cm0002Nov 29

Collabora Office Brings Its Online UI to the Desktop on Linux, Windows, and macOS

https://lemmy.cafe/post/27621131

Collabora Office Brings Its Online UI to the Desktop on Linux, Windows, and macOS - Lemmy Cafe

>Collabora Productivity has announced the release of the first desktop version of its Collabora Office, bringing the full Collabora Online interface to Linux, Windows, and macOS as a native application. > >For those who haven’t heard of the app, Collabora Office is an open-source office suite derived from the LibreOffice codebase, offering tools for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and vector graphics. > >Until now, its most modern user interface—the one used in Collabora Online (COOL)—was available only in the browser. With this release, that interface is now packaged as a local desktop app running entirely offline.

Show threadsocphoenixNov 29
I don’t get what the point of this is when libreoffice is already a thing…
Show threadPrathasNov 29
Huh? LibreOffice isn’t on Android while Collabora is. That’s kind of important, no?
Show threadsocphoenixNov 29
I’m happy they’re on mobile, it’s better than nothing but I don’t particularly like them or their layout on mobile. Because of that I don’t see why I’d want them on the desktop when I’d frankly usually prefer to rdp into a Remote Desktop over use their mobile app.
Show threadPrathas
But what if you don’t have a machine turned on at the time, or don’t have the means nor willingness for a server setup? That’s when a Droid app becomes indispensable, and that’s why I personally deal with the downfalls of Collabora to at least have that capability.
Dec 7 at 5:00amWeb
Show threadsocphoenixDec 7
Sure and my gripe small as it is is about the DESKTOP app. I don’t see a reason for what feels like libreoffice but worse on the desktop when there are already so many better apps for desktops.