fixed in LibreOffice in October 2011<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edge |first=Jake |date=5 October 2011 |title=An odd vulnerability report for LibreOffice |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/461673/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928135641/http://lwn.net/Articles/461673/ |archive-date=28 September 2013 |access-date=15 October 2013 |website=LWN.net}}</ref> and Apache OpenOffice in May 2012.<ref name="aoo340">{{Cite web |title=AOO 3.4.0 Release Notes |url=http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/3.4.0.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924085701/http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/3.4.0.html |archive-date=24 September 2013 |access-date=30 September 2013 |website=Apache OpenOffice |publisher=Apache Software Foundation}}</ref>

== Version history ==

=== OpenOffice.org 1 ===
The source code for OpenOffice.org was released on 13 October 2000.<ref name="Sun Systemnews" /> The first public preview, known as milestone build 638c, was made available in October 2001.<ref name="briefhistory" /> The first stable release, OpenOffice.org 1.0, was launched on 1 May 2002, under both the LGPL and SISSL licenses<ref name="thonline2011" /> for Windows, Linux, and Solaris platforms.<ref name="release1.0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2002 |title=Release Notes for the OpenOffice.org 1.0.0 Release |url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/1.0.0/release_notes_1.0.0.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020504114841/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/1.0.0/release_notes_1.0.0.html |archive-date=4 May 2002 |access-date=16 October 2013 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 June 2002 |title=News: The Press on OpenOffice.org and Open Source |url=http://www.openoffice.org/news.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020607182735/http://www.openoffice.org/news.html |archive-date=7 June 2002 |access-date=16 October 2013 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref> A Mac OS X version, using an [[X Window System|X11]] interface, was released on 23 June 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 June 2003 |title=Mac OS X OpenOffice.org Port |url=http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030801095825/http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/index.html |archive-date=1 August 2003 |access-date=8 August 2010 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 July 2003 |title=OpenOffice.org 1.0 for Mac OS X (X11) |url=http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/ooo-osx_downloads.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030801095614/http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/ooo-osx_downloads.html |archive-date=1 August 2003 |access-date=8 August 2010 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref> OpenOffice.org 1.0.3.1, released in April 2003, was the last version to officially support Windows 95.<ref name="briefhistory" /> 

The subsequent major release, OpenOffice.org 1.1, launched on 2 September 2003, introduced several new features, including one-click export to PDF, export to Flash (.SWF), [[Macro (computer science)|macro]] recording, and a basic extension mechanism for third-party add-ons.<ref name="ooo11" /><ref name="productrelease">{{Cite web |date=11 April 2011 |title=Product Release |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Product_Release&oldid=195944 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Product_Release&oldid=195944 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |access-date=23 September 2013 |website=OpenOffice.org Wiki |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref>

Version 1.1.1, released on 29 March 2004, was notable for being included in the [[OpenCD]] project, a curated collection of open-source software for Windows users.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Loli |first=Eugenia |date=29 March 2004 |title=OpenOffice.org 1.1.1 Released |url=http://www.osnews.com/story/6515 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017032755/http://www.osnews.com/story/6515 |archive-date=17 October 2013 |access-date=16 October 2013 |website=OSNews}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TheOpenCD Home |url=http://theopencd.sunsite.dk/programs-v1.4/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040610181058/http://theopencd.sunsite.dk/programs-v1.4/ |archive-date=10 June 2004 |access-date=2 February 2013 |publisher=[[TheOpenCD]]}}</ref>

On 2 September 2005, Sun announced it would retire the SISSL to help reduce [[license proliferation]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phipps |first=Simon |title=Addressing Proliferation: Deeds not just Words |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/webmink/entry/addressing_proliferation_deeds_not_just |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308081837/https://blogs.oracle.com/webmink/entry/addressing_proliferation_deeds_not_just |archive-date=8 March 2013 |access-date=26 December 2012 |website=Simon Phipps, SunMink |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref> though some analysts speculated the move was also intended to prevent IBM from reusing the code without contributing back.<ref name="thonline2011" /> The 1.1.4 update, released on 22 December 2004, was the last version distributed under the dual SISSL and LGPL licenses.<ref name="productrelease" /> The change also applied to beta versions of OpenOffice.org 2, already under development.<ref name="ooolicensechange" />

The final release in the OpenOffice.org 1 series, version 1.1.5, arrived on 9 September 2005. It introduced the ability to edit documents in the [[OpenDocument]] format (ODF) and was the last version to officially support Windows NT 4.0.<ref name="productrelease" />

=== OpenOffice.org 2 ===
Development of version 2.0 began in early 2003, guided by the "Q Product Concept", which aimed to improve Microsoft Office compatibility, performance, [[Scripting language|scripting]] support, GNOME integration, database usability, digital signatures, and overall user experience.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoeger |first=Lutz |date=August 2003 |title=StarOffice / OpenOffice.org "Q" Product Concept |url=http://www.openoffice.org/tools/releases/q-concept.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927200324/http://www.openoffice.org/tools/releases/q-concept.html |archive-date=27 September 2013 |access-date=23 September 2013 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref> It also marked the transition to ODF as the default file format. The first beta was released on 4 March 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 March 2005 |title=Openoffice.org Announces Version 2.0 Public Beta |url=http://www.openoffice.org/about_us/2.0beta_press_release.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020133258/http://www.openoffice.org/about_us/2.0beta_press_release.html |archive-date=20 October 2013 |access-date=19 October 2013 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref>

The final version 2.0 was released on 20 October 2005,<ref name="ooo20pr">{{Cite press release |title=OpenOffice.org 2.0 Is Here (OpenOffice.org 2.0 Announcement) |date=20 October 2005 |publisher=Sun Microsystems |url=http://www.openoffice.org/press/2.0/press_release.html |access-date=16 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413002841/http://www.openoffice.org/press/2.0/press_release.html |archive-date=13 April 2018}}</ref> followed by version 2.0.1 eight weeks later, which included bug fixes and new features. With version 2.0.3, the project switched from an 18-month release cycle to quarterly updates.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanders |first=Tom |title=OpenOffice aims to boost lagging performance |url=http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2153630/openoffice-zooms-lagging |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060408003518/http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2153630/openoffice-zooms-lagging |archive-date=8 April 2006 |access-date=20 April 2006 |publisher=vnunet.com}}</ref>

Version 2.1, released on 12 December 2006, included minor enhancements and bug fixes.<ref name="productrelease" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenOffice.org2.1 – Release Notes |url=http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/2.1.0.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928130854/http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/2.1.0.html |archive-date=28 September 2013 |access-date=26 September 2013 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref> This was followed by version 2.2 on 29 March 2007, which added further refinements, security updates, and small usability improvements.<ref name="productrelease" /><ref name="ooo220">{{Cite web |title=OpenOffice.org 2.2 (build OOF680_m14) – Release Notes |url=http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/2.2.0.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928131007/http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/2.2.0.html |archive-date=28 September 2013 |access-date=26 September 2013 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Espiner |first=Tom |date=4 April 2007 |title=New OpenOffice version includes security upgrades |url=http://news.cnet.com/New+OpenOffice+version+includes+security+upgrade/2100-7344_3-6173145.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022081324/http://news.cnet.com/New-OpenOffice-version-includes-security-upgrade/2100-7344_3-6173145.html |archive-date=22 October 2012 |access-date=16 October 2013 |publisher=CNet}}</ref> Version 2.3, released on 17 September 2007, introduced a redesigned charting component, enhanced the extension manager, and made several additional minor upgrades.<ref name="productrelease" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenOffice.org 2.3.0 (build OOG680_m5) – Release Notes |url=http://development.openoffice.org/releases/2.3.0.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727151234/http://development.openoffice.org/releases/2.3.0.html |archive-date=27 July 2011 |access-date=22 May 2011 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Metz |first=Cade |date=20 September 2007 |title=OpenOffice builds extensions for v2.3 |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/20/openoffice_org_unveils_new_version_trumpeting_extensions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004044010/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/20/openoffice_org_unveils_new_version_trumpeting_extensions/ |archive-date=4 October 2012 |access-date=26 April 2012 |website=The Register |publisher=Situation Publishing}}</ref>

