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Best open source alternative to Pages and Numbers

Mostly Adequate

Mostly Adequate

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I have an M4 Mac with Tahoe.

Now that Pages and Numbers (and Keynote, which admittedly I’ve never used) are subscription only, can anyone suggest which is the best and most compatible open source office suite for Mac OS?
 
Mostly Adequate said:
I have an M4 Mac with Tahoe.

Now that Pages and Numbers (and Keynote, which admittedly I’ve never used) are subscription only, can anyone suggest which is the best and most compatible open source office suite for Mac OS?
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Keynote, Number, and Pages are not subscription only. I installed the new versions and they work just fine without me having to pay a cent, just like the previous versions. You only have to pay for a subscription if you want to use the new AI features or premium templates, which I don't, or want all the apps that make up the Apple Creator Studio, none of which I want.

I use Numbers and Pages for a few dozen documents on my iMac. I've never used Keynote. Maybe one day I will. For me, the new versions are simply updates with the new Liquid Glass interface, perhaps some minor new features, bug fixes, but that's it.

The only difference is if I go to choose a New Template, something I don't do that often, I see an ad for the full ACS subscription that mentions new premium templates. I don't need them, so I just ignore the ad. The dozens and dozens of templates there were there before are still there, and that's all I need for my needs.
 
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I really appreciate that Libre is in the App Store, really think apple would strengthen the App Store giving open source software a break to have more in there.
 
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cSalmon said:
I really appreciate that Libre is in the App Store, really think apple would strengthen the App Store giving open source software a break to have more in there.
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There is nothing stopping them from putting their apps in the app store besides the $99 a year developer fee
 
LibreOffice is $9 in the App Store; it is free on its website.

Should it not properly be called donorware? A term you don't hear often these days. You can use it, un-crippled, for free but if you keep it, a donation to keep it funded is certainly in order given all the $$ you have saved not buying the Microsloth product. I gave them a generous donation six months after downloading it when I saw that I'd be using it forever and I suggest to all the seniors I help to install it that they do likewise.
 
Hajj.david said:
There is nothing stopping them from putting their apps in the app store besides the $99 a year developer fee
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Many common open source licenses contain language that's incompatible with Apple's App Store terms of service (moreso on the iOS/iPad side than the Mac side). Things like freedom to access source code and ability to edit and redistribute the app as you see fit. Since FOSS developers can just distribute for the Mac outside of the App Store to avoid these restrictions many choose to do so.
 
LibreOffice on App Stores:
"You can download LibreOffice for free directly from our website, for Windows, macOS and Linux, and install it yourself. However, if you'd like to get it through the Microsoft Store or Mac App Store, you can do it here:
Microsoft Store (LibreOffice for Windows)
Mac App Store (LibreOffice for macOS)
These versions are free software (as in open source) but there's a small charge to cover the effort of putting software in the app stores, and to help develop the software (and build our communities)."
https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-from-microsoft-and-mac-app-stores/
https://apps.apple.com/app/libreoffice/id1630474372
 
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