NeoOffice
NeoOffice is a macOS office suite for creating and editing word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation documents on Mac.
What is NeoOffice?
NeoOffice is a native macOS office suite designed for users who need desktop tools for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations. It can open, edit, and save older OpenOffice and LibreOffice documents, making it useful for people who still work with legacy office files. The app includes Mac-focused features such as native tabs, full screen support, Mac Services integration, grammar checking, and file locking for documents stored in iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or network locations. Users may encounter NeoOffice in home, school, or office workflows where compatibility with older document formats matters more than support for the newest Microsoft Office features. NeoOffice is published for Mac and runs as a local desktop application rather than a browser-based editor. Patrick Luby is historically associated with the project, but the currently published Mac App Store listing identifies a different developer name and notes that the NeoOffice project is no longer active.
Key features
- Create and edit text documents for everyday writing and document work
- Work with spreadsheets for tables, calculations, and data organization
- Build and present slide decks for reports, classes, and meetings
- Open and save older OpenOffice and LibreOffice document formats
- Use native macOS tabs and full screen mode while working
- Restore earlier document versions through macOS version browsing
- Lock shared files to reduce edit conflicts on cloud or network drives
- Use Mac grammar checking, text highlighting, and Services integration
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Safety overview
Status: Use with caution
NeoOffice is legitimate productivity software, but users should be cautious because the currently available Mac App Store listing says the NeoOffice project is no longer active and identifies a developer name that differs from Patrick Luby. An inactive office suite may receive limited future fixes, and older document engines can have weaker compatibility with newer file formats. If you still use it, avoid opening untrusted documents and confirm that the app came from the Mac App Store or another source you intentionally chose.
Recommendation: Keep NeoOffice if you rely on it for older OpenOffice or LibreOffice files or if a specific workflow still depends on its Mac-specific features. If you do not use it, removing it is usually fine. For ongoing office work, especially with newer LibreOffice or Microsoft Office documents, consider moving to a currently maintained alternative before you uninstall it.
Common paths
/Applications/NeoOffice.app
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/org.neooffice.NeoOffice.plist
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