On 27 March 2008, version 2.4 was released with new features and bug fixes, incorporating enhancements from RedOffice, a Chinese derivative of OpenOffice.org.<ref name="ooo240" /><ref name="productrelease" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 January 2009 |title=Feature Freeze Testing 2.4 |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Feature_Freeze_Testing_2.4&oldid=108873 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825214319/http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Feature_Freeze_Testing_2.4&oldid=108873 |archive-date=25 August 2012 |access-date=22 May 2011 |website=OpenOffice.org Wiki |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref><ref name="redflag240">{{Cite web |last=Driesner |first=Carsten |date=22 October 2007 |title=OpenOffice.org 2.4 features implemented in cooperation with the RedFlag 2000 framework team |url=http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_org_2_4_features |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024114047/http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_org_2_4_features |archive-date=24 October 2007 |access-date=16 October 2013 |website=GullFOSS |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref> The final maintenance release in the OpenOffice.org 2 series, version 2.4.3, arrived on 4 September 2009 and was the last version to officially support Windows 98 and Windows ME.<ref name="sysreqs20" /><ref name="productrelease" />

Version 2 received significant media attention.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vaughan-Nichols |first=Steven |date=20 October 2005 |title=Why OpenOffice.org 2.0 Is Your Best Choice |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Why-OpenOfficeorg-20-Is-Your-Best-Choice |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102121639/http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Why-OpenOfficeorg-20-Is-Your-Best-Choice |archive-date=2 January 2013 |access-date=16 November 2008 |work=Linux & Open Source |publisher=[[eWeek]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Brooks |first=Jason |date=21 October 2005 |title=OpenOffice.org 2.0 Has Edge over Its StarOffice 8 Cousin |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/OpenOfficeorg-20-Has-Edge-over-Its-StarOffice-8-Cousin |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913082852/http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/OpenOfficeorg-20-Has-Edge-over-Its-StarOffice-8-Cousin |archive-date=13 September 2012 |access-date=8 November 2008 |work=Linux & Open Source |publisher=eWeek}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bona |first=Michael |date=February 2006 |title=OFFICE ARRIVAL. Here at last: OpenOffice 2.0 |url=http://w3.linux-magazine.com/issue/63/OpenOffice.org_2.0_Review.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011090041/http://w3.linux-magazine.com/issue/63/OpenOffice.org_2.0_Review.pdf |archive-date=11 October 2007 |access-date=27 April 2009 |work=Reviews |publisher=Linux Magazine |pages=44–46, 48}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 December 2004 |title=OpenOffice.org |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1851001,00.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416022555/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1851001,00.asp |archive-date=16 April 2009 |access-date=22 April 2009 |publisher=Pcmag.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=London |first=Simon |date=21 April 2005 |title=Open source moves into Microsoft's Office block |url=https://www.ft.com/content/1c5e53b8-b205-11d9-8c61-00000e2511c8 |access-date=16 November 2008 |publisher=[[Financial Times]] (Registration required)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Joseph |first=Cliff |date=22 July 2005 |title=Openoffice.org 2 |url=http://www.vnunet.com/personal-computer-world/software/2140229/openoffice-org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051214234333/http://www.vnunet.com/personal-computer-world/software/2140229/openoffice-org |archive-date=14 December 2005 |access-date=22 April 2009 |publisher=Personal Computer World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Maleshefski |first=Tiffany |date=13 June 2007 |title=OpenOffice Sports All-Around Improvements |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/OpenOffice-Sports-AllAround-Improvements/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102124300/http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Windows/OpenOffice-Sports-AllAround-Improvements/ |archive-date=2 January 2013 |access-date=22 April 2009 |publisher=eWeek}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Maleshefski |first=Tiffany |date=28 November 2007 |title=OpenOffice.org 2.3 Impresses |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/OpenOfficeorg-23-Impresses/ |access-date=22 April 2009 |publisher=eWeek}}{{Dead link|date=January 2023|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> ''[[PC Pro]]'' gave it a perfect 6-star rating, noting that it now rivaled Microsoft Office in features.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rawlinson |first=Nik |date=18 November 2005 |title=OpenOffice 2 review |url=http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/80012/openoffice-2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130081735/http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/80012/openoffice-2.html |archive-date=30 January 2009 |access-date=22 April 2009 |publisher=PC Pro}}</ref> ''[[Federal Computer Week]]'' listed it among the "5 stars of open-source products," citing the importance of the ODF standard.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joch |first=Alan |date=26 September 2005 |title=5 stars of open-source products: If you're not using these tools, you may be missing out |url=http://www.fcw.com/Articles/2005/09/26/5-stars-of-opensource-products.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017080350/http://fcw.com/Articles/2005/09/26/5-stars-of-opensource-products.aspx |archive-date=17 October 2013 |access-date=23 September 2013 |website=Federal Computer Week |publisher=1105 Public Sector Media Group}}</ref> ''[[Computerworld]]'' reported that migrating to OpenOffice.org 2.0 cost some large government agencies just a tenth of the price of upgrading to [[Microsoft Office 2007]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2005 |title=Migrating to OpenOffice.org 90 per cent cheaper than to Microsoft Office 12 |url=http://www.computerworld.com.my/PrinterFriendly.aspx?articleid=2742&issueid=94&pubid=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110134943/http://computerworld.com.my/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=2&articleid=2742&pubid=3&issueid=66 |archive-date=10 November 2007 |access-date=16 October 2013 |work=Daily Update |publisher=[[Computerworld]] Singapore}} Computerworld Volume 11, Issue 23.</ref>

=== OpenOffice.org 3 ===
[[File:Sun Start Center.png|thumb|220px|The Start Center for OpenOffice.org 3]]Version 3.0 was released on 13 October 2008, introducing several major changes, including the ability to import (though not export) documents in Microsoft's [[Office Open XML]] format, compatibility with ODF 1.2, improved handling of Microsoft's [[Visual Basic for Applications]] macros, and a native Mac OS X interface. It also introduced the "Start Center" and adopted the LGPL version 3 license.<ref name="ooo30">{{Cite web |title=OpenOffice.org 3.0 Features |url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921232224/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.0/ |archive-date=21 September 2013 |access-date=23 September 2013 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Suarez-Potts |first=Louis |date=7 March 2008 |title=OpenOffice.org moving to LGPLv3 |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/272202/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915215140/https://lwn.net/Articles/272202/ |archive-date=15 September 2016 |access-date=16 August 2016 |work=Linux Weekly News}}</ref>

The 3.1 update, released on 7 May 2009, added support for overlining text and transparent dragging of objects.<ref name="productrelease" />

Version 3.2, released on 11 February 2010, improved support for PostScript-based [[OpenType]] fonts, added integrity checks for ODF files with repair options, and reduced "cold start" times by 46% compared to version 3.0. This release also introduced new features and performance enhancements.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 February 2010 |title=OpenOffice 3.2 developer page |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=OOoRelease32&oldid=157099 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230071237/http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=OOoRelease32&oldid=157099 |archive-date=30 December 2012 |access-date=11 February 2010 |website=OpenOffice.org Wiki |publisher=Oracle Corporation}}</ref><ref name="OOo32plannedFeatures">{{Cite web |date=1 August 2009 |title=Features planned for OOo 3.2 (November 2009) |url=http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Features&oldid=153651#Features_planned_for_OOo_3.2_.28January_2010.29 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117020356/http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Features&oldid=153651#Features_planned_for_OOo_3.2_.28January_2010.29 |archive-date=17 January 2010 |access-date=23 August 2009 |website=OpenOffice.org wiki |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 July 2009 |title=Performance |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Performance&oldid=135877 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Performance&oldid=135877 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |access-date=23 August 2009 |website=OpenOffice.org wiki |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenOffice.org 3.2 New Features |url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222023142/http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.2/ |archive-date=22 February 2010 |access-date=26 July 2010 |publisher=Oracle Corporation}}</ref>

