Office suites

Several office suites are available with Ubuntu. An office suite is a collection of office applications which can be used together to accomplish a variety of tasks.

  • OpenOffice.org is installed by default. It offers good compatibility with Microsoft Office and has many professional features.

  • GNOME Office is an optional office suite, with an emphasis on simplicity and ease of use.

  • KOffice is an office suite designed for KDE. It is very comprehensive and offers several novel features, including a high degree of integration between different applications in the suite.

Table 1. Comparison of office suite features

Component OpenOffice.org GNOME Office KOffice
Word Processor X X X
Spreadsheet X X X
Presentation Editor X   X
Database X X X
Drawing/Illustration Editor X X X
Image Editor   X X
Technical Diagram/Flowchart Editor   X X
Project Planner   X X
Formula Editor X   X
Report Designer     X

An X denotes that the office suite has a particular feature.