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Apache OpenOffice is a full-featured, cross-platform office suite compatible with all major office suites and 100s of file formats. Includes word processor, spreadsheet, database, presentations, drawing and math/formulas software.
Apache OpenOffice Portable is a modified version of Apache OpenOffice. Alternatively, X-ApacheOpenOffice is also available.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic compensation for dynamic drive letter in removable storage devices |
License: | Apache License 2.0 |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE to a folder of your choice. Launch ApacheOpenOffice.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | LibreOffice, FreeOffice |
What's new? |
See: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Releases |
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PAFuser
on 2016-09-02 20:49
Came across this today: "OpenOffice, after years of neglect, could shut down" at http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/09/openoffice-after-years-of-neglect-could-shut-down/
PAFuser
on 2017-12-29 03:27
https://portableapps.com/apps/office/openoffice_portable Version: 4.1.4 10/19/2017. Version: 4.1.5 is listed on OpenOffice site 12/28/2017 release.
DzejPy
on 2024-04-01 05:48
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The current version is 4.1.15 (22 December 2023). The changes are small and security related. |
jPortable (formerly Java Portable) allows you to easily add a Java runtime environment to your portable device. It can be used in combination with jPortable Launcher to open Java JAR programs (many with their settings made portable) or used automatically with Java-enabled apps like PortableApps.com versions of LibreOffice and OpenOffice as well as web browsers like Chrome/Chromium, Opera, SeaMonkey and Firefox.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Freeware / Partially Open Source |
How to extract: |
Download the EXE and install to the folder CommonFiles\Java relative to the applications that use Java. For example:
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What's new? |
See: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/8all-relnotes.html#R180_411 |
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SYSTEM
on 2011-03-06 07:57
I've got jPortable working with X-LibreOffice as well. :)
webfork
on 2011-06-21 21:50
freakazoid: jPortable can work independently of PA programs, including muCommander and some others I've tested. I tried to edit the entry to help give some idea of how to make that work.
REVerdi
on 2020-03-09 21:17
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CommonFiles\Java64 don't need to be at the root of the app folder. |
LibreOffice is a complete productivity suite including word processor, spreadsheet, presentations, database, drawing tool and more. Includes strong compatibility for 100s of file formats including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio etc.). The program is similar to OpenOffice, a program that it was derived from, but has added many new features and improvements.
LibreOffice Portable is a special build developed in conjunction with the publisher. On systems without Java installed, some functions such as document creation wizards and the Base database application etc. can be enabled by adding jPortable, though this is optional and can be skipped if those functions are not needed. Alternatively, X-LibreOffice (64-bit version) is also available.
Other available portable versions:
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic compensation for dynamic drive letter in removable storage devices |
License: | GPL/LGPL |
How to extract: | Download the portable installer and install to a folder of your choice. Launch LibreOfficePortable.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | OpenOffice, FreeOffice |
What's new? | See: https://www.libreoffice.org/download/release-notes/ |
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CornHolio the Gringo
on 2020-08-28 22:29
LibreOffice 6.4.7 is last ever version for 6 series?
NunoEFSilva
on 2021-05-01 12:41
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The most capable Portable Freeware Office. |
DocFetcher indexes your computer, making the contents of a wide variety of files instantly searchable. Selecting a search result shows a preview of the file with text highlighted and without formatting. You can filter results by location, file type, minimum and/or maximum filesize and more. The program can index Microsoft Office, OpenOffice/LibreOffice, PDF, RTF, EPUB, HTML and more formats from drives, external volumes, archive files and Outlook .PST files (some .OST files also work).
The program supports complex searches via wildcards, proximity, ranges, "fuzzy" terms, and more using Lucene search. You can also do standard file name search via "filename:searchterm." The program is cross-platform and functional on OS X and Linux, as well as 64-bit Windows.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Java Runtime Environment 1.7 or higher, see forum for use with Java Portable. |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Eclipse Public License |
How to extract: |
Download the "portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch DocFetcher.exe. If you see a memory error (very rare): either reduce the size/number of files indexed or do the following (64-bit Java only):
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Similar/alternative apps: | SearchMyFiles |
What's new? | See: https://sourceforge.net/p/docfetcher/wiki/ChangeLog/ |
Latest comments |
webfork
on 2015-06-30 01:35
Tremendous search program that has saved me again and again, finding files and content that other programs miss. Each version seems to add to the pile of file formats it can index. As a result, it's on every machine I own and some I don't.