Version 3.2.1 followed on 4 June 2010,[1] featuring bug fixes, refreshed OpenDocument icons, and an updated "Oracle Start Center." It was the first stable release under Oracle's ownership.<ref name="productrelease" /><ref name="releasenotes321">{{Cite web |title=3.2.1 (build OOO320m18) – Release Notes: Important Notes: OOo Brand Refresh |url=http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/3.2.1.html#note |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020133105/http://www.openoffice.org/development/releases/3.2.1.html#note |archive-date=20 October 2013 |access-date=19 October 2013 |publisher=Oracle Corporation}}</ref>

The final Oracle-sponsored version, 3.3, was released on 26 January 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pakalski |first=Ingo |date=26 January 2011 |title=Openoffice.org 3.3 als kostenloser Download |trans-title=Openoffice.org 3.3 as a free download |url=http://www.golem.de/1101/81004.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126132334/http://www.golem.de/1101/81004.html |archive-date=26 January 2012 |access-date=7 May 2012 |publisher=Golem.de |language=de}}</ref> It added new spreadsheet functions and parameters, a revised print form, a FindBar, and usability improvements in Impress.<ref name="wiki.services.openoffice.org">{{Cite web |date=21 June 2010 |title=Features planned for OOo 3.3 Third quarter 2010 |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Features&oldid=172840#Features_planned_for_OOo_3.3_.28Third_quarter_2010.29 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Features&oldid=172840#Features_planned_for_OOo_3.3_.28Third_quarter_2010.29 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |access-date=26 July 2010 |website=OpenOffice.org Wiki |publisher=Oracle Corporation}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=23 October 2009 |title=Roadmap 2009 |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Renaissance:The_Roadmap&oldid=144031 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124210931/https://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Renaissance:The_Roadmap&oldid=144031 |archive-date=24 November 2015 |access-date=3 November 2009 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref> Version 3.3 was also the last stable release to support Windows 2000 and Mac OS X on PowerPC systems.<ref name="productrelease" />

Version 3.3, the last Oracle version, was released in January 2011. New features include an updated print form, a FindBar and interface improvements for Impress.<ref name="wiki.services.openoffice.org" /><ref name=":1" /> In parallel, Oracle released a commercial variant Oracle Open Office 3.3 (formerly named StarOffice) on 15 December 2010, along with a proprietary cloud-based suite called Oracle Cloud Office, built on a separate codebase.<ref name="oracleopenoffice" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Clarke |first=Gavin |date=22 September 2010 |title=Oracle preps Google and Microsoft Office challenger |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/22/cloud_office_javafx_ready/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016131152/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/22/cloud_office_javafx_ready/ |archive-date=16 October 2013 |access-date=9 October 2013 |work=The Register |publisher=Situation Publishing}}</ref>

A beta of OpenOffice.org 3.4 was released on 12 April 2011, featuring SVG import, improved support for ODF 1.2, and enhanced spreadsheet functionality.<ref name="ooo34b1" /><ref name="ooo34b1changes" /><ref>{{Cite web |year=2011 |title=News |url=http://www.openoffice.org/news/index.html#OOo340beta |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429190252/http://www.openoffice.org/news/index.html#OOo340beta |archive-date=29 April 2011 |access-date=14 January 2012 |publisher=Oracle Corporation}}</ref> However, before a final release could be issued, Oracle withdrew its support for the project,<ref name="oooclosurepr" /> disbanding the remaining development team.<ref name="lwn20110520" /><ref name="nww20130904" />

== Market share ==
Problems arise in estimating the [[market share]] of OpenOffice.org because it could be freely distributed via download sites (including mirror sites), peer-to-peer networks, CDs, Linux distributions and so forth. The project tried to capture key adoption data in a market-share analysis,<ref name="marketshareanalysis">{{Cite web |date=1 June 2010 |title=OpenOffice.org Market Share Analysis |url=http://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Market_Share_Analysis&oldid=170058 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904074256/https://wiki.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Market_Share_Analysis&oldid=170058 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |access-date=20 June 2013 |publisher=Oracle Corporation}}</ref> listing known distribution totals, known deployments and conversions and analyst statements and surveys.

According to [[Valve Corporation|Valve]], as of July 2010, 14.63% of [[Steam (service)|Steam]] users had OpenOffice.org installed on their machines.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2012 |title=Steam Hardware & Software Survey |url=http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/?platform=combined |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613214530/http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/?platform=combined |archive-date=13 June 2010 |access-date=3 December 2012 |publisher=[[Valve Corporation|Valve]]}}</ref>

A market-share analysis conducted by a [[web analytics]] service in 2010, based on over 200,000 Internet users, showed a wide range of adoption in different countries:<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thomas H |date=5 February 2010 |title=International OpenOffice market shares |url=http://www.webmasterpro.de/portal/news/2010/02/05/international-openoffice-market-shares.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211120822/http://www.webmasterpro.de/portal/news/2010/02/05/international-openoffice-market-shares.html |archive-date=11 February 2010 |access-date=27 May 2012 |publisher=Webmasterpro.de}}</ref> 0.2% in China, 9% in the US and the UK and over 20% in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Germany.

Although Microsoft Office retained 95% of the general market — as measured by revenue — as of August 2007,<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 August 2007 |title=Rivals Set Their Sights on Microsoft Office: Can They Topple the Giant? |url=http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1795 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830001652/http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1795 |archive-date=30 August 2007 |access-date=23 September 2013 |website=Knowledge@Wharton |publisher=[[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania]]}}</ref> OpenOffice.org and StarOffice had secured 15–20% of the business market as of 2004<ref>{{Cite web |last=Loftus |first=Jack |date=4 October 2004 |title=Desktop apps ripe turf for open source |url=http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1011227,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051214195107/http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1011227,00.html |archive-date=14 December 2005 |access-date=27 May 2012 |website=SearchEnterpriseLinux.com |publisher=TechTarget |format=First two paragraphs available, the rest requires login}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wrolstad |first=Jay |date=13 October 2005 |title=OpenOffice.org 2.0 Release Delayed |url=http://www.toptechnews.com/news/OpenOffice-org-2-0-Release-Delayed/story.xhtml?story_id=03100339SMZN |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104215102/http://www.toptechnews.com/news/OpenOffice-org-2-0-Release-Delayed/story.xhtml?story_id=03100339SMZN |archive-date=4 January 2009 |access-date=27 May 2012 |publisher=Top Tech News }}</ref> and a 2010 University of Colorado at Boulder study reported that OpenOffice.org had reached a point where it had an "irreversible" installed user base and that it would continue to grow.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Casson |first=Tony |title=STANDARDS EDGE: UNIFIER OR DIVIDER? |last2=Ryan |first2=Patrick |publisher=Sheridan Books |year=2006 |editor-last=Bolin |editor-first=Sherrie |page=87 |chapter=Open Standards, Open Source Adoption in the Public Sector, and Their Relationship to Microsoft's Market Dominance |ssrn=1656616}}</ref>

The project claimed more than 98 million downloads as of September 2007<ref>{{Cite web |title=OOo-2007-09-01.ods |url=http://stats.openoffice.org/spreadsheet/OOo-2007-09-01.ods |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205141746/http://stats.openoffice.org/spreadsheet/OOo-2007-09-01.ods |archive-date=5 December 2008 |access-date=16 October 2013 |publisher=Sun Microsystems }}</ref> and 300 million total to the release of version 3.2 in February 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 February 2010 |title=OpenOffice.org 3.2 is First Out of the Blocks in the 2010 Office Software Race (press release) |url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/02/prweb3584404.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426155704/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/02/prweb3584404.htm |archive-date=26 April 2012 |access-date=7 October 2013 |publisher=Oracle Corporation }}</ref> The project claimed over one hundred million downloads for the OpenOffice.org 3 series within a year of release.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 October 2009 |title=OpenOffice.org clocks up one hundred million downloads |url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/ooo/centomilioni/prweb3108474.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091201233525/http://www.prweb.com/releases/ooo/centomilioni/prweb3108474.htm |archive-date=1 December 2009 |access-date=28 November 2009 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref>

