KOffice
The KOffice suite includes the following applications:
Productivity Applications
- KWord - A frame-based word processor that can work in two modes: page oriented or layout oriented
- KSpread - A powerful spreadsheet application.
- KPresenter - A full-featured presentation program.
- Kexi - An integrated environment for creating databases and database applications.
Creativity Applications
- Kivio - A Visio®-style flowcharting application.
- Karbon14 - A vector drawing application.
- Krita - A layered pixel image manipulation application
Management Application
- KPlato - An integrated project management and planning tool.
Supporting Applications
- KChart - An integrated graph and chart drawing tool.
- KFormula - A powerful formula editor.
- Kugar - A tool for generating business quality reports.
Compatibility Information
- Supported file formats - Information about compatibility with files created using other programs and applications
Openoffice
OpenOffice.org 2 - Product Description
Compatible with other major office suites,
- Writer Writer – a word processor you can use for anything from writing a quick letter to producing an entire book.
- Spreadsheet Calc – a powerful spreadsheet with all the tools you need to calculate, analyse, and present your data in numerical reports or sizzling graphics.
- Presentation Impress – the fastest, most powerful way to create effective multimedia presentations.
- Vector drawing tool Draw – lets you produce everything from simple diagrams to dynamic 3D illustrations.
- Database Base – lets you manipulate databases seamlessly. Create and modify tables, forms, queries, and reports, all from within OpenOffice.org
- Mathematical function creator Math – lets you create mathematical equations with a graphic user interface or by directly typing your formulas into the equation editor.
Gnumeric
The Gnumeric spreadsheet is part of the GNOME desktop environment: a project to create a free, user friendly desktop environment.
The goal of Gnumeric is to be the best possible spreadsheet. They are not attempting to clone existing applications. However, Gnumeric can read files saved with other spreadsheets and we offer a customizable feel that attempts to minimize the costs of transition.
AbiWord
To quote the AbiWord webiste: "Like most Open Source projects, AbiWord started as a cathedral, but has become more like a bazaar. AbiWord is part of a larger project known as AbiSource, which was started by the SourceGear Corporation. The goal of the project was the development of a cross-platform, Open Source office suite beginning with AbiWord, the project's word processor".
"SourceGear released the source code to AbiWord and a developer community quickly formed around the project. SourceGear has since then stopped working on the project."
"The developer community has since then continued to make improvements and increase the quality of AbiWord. Version 1.0 was released in April 2002, followed by Version 2.0 in September 2003, 2.2 in December 2004 and 2.4 in September 2005. ". End Quote.
The latest stable release as at 02/07/2007 is version 2.4.6