MoisheP
on 2018-06-17 01:13
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DocFetcher indexes many formats, such as LibreOffice documents, that Microsoft Search (aka Cortana) does not, or does incompletely. It also uses far less CPU time, once the initial indexing is completed, than MS. DocFetcher also runs on Linux. Results can be sorted by likelihood of match, as well as filename, type, date etc. Only downside is that it requires Java. |
Office Image Extraction Wizard allows you to easily extract images from many productivity programs and ebook formats, saving them as normal picture files on your hard drive. Images are extracted in their original format without additional processing or re-compression.
Supports MS Office, LibreOffice/OpenOffice, Apple iWorks, Flash, ePub, CHM and more.
Functional in 64-bit.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application Folder |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Office Image Extraction Wizard.exe. |
What's new? | Full changelog at https://www.rlvision.com/officewiz/about.php. |
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webfork
on 2016-10-21 21:27
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I recently had a lot of trouble getting other tools to output to images and this saved me. Although I came close with using LibreOffice to export to HTML, Office Extractor caught an additional image that was embedded in the Word file header. |
Gnumeric is a fast, accurate, fully-featured spreadsheet that supports a wide array of file formats. It supports all the worksheet functions in MS Excel, as well as many advanced analytical and computation functions. Will open/edit files from a variety of spreadsheet programs including Excel, OpenOffice.org, LibreOffice, Lotus 1-2-3, and more.
Cross-platform with clients available for Mac and Linux).
Gnumeric Portable is a wrapper for standard Gnumeric. An alternative package is X-Gnumeric.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic compensation for dynamic drive letter in removable storage devices |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch GnumericPortable.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | LibreOffice (Calc) |
What's new? |
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Wolfghost
on 2013-12-30 14:00
Gen: Variant.Kazy.197178 (libxslt-1.dll) was blocked and removed by F-Secure !!
bitcoin
on 2020-04-05 13:31
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can someone add the date to this program? |
AbiWord is a fast, basic word processor with live collaboration capabilities and broad file support. Includes support for tables, images, equations, fonts, paragraph settings, print options, etc. Drawn from a cross-platform code base, the program can open and save to a wide variety of file types including Word (.doc and .docx files), OpenOffice, and many more. Includes writing collaboration with other AbiWord users over the internet using a direct IP connection. Online help documention can be found here.
AbiWord Portable is from PortableApps.com. X-AbiWord is also available. These two version 2.8.6 packages omitted grammar and other plugins. A package for AbiWord 2.9.2 has all the plugins and can be found here.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch AbiWordPortable.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | LibreOffice (Writer) |
What's new? |
Core:
Cross-platform:
Office OpenXML:
Charts:
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webfork
on 2011-01-10 21:57
darkest: Abiword's image support isn't great. I recommend SoftMaker Office (http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=1463).
juvera
on 2011-11-12 14:21
Version 2.9.1 is available at sourceforge:
JohnTHaller
on 2011-11-13 17:17
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juvera: 2.9.1 is a development test, not a stable release. That's why PortableApps.com has the 2.8.x version listed as primary and then 2.9.x as a test for users to try out. PortableFreeware.com doesn't list development tests. |
Free PDF Editor allows you to insert text and images into text and image boxes, as well as rectangles and ellipses. Within a text box, you can change font, alignment, size, and color. Useful for creating quick-and-dirty PDFs without having to use OpenOffice or having access to a print-to-PDF program.
NOTE: This program merely exports to PDFs and cannot open them.
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Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the EXE to a folder of your choice. Launch FreePDFEditor.exe. |
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VaranusK
on 2010-03-24 09:36
I guess this is a PDF *creator* and not editor... useful to create a PDF from scratch but can not edit existing ones...
Nate
on 2010-03-24 18:14
It shouldn't be included in as a PDF editor.
robzuc
on 2015-07-14 08:59
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As in 2010 year comments, this is not a real editor: it just can't open any pdf file. |