=== Notable users ===
{{see also|OpenDocument adoption}}

Large-scale users of OpenOffice.org included [[Ministry of Defence (Singapore)|Singapore's Ministry of Defence]],<ref name="mindef">{{Cite news |last=Marson |first=Ingrid |date=2 November 2004 |title=Singapore government deploys OpenOffice.org on 5,000 PCs |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/singapore-government-deploys-openoffice-org-on-5000-pcs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055505/http://www.zdnet.com/singapore-government-deploys-openoffice-org-on-5000-pcs-3039171012/ |archive-date=21 September 2013 |access-date=23 September 2013 |work=ZDNet}}</ref> and [[Banco do Brasil]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=kraucermazuco |date=8 February 2007 |title=Banco do Brasil, a successful case on the OpenOffice.org migration |url=http://opendocument.xml.org/node/153 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706155532/http://opendocument.xml.org/node/153 |archive-date=6 July 2010 |access-date=26 July 2010 |publisher=Opendocument.xml.org}}</ref> {{As of | 2006}} OpenOffice.org was the official office suite for the [[French Gendarmerie]].<ref name=marketshareanalysis/>

In [[India]], several government organizations such as [[Employees' State Insurance]], [[IIT Bombay]], [[National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development]], the [[Supreme Court of India]], [[ICICI Bank]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 January 2010 |title=What's Behind the Move to OpenOffice.org, Can OpenOffice Replace MS-Office? |url=http://blog.theunical.com/general/whats-behind-the-move-to-openoffice-org-can-openoffice-replace-ms-office/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118025408/http://blog.theunical.com/general/whats-behind-the-move-to-openoffice-org-can-openoffice-replace-ms-office/ |archive-date=18 January 2010 |access-date=9 March 2011 |website=TheUnical Technologies Blog |publisher=TheUnical Technologies}}</ref> and the [[Allahabad High Court]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 November 2004 |title=FAQ: Why are Linux, Firefox, Thunderbird and OpenOffice.org softwares selected for use by the High Court? |url=http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/faq.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422085018/http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/faq.htm |archive-date=22 April 2009 |access-date=22 April 2009 |publisher=High Court of Judicature at Allahabad}}</ref> which use Linux, completely relied on OpenOffice.org for their administration.

In [[Japan]], conversions from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org included many municipal offices: [[Sumoto, Hyōgo]], in 2004,<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 January 2004 |title=IT特区の洲本市、OpenOfficeを全庁内PCに導入 |url=http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0401/19/news041.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923102642/http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0401/19/news041.html |archive-date=23 September 2013 |access-date=23 September 2013 |publisher=ITmedia |language=ja}}</ref> [[Ninomiya, Tochigi]] in 2006,<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2006 |title=「全事務職員がLinuxデスクトップを使用している町役場」は実在する |trans-title="All Town Hall administrative staff using the Linux desktop" is real |url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/OPINION/20060428/236610/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001225344/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/OPINION/20060428/236610/ |archive-date=1 October 2013 |access-date=23 September 2013 |website=ITpro |publisher=[[Nikkei Business Publications]] |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 June 2006 |title=オープンソースも「使えば慣れる」、みんなが Linux、OpenOffice.org を使う町役場 |url=http://japan.internet.com/public/news/20060602/5.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214235028/http://japan.internet.com/public/news/20060602/5.html |archive-date=14 December 2009 |access-date=23 September 2013 |publisher=japan.internet.com |language=ja}}</ref> [[Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima]], in 2008<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 May 2008 |title=会津若松市がOpenOffice.orgを全庁導入へ「順次MS {{sic|hide=y|reason=error in source|Off|ce}} から切り替え，5年間で約1500万円削減」 |trans-title=Aizuwakamatsu City switches all agencies to OpenOffice.org: "switching from MS Office sequentially, saving about 15 million yen in five years" |url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20080529/304780/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001225346/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20080529/304780/ |archive-date=1 October 2013 |access-date=23 September 2013 |website=ITpro |publisher=Nikkei Business Publications |language=ja}}</ref> (and to LibreOffice as of 2012<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 February 2012 |title=会津若松市がOpenOffice.orgからLibreOfficeに移行 |trans-title=Aizuwakamatsu transitions to LibreOffice from OpenOffice.org |url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20120220/382107/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001225338/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20120220/382107/ |archive-date=1 October 2013 |access-date=23 September 2013 |website=ITpro |publisher=Nikkei Business Publications |language=ja}}</ref>), [[Shikokuchūō, Ehime]], in 2009,<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2009 |title=四国中央市がOpenOffice.orgを全庁PC1100台に導入，5年で3300万円コスト削減 |trans-title=Shikokuchūō puts OpenOffice.org onto 1100 PCs, 33 million yen cost savings in five years |url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20090331/327513/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001225341/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20090331/327513/ |archive-date=1 October 2013 |access-date=23 September 2013 |website=ITpro |publisher=Nikkei Business Publications |language=ja}}</ref> [[Minoh, Osaka]], in 2009<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 October 2009 |title=～脱MS！無償「 Linux 」シンクライアントにより中古パソコン500台を再生利用へ～ |trans-title=De-MS! 500 used computers to be reclaimed free of charge by the "Linux" thin client |url=http://www2.city.minoh.osaka.jp/JYOUHOU/HOUDOU/20091014linux_supporter.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304212459/http://www2.city.minoh.osaka.jp/JYOUHOU/HOUDOU/20091014linux_supporter.html |archive-date=4 March 2010 |access-date=23 September 2013 |publisher=City of Minoh |language=ja}}</ref> [[Toyokawa, Aichi]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 February 2010 |title=豊川市がOpenOffice.orgを全面導入、コスト削減狙う |trans-title=Toyokawa is fully introduced to OpenOffice.org, aiming at cost reduction |url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20100222/344886/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001225349/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20100222/344886/ |archive-date=1 October 2013 |access-date=23 September 2013 |website=ITpro |publisher=Nikkei Business Publications |language=ja}}</ref> [[Fukagawa, Hokkaido]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 August 2010 |title=北海道深川市、OpenOffice.org全庁導入を決定 |trans-title=Hokkaido Fukagawa City decides to introduce OpenOffice.org to all PCs |url=http://cloud.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/release/20100802_385080.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928003158/http://cloud.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/release/20100802_385080.html |archive-date=28 September 2013 |access-date=23 September 2013 |website=press release |publisher=City of [[Fukagawa, Hokkaido]] |language=ja}}</ref> and [[Katano, Osaka]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2010 |title=大阪府交野市がOpenOffice.orgとODF採用、中古PCのLinuxによる再生も |trans-title=Katano, Osaka City adopts ODF and OpenOffice.org, also trialling Linux pre-owned PCs |url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20100815/351172/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923011824/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20100815/351172/ |archive-date=23 September 2010 |access-date=23 September 2010 |website=ITpro |publisher=Nikkei Business Publications |language=ja}}</ref> in 2010 and [[Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki]], in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 June 2012 |title=龍ケ崎市、全庁標準オフィス・ソフトとしてOpenOffice.orgを利用 |trans-title=Ryugasaki uses OpenOffice.org as standard office software for all PCs |url=http://japan.cnet.com/release/30021374/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001123543/http://japan.cnet.com/release/30021374/ |archive-date=1 October 2013 |access-date=23 September 2013 |publisher=CNet Japan |language=ja}}</ref> Corporate conversions included Assist in 2007<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 March 2007 |title=アシストが社内通常業務をMicrosoft OfficeからOpenOffice.orgへ全面移行 |trans-title=Assist's full conversion to OpenOffice.org from Microsoft Office for the normal course of business |url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20070315/265301/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001231333/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20070315/265301/ |archive-date=1 October 2013 |access-date=24 September 2013 |website=ITpro |publisher=Nikkei Business Publications |language=ja}}</ref> (and to LibreOffice on [[Ubuntu Linux|Ubuntu]] in 2011<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2011 |title=アシストが社内のPC約800台をWindowsからUbuntu Linuxに移行へ |trans-title=Assist to migrate about 800 in-house PCs to Ubuntu Linux from Windows |url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20110720/362604/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001231359/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20110720/362604/ |archive-date=1 October 2013 |access-date=24 September 2013 |website=ITpro |publisher=Nikkei Business Publications |language=ja}}</ref>), [[Sumitomo Electric Industries]] in 2008<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 May 2008 |title=「コスト削減が狙いではない」、住友電工OpenOffice導入の真相 |trans-title="Cost reduction is not the aim": the facts on Sumitomo Electric's OpenOffice introduction |url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20080523/303912/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001231434/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20080523/303912/ |archive-date=1 October 2013 |access-date=24 September 2013 |website=ITpro |publisher=Nikkei Business Publications |language=ja}}</ref> (and to LibreOffice in 2012<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 March 2012 |title=オープンソース･ソフトウェアの社内推奨オフィスソフトをOpenOffice.orgからLibreOfficeに移行 |trans-title=The transition from OpenOffice.org to LibreOffice — company-recommended open source office software |url=http://www.sei.co.jp/news/press/12/prs030_s.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927135231/http://www.sei.co.jp/news/press/12/prs030_s.html |archive-date=27 September 2013 |access-date=24 September 2013 |website=press release |publisher=[[Sumitomo Electric Industries]] |language=ja}}</ref>), Toho Co., Ltd. in 2009<ref name="assistcojpsupport">{{Cite web |date=27 January 2009 |title=トーホー，OpenOffice.orgの導入を決定，アシストの支援サービスを採用 |trans-title=Toho decides to adopt OpenOffice.org, uses the support services of Assist |url=http://gihyo.jp/ad/pr/2009/NRR200943213 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510093437/http://gihyo.jp/ad/pr/2009/NRR200943213 |archive-date=10 May 2013 |access-date=24 September 2013 |publisher=Gihyo.jp |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 January 2009 |title=トーホーがオープンオフィス採用、PC約1500台に一斉導入 |trans-title=Toho adopts OpenOffice, simultaneously introduced to about 1500 PCs |url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20090127/323592/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001231438/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20090127/323592/ |archive-date=1 October 2013 |access-date=24 September 2013 |website=ITpro |publisher=Nikkei Business Publications |language=ja}}</ref> and Shinsei Financial Co., Ltd. in 2010.<ref name="shinsei">{{Cite web |date=26 March 2012 |title=新生フィナンシャルがOpenOffice.orgを全社標準に、対象は1000台以上 |trans-title=Company-wide standard OpenOffice.org on more than 1000 PCs at Shinsei Financial |url=http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20120326/388017/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001231330/http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20120326/388017/ |archive-date=1 October 2013 |access-date=24 September 2013 |website=ITpro |publisher=Nikkei Business Publications |language=ja}}</ref> Assist also provided support services for OpenOffice.org.<ref name=assistcojpsupport/><ref name=shinsei/>

