LibreOffice
LibreOffice is a free, open-source office suite for creating documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and more on macOS.
What is LibreOffice?
LibreOffice is a desktop office productivity suite published by The Document Foundation, a non-profit organization that stewards the project. On macOS, it is typically installed as an application bundle and provides separate tools for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, databases, and formula editing within one suite. It is widely used as an alternative to Microsoft Office and supports the OpenDocument format as well as many Microsoft Office file types. Users commonly encounter it when opening or editing work, school, or personal documents without subscribing to a commercial office platform. LibreOffice also includes PDF export, templates, extensions, and macro or script support for advanced workflows. The bundle ID provided here appears to reference a LibreOffice scripting component rather than the main app identity, so app-specific background items and data paths may vary by installation and version.
Key features
- Create and edit text documents with Writer
- Work with spreadsheets, formulas, charts, and data tables in Calc
- Build slide presentations with Impress
- Make diagrams, vector drawings, and simple page layouts in Draw
- Open and save many Microsoft Office document formats
- Export documents directly to PDF
- Use templates, extensions, and macros for custom workflows
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
LibreOffice is a well-known open-source office suite maintained by The Document Foundation and is generally safe when downloaded from the official LibreOffice website. Documents and macros can still carry risk, so be cautious with files from untrusted sources and avoid enabling macros unless you trust the document.
Recommendation: Keep it if you use it for documents, spreadsheets, presentations, or compatibility with Office files. If you no longer use LibreOffice, removing the app is usually reasonable, but review any user documents, templates, extensions, and custom macros you may still need first.
Common paths
/Applications/LibreOffice.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/LibreOffice
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/LibreOffice
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/org.libreoffice.script.plist
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