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LibreOffice blasts 'fake open source' OnlyOffice for working with Microsoft to lock users in
(blog.documentfoundation.org)
this post was submitted on 21 Feb 2026
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False information. LibreOffice nowadays has multiple types of interfaces to choose from, including some matching more modern MS office. Give it another try.
It still has idiosyncrasies that create friction. Looking like it's from early 2000s is much less of a problem imo than confusing buttons and unintuitive workflows. E: It's also strangely laggy and multimonitor support on wayland is still not fixed
I last ran serious testing a year ago. I ended up going with OnlyOffice. Despite some drawbacks, it was an easier switch that offered less friction and better file compatibility coming from MS.
They should default to a more modern interface rather than asking newbies to make the change.