=== Retail ===
In July 2007, [[Everex]], a division of [[First International Computer]] and the 9th-largest PC supplier in the U.S., began shipping systems preloaded with OpenOffice.org 2.2 into [[Wal-Mart]], [[Kmart (United States)|K-mart]] and [[Sam's Club]] outlets in North America.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 July 2007 |title=Everex intros $298 green PC with OpenOffice |url=http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/07/18/everex.gc3502/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820072711/http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/07/18/everex.gc3502/#comments |archive-date=20 August 2007 |access-date=5 January 2013 |publisher=Electronista}}</ref>

== Forks and derivative software ==
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}}A number of open source and proprietary products derive at least some code from OpenOffice.org. Major derivatives include:

=== Active ===

==== Apache OpenOffice ====
{{main|Apache OpenOffice}}

In June 2011, Oracle donated the OpenOffice.org codebase and trademarks to [[The Apache Software Foundation]]. The resulting project, Apache OpenOffice project was expected to be developed by contributors from IBM, Linux distributors, and public sector agencies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kowalski |first=Luke |title=Proposal |url=http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201106.mbox/raw/%3C4DE65D8F.8060002@oracle.com%3E/2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702010257/http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201106.mbox/raw/%3C4DE65D8F.8060002@oracle.com%3E/2 |archive-date=2 July 2016 |access-date=23 September 2013 |website=attachment}}; attachment to {{cite web|url=https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201106.mbox/%3C4DE65D8F.8060002@oracle.com%3E|title=OpenOffice.org Apache Incubator Proposal|first=Luke|last=Kowalski|work=incubator-general mailing list|publisher=Apache Software Foundation|date=1 June 2011|access-date=23 September 2013|archive-date=1 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901115423/https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-general/201106.mbox/%3C4DE65D8F.8060002@oracle.com%3E|url-status=live}}</ref> In practice, most of the development was carried out by IBM,<ref name="infoworld20130826">{{Cite magazine |last=Oliver |first=Andrew |date=26 August 2013 |title=In defense of Apache |url=http://www.infoworld.com/print/225555 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827150444/http://www.infoworld.com/print/225555 |archive-date=27 August 2013 |access-date=28 August 2013 |magazine=InfoWorld}}</ref><ref name="hillesley20120404">{{Cite news |last=Hillesley |first=Richard |date=4 April 2012 |title=Apache OpenOffice: who knows where the time goes? |url=http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/apache-openoffice-who-knows-where-the-time-goes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404082126/http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/apache-openoffice-who-knows-where-the-time-goes |archive-date=4 April 2016 |access-date=11 June 2013 |publisher=LinuxUser}}</ref><ref name="sjvn20121028">{{Cite news |last=Vaughan-Nichols |first=Steven J. |date=28 October 2012 |title=Does OpenOffice have a future? |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/does-openoffice-have-a-future/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204142233/http://www.zdnet.com/does-openoffice-have-a-future-7000006480/ |archive-date=4 December 2014 |access-date=27 December 2012 |work=ZDNet Linux and Open Source |publisher=ZDNet}}</ref><ref name="brillblog" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Phipps |first=Simon |date=9 May 2012 |title=Open Source Suites Highly Active |url=http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/simon-says/2012/05/open-source-suites-highly-active/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054858/http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/simon-says/2012/05/open-source-suites-highly-active/index.htm |archive-date=21 September 2013 |access-date=2 July 2013 |website=Simon Says |publisher=Computerworld UK}}</ref> which had hired several former project developers from Oracle.<ref name="sjvn20121028" />

To comply with Apache's licensing policies, the project removed or replaced components from OpenOffice.org 3.4 beta 1 whose licenses were incompatible with the [[Apache License]].<ref name="asflegal">{{Cite web |title=ASF Legal Previously Asked Questions |url=https://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206232339/http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html |archive-date=6 February 2018 |access-date=5 January 2013 |publisher=Apache Software Foundation}}</ref> The first Apache release, OpenOffice 3.4.0, was published in May 2012.<ref name="aoo340" />

Later that year, IBM donated the codebase of Lotus Symphony, its customized version of OpenOffice.org, which was merged into Apache OpenOffice 4.0.<ref name="symphony_allegro_moderato" /> Symphony was then discontinued.<ref name="brillblog">{{Cite web |last=Brill |first=Ed |date=5 February 2012 |title=More on the Lotus Symphony and desktop productivity roadmap |url=http://edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/more-on-the-lotus-symphony-and-desktop-productivity-roadmap |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606140010/http://edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/more-on-the-lotus-symphony-and-desktop-productivity-roadmap |archive-date=6 June 2012 |access-date=18 October 2012 |publisher=Ed Brill}}</ref> After IBM's withdrawal, the project has struggled to maintain a sustainable contributor base.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Byfield |first=Bruce |date=30 September 2014 |title=LibreOffice, OpenOffice, and rumors of unification |url=http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/LibreOffice-OpenOffice-and-rumors-of-unification |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008203914/http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/LibreOffice-OpenOffice-and-rumors-of-unification |archive-date=8 October 2014 |access-date=7 October 2014 |website=Linux Pro Magazine |publisher=Linux New Media}}</ref><ref name="ASF Board minutes January 2015">{{Cite web |date=21 January 2015 |title=The Apache Software Foundation Board of Directors Meeting Minutes January 21, 2015 |url=http://apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/2015/board_minutes_2015_01_21.txt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620113743/http://apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/2015/board_minutes_2015_01_21.txt |archive-date=20 June 2015 |access-date=3 May 2015 |publisher=Apache Software Foundation}}</ref> Since 2015, Apache OpenOffice has faced ongoing difficulties delivering timely security patches.<ref name="regfeb2019">{{Cite web |last=Claburn |first=Thomas |date=4 February 2019 |title=LibreOffice patches malicious code-execution bug, Apache OpenOffice – wait for it, wait for it – doesn't |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/04/apache_openoffice_no_patch/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228192327/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/04/apache_openoffice_no_patch/ |archive-date=28 February 2019 |access-date=28 February 2019 |website=The Register}}</ref> The most recent major feature release was version 4.1 in 2014, with the latest maintenance release, 4.1.16, issued on 10 November 2025.<ref name="4116-release-notes">{{Cite web |date=10 November 2025 |title=Announcing Apache OpenOffice 4.1.16 |url=https://openoffice.apache.org/blog/announcing-apache-openoffice-4-1-16.html |access-date=23 November 2025}}</ref>

