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[–] UltraBlack@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Word is a terrible requirement. Look into onlyoffice, libreoffice or tex.

[–] Glitchvid@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Not a requirement, but a preference.

Onlyoffice looks like it might be good, I'll give it a try.

Can't stand libreoffice, it feels much like Office 2007 which was the worst version I ever had to use — fixed with 2013 and 2016, but libre hasn't caught up.

[–] Matty_r@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Collabora has also released a desktop version. I've been giving it a go and its UI is pretty nice, but its still fairly buggy at the moment. Keeping an eye on it for sure.

[–] UltraBlack@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Collabora is frankly terrible compared to onlyoffice.

[–] Luckyfriend222@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I concur. If you want ‘basically word with a different logo’ use OnlyOffice. Collabora is not there.