In September 2016, discussions began about possibly retiring the project entirely,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 September 2016 |title=Contemplating the possible retirement of Apache OpenOffice |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/699047/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903175541/https://lwn.net/Articles/699047/ |archive-date=3 September 2016 |access-date=3 January 2017 |work=[[LWN.net]]}}</ref> though no final decision was made. As of July 2025, Apache OpenOffice remains available for download, but the Apache Software Foundation acknowledges that the software contains multiple unresolved security vulnerabilities.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=20 November 2024 |title=The Apache Software Foundation Board of Directors Meeting Minutes |url=https://www.apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/2024/board_minutes_2024_11_20.txt |website=www.apache.org}}</ref>

Although the Apache project considers itself the direct continuation of OpenOffice.org,<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Apache OpenOffice |url=http://www.openoffice.org/about/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825090723/http://www.openoffice.org/about/ |archive-date=25 August 2013 |access-date=3 October 2013 }}</ref> others have described it as a fork or at least a separate project,<ref name="gamalielsson2013">{{Cite journal |last=Gamalielsson |first=J. |last2=Lundell |first2=B. R. |year=2013 |title=Sustainability of Open Source software communities beyond a fork: How and why has the LibreOffice project evolved? |journal=Journal of Systems and Software |volume=89 |pages=128–145 |doi=10.1016/j.jss.2013.11.1077 |doi-access=free}}</ref> due to its different governance model, licensing, and development direction.<ref name="thonline2011" /><ref name="infoworld20130826" /><ref name="hillesley20120404" /><ref name="cloudave">{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Krishnan |date=1 June 2011 |title=Oracle Donates OpenOffice.org To Apache: A Quick Analysis |url=http://www.cloudave.com/13293/oracle-donates-openoffice-org-to-apache-a-quick-analysis/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810205917/https://www.cloudave.com/13293/oracle-donates-openoffice-org-to-apache-a-quick-analysis/ |archive-date=10 August 2017 |access-date=1 October 2013 |website=CloudAve |publisher=Cloud Avenue LLC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McAllister |first=Neil |date=11 June 2013 |title=Apache devs: 'We'll ship no OpenOffice before its time' |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/11/apache_openoffice_ship_when_ready/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024125840/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/11/apache_openoffice_ship_when_ready/ |archive-date=24 October 2017 |access-date=2 October 2013 |website=The Register |publisher=Situation Publishing}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hibbets |first=Jason |date=15 January 2013 |title=Software Wars: A film about FOSS, collaboration, and software freedom |url=http://opensource.com/life/13/1/software-wars |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810205937/https://opensource.com/life/13/1/software-wars |archive-date=10 August 2017 |access-date=2 October 2013 |website=opensource.com |publisher=Red Hat}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Harac |first=Ian |date=23 September 2013 |title=Apache OpenOffice 4.0 review: New features, easier to use, still free |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2048446/apache-openoffice-4-0-review-new-features-easier-to-use-still-free.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815151734/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2048446/apache-openoffice-4-0-review-new-features-easier-to-use-still-free.html |archive-date=15 August 2017 |access-date=13 October 2013 |website=Download This |publisher=PCWorld}}</ref>

==== LibreOffice ====
{{main|LibreOffice}}
Sun had stated in the original OpenOffice.org announcement in 2000 that the project would be run by a neutral foundation,<ref name="ooo-announcement" /> and put forward a more detailed proposal in 2001.<ref name="ooofoundation">{{Cite web |date=4 November 2001 |title=The OpenOffice.org Foundation |url=http://www.openoffice.org/white_papers/OOo_project/openofficefoundation.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921102841/http://www.openoffice.org/white_papers/OOo_project/openofficefoundation.html |archive-date=21 September 2013 |access-date=9 October 2013 |publisher=Sun Microsystems}}</ref> There were many calls to put this into effect over the ensuing years.<ref name="lwngooo">{{Cite news |last=Edge |first=Jake |date=15 October 2008 |title=OpenOffice.org releases 3.0, faces new challenges |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/303009/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421005310/http://lwn.net/Articles/303009/ |archive-date=21 April 2013 |access-date=3 January 2013 |work=LWN.net}}</ref><ref name="ooo2008stats" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Asay |first=Matt |date=30 December 2008 |title=Why is OpenOffice "profoundly sick"? |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10129764-16.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054113/http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10129764-16.html |archive-date=21 September 2013 |access-date=17 June 2013 |work=The Open Road |publisher=CNet}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Neary |first=Dave |date=29 April 2008 |title=OpenOffice.org – a candidate for a 501(c)6? |url=http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/04/29/openofficeorg-a-candidate-for-a-501c6/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501123533/http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/04/29/openofficeorg-a-candidate-for-a-501c6/ |archive-date=1 May 2008 |access-date=5 January 2013 |website=Safe as Milk |publisher=Blogs.gnome.org}}</ref> On 28 September 2010, in frustration at years of perceived neglect of the codebase and community by Sun and then Oracle,<ref name=webwereld20100930/> members of the OpenOffice.org community announced a non-profit called The Document Foundation and a fork of OpenOffice.org named LibreOffice. Go-oo improvements were merged, and that project was retired in favour of LibreOffice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edge |first=Jake |date=28 September 2010 |title=Michael Meeks talks about LibreOffice and the Document Foundation |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/407339/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928121520/https://lwn.net/Articles/407339/ |archive-date=28 September 2018 |access-date=21 July 2016 |publisher=Linux Weekly News}}</ref> The goal was to produce a vendor-independent office suite with ODF support and without any copyright assignment requirements.<ref name="tdfcontact" />

Oracle was invited to become a member of the Document Foundation and was asked to donate the OpenOffice.org brand.<ref name="tdfcontact">{{Cite web |date=28 September 2010 |title=OpenOffice.org Community announces The Document Foundation |url=http://www.documentfoundation.org/contact/tdf_release.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100930085933/http://www.documentfoundation.org/contact/tdf_release.html |archive-date=30 September 2010 |access-date=31 December 2012 |publisher=The Document Foundation }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kirk |first=Jeremy |date=28 September 2010 |title=OpenOffice.org developers move to break ties with Oracle |url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9188338/OpenOffice.org_developers_move_to_break_ties_with_Oracle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117075827/https://www.computerworld.com/article/2516107/update--openoffice-org-developers-move-to-break-ties-with-oracle.html |archive-date=17 January 2023 |access-date=28 September 2010 |publisher=Computerworld}}</ref> Oracle instead demanded that all members of the OpenOffice.org Community Council involved with the Document Foundation step down,<ref name=ars20101018/> leaving the Council composed only of Oracle employees.<ref name=zdnet20101019/>

Most Linux distributions promptly replaced OpenOffice.org with LibreOffice;<ref name="nww20120525">{{Cite news |last=Gold |first=Jon |date=25 May 2012 |title=Most OpenOffice users run Windows |url=https://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/052512-openoffice-windows-259633.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618030001/https://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/052512-openoffice-windows-259633.html |archive-date=18 June 2013 |access-date=27 December 2012 |work=Network World}}</ref><ref name="debian-lo" /><ref name="ubuntu-lo" /><ref name="suse-lo" /> [[Oracle Linux]] 6 also features LibreOffice rather than OpenOffice.org or Apache OpenOffice.<ref name="techrepublic-oracle-lo">{{Cite web |last=Hillesley |first=Richard |date=2 October 2012 |title=Open-source development: The history of OpenOffice shows why licensing matters |url=http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/european-technology/open-source-development-the-history-of-openoffice-shows-why-licensing-matters/1079 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516014231/http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/european-technology/open-source-development-the-history-of-openoffice-shows-why-licensing-matters/1079 |archive-date=16 May 2013 |access-date=22 June 2013 |website=TechRepublic}}</ref><ref name="derstandard-oracle-lo">{{Cite web |date=22 July 2012 |title=Ironie: Oracle liefert nun LibreOffice aus |trans-title=Irony: Oracle now provides LibreOffice |url=http://derstandard.at/1342947279200/Ironie-Oracle-liefert-nun-LibreOffice-aus |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055001/http://derstandard.at/1342947279200/Ironie-Oracle-liefert-nun-LibreOffice-aus |archive-date=21 September 2013 |access-date=22 June 2013 |website=derStandard.at |language=de}}</ref><ref name="oracle-lo">{{Cite web |date=June 2012 |title=Oracle Linux 6.3 Release Notes |url=https://oss.oracle.com/ol6/docs/RELEASE-NOTES-U3-en.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118031550/https://oss.oracle.com/ol6/docs/RELEASE-NOTES-U3-en.html |archive-date=18 January 2013 |access-date=19 June 2013 |publisher=Oracle Corporation}}</ref> The project rapidly accumulated developers, development effort<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vignoli |first=Italo |date=28 September 2011 |title=The Document Foundation celebrates its first anniversary |url=http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2011/09/28/the-document-foundation-celebrates-its-first-anniversary/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001154739/http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2011/09/28/the-document-foundation-celebrates-its-first-anniversary/ |archive-date=1 October 2011 |access-date=5 January 2013 |website=The Document Foundation Blog |publisher=[[The Document Foundation]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adorno |first=Kerry |date=28 September 2010 |title=Viva la LibreOffice! |url=http://www.novell.com/prblogs/?p=3095 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415090729/http://www.novell.com/prblogs/?p=3095 |archive-date=15 April 2011 |access-date=28 September 2010 |website=Novell News |publisher=[[Novell]]  |quote=Novell, Google, Red Hat, Canonical, and others are pleased to work with The Document Foundation to help make LibreOffice the best office productivity suite on the market.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 February 2011 |title=Canonical unterstützt LibreOffice |trans-title=Canonical supports LibreOffice |url=http://www.heise.de/open/meldung/Canonical-unterstuetzt-LibreOffice-1194699.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615152949/http://www.heise.de/open/meldung/Canonical-unterstuetzt-LibreOffice-1194699.html |archive-date=15 June 2013 |access-date=21 June 2013 |website=Heise Open Source |publisher=Heinz Heise |language=de |quote=Das Unternehmen hinter Ubuntu bezahlt mit Björn Michaelsen einen Entwickler, der vollzeit an der freien Bürosuite arbeiten soll. [The company behind Ubuntu pays a developer, Björn Michaelsen, to work full-time on the free office suite.]}}</ref> and added features,<ref name="ostatic20120426">{{Cite news |last=Linton |first=Susan |date=26 April 2012 |title=Apache OpenOffice Lagging Behind LibreOffice in Features |url=http://ostatic.com/blog/apache-openoffice-lagging-behind-libreoffice-in-features |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527104344/http://ostatic.com/blog/apache-openoffice-lagging-behind-libreoffice-in-features |archive-date=27 May 2013 |access-date=5 January 2013 |work=Ostatic}}</ref> the majority of outside OpenOffice.org developers having moved to LibreOffice.<ref name=reg20110314/><ref name="ARS02Nov10" /><ref name="ARS28Sep10" /> In March 2015, an [[LWN.net]] development comparison of LibreOffice with Apache OpenOffice concluded that "LibreOffice has won the battle for developer participation".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jonathan Corbet |date=15 March 2015 |title=Development activity in LibreOffice and OpenOffice |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/637735/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930063841/https://lwn.net/Articles/637735/ |archive-date=30 September 2018 |access-date=20 June 2015 |work=LWN.net}}</ref>

[[Collabora Online]] is a version of LibreOffice with a web interface and real-time collaborative editing. It is developed by [[Collabora|Collabora Productivity]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Collabora Online in Nextcloud |url=https://nextcloud.com/collaboraonline/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204234805/https://nextcloud.com/collaboraonline/ |archive-date=4 February 2017 |access-date=20 January 2021 |website=NextCloud |quote=Collabora Online is a powerful LibreOffice-based online office suite with collaborative editing, which supports all major document, spreadsheet and presentation file formats and works in all modern browsers}}</ref> Collabora Online also has local client applications for Android, Chromebooks, iOS, iPadOS, Linux, Mac and Windows.

=== Discontinued ===

==== NeoOffice ====
{{main|NeoOffice}}
[[NeoOffice]], an independent commercial port for [[Macintosh]] that tracked the main line of development, offered a native Mac OS X [[Aqua (user interface)|Aqua]] user interface before OpenOffice.org did.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 June 2007 |title=Information about NeoOffice |url=http://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php/NeoOffice |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506161723/http://neowiki.neooffice.org/index.php/NeoOffice |archive-date=6 May 2009 |access-date=22 April 2009 |publisher=[[NeoOffice]]}}</ref> Later versions are derived from Go-oo, rather than directly from OpenOffice.org.<ref name="go-oo-download" /> All versions from NeoOffice 3.1.1 to NeoOffice 2015 were based on OpenOffice.org 3.1.1, though latter versions included stability fixes from LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pluby |date=7 November 2013 |title=Mac App Store complaints |url=http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=64520#64520 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227032323/http://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=64520#64520 |archive-date=27 December 2013 |access-date=25 December 2013 |publisher=trinity.neooffice.org}}</ref> NeoOffice 2017 and later versions are fully based on LibreOffice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pluby |date=2 May 2017 |title=NeoOffice 2017 Beta Professional Edition released |url=https://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=65212#65212 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808033049/https://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=65212#65212 |archive-date=8 August 2017 |access-date=10 May 2017 |publisher=trinity.neooffice.org}}</ref>

==== Go-oo ====
{{main|Go-oo}}

The ooo-build [[Patch (computing)|patch]] set was started at [[Ximian]] in 2002, because Sun was slow to accept outside work on OpenOffice.org, even from corporate partners, and to make the build process easier on Linux. It tracked the main line of development and was not intended to constitute a fork.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 October 2003 |title=About ooo-build |url=http://ooo.ximian.com/ooo-build.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060410080023/http://ooo.ximian.com/ooo-build.html |archive-date=10 April 2006 |access-date=5 January 2013 |publisher=[[Ximian]] }}</ref> Most Linux distributions used,<ref>{{Cite web |last=James |first=Daniel |date=7 May 2007 |title=Meek not geek - Interview with Michael Meeks of OpenOffice.org |url=http://tuxdeluxe.org/node/184 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929232956/http://www.tuxdeluxe.org/node/184 |archive-date=29 September 2013 |access-date=1 October 2013 |website=Tux Deluxe }}</ref> and worked together on,<ref>{{Cite conference |last=Meeks |first=Michael |date=21–24 July 2004 |editor-last=Lockhart |editor-first=John W. |title=The World of OpenOffice |url=http://www.linuxsymposium.org/archives/OLS/Reprints-2004/Reprint-Meeks-OLS2004.pdf |conference=Linux Symposium 2004 |location=Ottawa, Ontario |volume=2 |pages=361–366 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502012130/http://www.linuxsymposium.org/archives/OLS/Reprints-2004/Reprint-Meeks-OLS2004.pdf |archive-date=2 May 2014 |access-date=1 October 2013 |conference-url=http://www.linuxsymposium.org/archives/OLS/Reprints-2004/ |book-title=Proceedings of the Linux Symposium |url-status=dead}}</ref> ooo-build.

Sun's contributions to OpenOffice.org had been declining for a number of years<ref name="ooo2008stats">{{Cite web |last=Meeks |first=Michael |date=10 October 2008 |title=Measuring the true success of OpenOffice.org |url=http://people.gnome.org/~michael/blog/ooo-commit-stats-2008.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202050329/http://people.gnome.org/~michael/blog/ooo-commit-stats-2008.html |archive-date=2 December 2012 |access-date=5 January 2013 |website=Stuff Michael Meeks is doing |publisher=People.gnome.org}}</ref> and some developers were unwilling to assign copyright in their work to Sun,<ref name="calcsolver">{{Cite web |last=Yoshida |first=Kohei |date=2 October 2007 |title=History of Calc Solver |url=http://kohei.us/2007/10/02/history-of-calc-solver/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118060456/http://kohei.us/2007/10/02/history-of-calc-solver/ |archive-date=18 January 2013 |access-date=3 January 2013 |website=Roundtrip to Shanghai via Tokyo}}</ref> particularly given the deal between Sun and IBM to license the code outside the LGPL.<ref name=lwn20110520/> On 2 October 2007, [[Novell]] announced that ooo-build would be available as a software package called Go-oo, not merely a patch set.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 October 2007 |title=2007-10-02: Tuesday |url=http://www.gnome.org/~michael/blog/2007-10-02.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506095725/http://www.gnome.org/~michael/blog/2007-10-02.html |archive-date=6 May 2009 |access-date=22 April 2009 |website=Stuff Michael Meeks is doing |publisher=People.gnome.org}}</ref> (The go-oo.org [[domain name]] had been in use by ooo-build as early as 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meeks |first=Michael |date=28 January 2005 |title=ooo-build 1.3.8 Announced |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/121441/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004231252/http://lwn.net/Articles/121441/ |archive-date=4 October 2013 |access-date=1 October 2013 |website=LWN.net}}</ref>) Sun reacted negatively, with [[Simon Phipps (programmer)|Simon Phipps]] of Sun terming it "a hostile and competitive fork".<ref name="lwngooo" /> Many [[free software]] advocates worried that Go-oo was a Novell effort to incorporate [[Microsoft]] technologies, such as Office Open XML, that might be vulnerable to [[software patent|patent]] claims.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Byfield |first=Bruce |date=7 January 2009 |title=OpenOffice.org vs. Go-OO: Cutting through the Gordian Knot |url=http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3794611_1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323073107/http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3794611_1 |archive-date=23 March 2009 |access-date=15 August 2015 |website=Datamation }}</ref> However, the office suite branded "OpenOffice.org" in most Linux distributions, having previously been ooo-build, soon in fact became Go-oo.<ref name="go-oo-download">{{Cite web |title=Download Go-OO!: Other derivatives |url=http://www.go-oo.org/download/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803034339/http://www.go-oo.org/download/ |archive-date=3 August 2010 |access-date=16 October 2013 |publisher=Go-oo.org }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bug #151829 in openoffice.org (Ubuntu): "Include go-oo in Ubuntu" |url=https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/151829/comments/5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501012532/https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/151829/comments/5 |archive-date=1 May 2011 |access-date=28 January 2009 |website=Launchpad.net |publisher=[[Canonical Ltd.]]}}</ref><ref name="linux.com">{{Cite web |last=Kereki |first=Federico |date=4 December 2008 |title=Go-OO: The best office suite you never knew you used |url=http://www.linux.com/feature/154364 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210192845/http://www.linux.com/feature/154364 |archive-date=10 February 2009 |access-date=26 July 2010 |publisher=Linux.com}}</ref>

Go-oo also encouraged outside contributions, with rules similar to those later adopted for LibreOffice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hillesley |first=Richard |date=29 January 2009 |title=Healthcheck: OpenOffice: Calling a cat a dog |url=http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Calling-a-cat-a-dog-746843.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208000702/http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Calling-a-cat-a-dog-746843.html |archive-date=8 December 2013 |access-date=26 June 2013 |website=The H Open |page=4 }}</ref> When LibreOffice forked, Go-oo was deprecated in favour of that project.

OpenOffice Novell edition was a supported version of Go-oo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ziem |first=Andrew |date=31 January 2008 |title=odf-converter 1.1 released |url=http://www.oooninja.com/2008/01/openxml-translator-odf-converter-11.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127233415/http://www.oooninja.com/2008/01/openxml-translator-odf-converter-11.html |archive-date=27 November 2012 |access-date=21 November 2012 |publisher=OpenOffice.org Ninja}}</ref>

==== IBM Lotus Symphony ====
{{main|IBM Lotus Symphony}}
The Workplace Managed Client in [[IBM Workplace]] 2.6 (23 January 2006<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 January 2006 |title=IBM Announces New Version of Workplace Products With Enhanced Support for Open Standards and Improved SOA Functionality |url=http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/19142.wss |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927083017/http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/19142.wss |archive-date=27 September 2013 |access-date=22 September 2013 |publisher=IBM}}</ref>) incorporated code from OpenOffice.org 1.1.4,<ref name="thonline2011" /> the last version under the SISSL. This code was broken out into a separate application as Lotus Symphony (30 May 2008<ref>{{Cite web |last=((Buzzmaster1)) |date=30 May 2008 |title=Announcing ----- IBM Lotus Symphony Version 1.0 is NOW AVAILABLE |url=http://www-03.ibm.com/software/lotus/symphony/buzz.nsf/web_DisPlayPlugin?open&unid=ED2B95285B0545B3862574A40074E7C6 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927083100/http://www-03.ibm.com/software/lotus/symphony/buzz.nsf/web_DisPlayPlugin?open&unid=ED2B95285B0545B3862574A40074E7C6 |archive-date=27 September 2013 |access-date=22 September 2013 |website=Lotus Symphony Buzz |publisher=IBM}}</ref>), with a new interface based on [[Eclipse (software)|Eclipse]]. Symphony 3.0 (21 October 2010<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brill |first=Ed |date=21 October 2010 |title=Lotus Symphony 3.0 now available |url=http://edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/lotus-symphony-3.0-now-available |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028215203/http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf/dx/lotus-symphony-3.0-now-available |archive-date=28 October 2010 |access-date=22 September 2013}}</ref>) was [[rebasing|rebased]] on OpenOffice.org 3.0, with the code licensed privately from Sun. IBM's changes were donated to the Apache Software Foundation in 2012, Symphony was deprecated in favour of Apache OpenOffice<ref name="brillblog" /> and its code was merged into Apache OpenOffice 4.0.<ref name="symphony_allegro_moderato">{{Cite web |last=Weir |first=Rob |date=21 January 2013 |title=Merging Lotus Symphony: Allegro moderato |url=https://blogs.apache.org/OOo/entry/merging_lotus_symphony_allegro_moderato |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125064416/https://blogs.apache.org/OOo/entry/merging_lotus_symphony_allegro_moderato |archive-date=25 November 2021 |access-date=23 July 2013 |publisher=Apache Software Foundation}}</ref>

==== StarOffice ====
{{main|StarOffice}}
Sun used OpenOffice.org as a base for its commercial proprietary StarOffice application software, which was OpenOffice.org with some added proprietary components. [[Sun acquisition by Oracle|Oracle bought Sun]] in January 2010 and quickly renamed StarOffice to Oracle Open Office.<ref name="oracleoojan2010">{{Cite web |date=January 2010 |title=Oracle Open Office: Features Overview: An Oracle White Paper |url=http://www.newformat.se/documents/oracle/oracle-open-office-features-overview-060550.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053420/http://www.newformat.se/documents/oracle/oracle-open-office-features-overview-060550.pdf |archive-date=21 September 2013 |access-date=20 September 2013 |publisher=Oracle Corporation}}</ref> Oracle discontinued development in April 2011.<ref name="oooclosurepr" />

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