I typically use libreoffice, but if I ever have the time to learn latex I’ll switch, I’ve heard nothing but good things aside from the learning curve
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The learning curve is actually pretty manageable. Took me an afternoon to be good enough to create lab reports for Uni. Creating your first template takes a bit but isn't super hard. Afterwards you can reuse that and only need to tweak.
This is the Tutorial I used. For an editor I'd suggest VSCode with LaTeX Workshop. (There's also LTeX which is a great grammar and spelling checker)
It's very difficult to learn, you just need to adapt to the Latex style of writing and Latex takes care of (almost) all the formatting.
org-mode's initial goal was to make writing latex easy. It can do a lot more today, I use it for pretty much everything text related.
If you're interested in trying out Emacs, check out Doom Emacs or Spacemacs.
I just wrote a book in Latex and it's really easy. You just learn as you go. The only problem was when a publisher required a docx-document. It was possible using pandex, but my end notes were all screwed up.
I use Markdown (very rarely LaTeX too) in Neovim, and LibreOffice for anything I can't do in Markdown.
Sometimes I'll start up the MarkdownPreview plugin I have, but typically I don't.
If I need to share it, I'll typically convert to PDF with pandoc or a random tool online if I can't get pandoc to work the way I want it.
OnlyOffice, I think it has the most polished UI and the LanguageTool plugin is really handy
I'd say 95% Markdown + Pandoc for when I make documents. The other 5% is LibreOffice.
When it comes time to make graphs and charts I really like wasting my time so I always try out something new (or old) to get the job done. Last time I used Pygal.
When it comes to dealing with docs from colleagues, it is all LibreOffice and Zathura.
similar here, vim + org mode plugin & emacs/pandoc to export
LibreOffice, I came for Linux support and PDF export... and stayed for the only Office that I know how to use 😄
Yeah this. And the #1 reason is probably that it is automatically shipped with the distro so the choice is made for me. I don't use office suites much for personal use though. At work I have to use the MS stuff (also a small percentage of the time) but at home LO seems more than sufficient.
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If I am forced to use word documents, then Onlyoffice.
Otherwise Latex for text and presentation (beamer).
For tables I use the terminal program sc-im, which also works with excel files.
I'm quite happy with libreoffice.
It can be a piece of crap sometimes but less so than MS Office.
With LO I have a passionate love-hate relationship.
With LO I have a passionate love-hate relationship.
I hear you! And both the love and the hate grow stronger over the years
Libreoffice usually, but I was a dedicated Google docs user for years and I do miss the auto-syncing since it meant I could never really lose my work but I've been trying to reduce my Google usage. I'm travelling at the moment (months long trip) so haven't been able to set up some sort of alternative system without access to all my devices.
Always used and will be using LibreOffice. It just works for me.
Depends on the use case. For my own stuff I usually use LibreOffice, for docx compability I use OnlyOffice and for presentations I use Latex with TexStudio.
markdown - vimwiki for notes latex, overleaf - for research OnlyOffice - for docx and pptx
I like Libreoffice but it breaks the documents more than OnlyOffice.
and sometimes I have to double check in office365 the presentations before giving them because its always a shared computer with windows installed...
LibreOffice, as I've been using it from soon after it was forked from OpenOffice and I'm used to it, and I don't think it's worth it to learn how to use another office suite when the one I use works fine for everything I need to do. I had tried OnlyOffice on another computer and I was positively impressed, but not quite enough to feel I should switch; in the end I only even use a small subset of the features LO has.
It's Google Docs for me. Even when I don't need its live collaboration features.
I mostly use Libre Office, and sometimes Gnome Office
Libre Office user for over a decade, recently moved to OnlyOffice and liking it a lot so far. Seems to do better with MS formats than LibreOffice, snappy and responsive. UI is cleaner IMO.
Libre is still good though.
Markdown for myself, Google Docs when I'm collaborating with others, and OnlyOffice after puking a little in my mouth for having received a docx or pptx by email.
LibreOffice. Been using it for the past 14 years, and I see no reason to stop now.
I'm using LibreOffice at the moment.
Me too. It is obnoxious as hell but it just works when you have to read and edit a doc your colleagues have sent you.
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The main problem for me is writing in RTL languages (right to left) I have a windows vm only for that use case
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LibreOffice and avoid MS trap&trash formats as much as I can
I don't know if it counts but I've been using pandoc for the entirety of my college life so far which includes creating presentations and writing papers. For collaboration with other students, we would usually use Google Docs. It's pretty much the standard nowadays.
I’m getting into Linux which ones would guys recommend?
You could try OnlyOffice, I believe it has better compatibility with .docx files in comparison to LibreOffice.
I’ve been using OnlyOffice and, as an M365 subscriber, would definitely recommend. The UI is also very similar to MS Office which can help new Linux users.
Anecdotally I’ve also found it snappier than Libre. But then I’m not a heavy office suite user so I’m sure others mileage may vary but it’s a perfect fit for my needs.
as the answers reflect: markdown for simple stuff (sou can convert with pandoc) and libreoffice for the more complex stuff and sheets especially (its preinstalled with most linux distros nowadays). documents of formal nature that exceed ~10 pages might work best in latex.
LibreOffice and OpenOffice are the two most popular I believe. One will usually come preinstalled on your distro (for me in Fedora it's LibreOffice.)
While I agree with LibreOffice as an option, no one should recommend OpenOffice anymore. Its just not well maintained.
Most people don't know this, but OpenOffice is pretty much dead. It hasn't been getting any real updates for quite a while. LibreOffice is pretty active and is the one you'd want to go with.
Source: check their repositories and also https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/LibreOffice-vs-OpenOffice
Locally I use LibreOffice, but I mostly spend time online using Collabora on my Nextcloud instance, and it works for the stuff I need.
OnlyOffice is the prettiest and most MS Office like, Libre seems the most widely compatible (RTL isn't really supported on onlyoffice for example)
I hardly ever use any Office. Docs and PowerPoint are legacy from typewriter age. I use wikis or git markdown in git repos. But if i need to use an office suite, it is google.
More and more I find myself using Google docs and sheets. It's nice that I can update things from my phone and easily share with people because everyone has a Google account.
Markdown for everything text-related.
I occasionally use libreoffice calc for when I need a spreadsheet.
Markdown is a good choice for text only. And I can easily convert it to pdf to share easily.
Except for stuff like libreoffice calc/excel.
What's your setup with markdown btw?
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I recently switched to only office. I.get a lot of .docx files cos of uni, and I found only office to have the least amount of bugs. Most of the files I got were broken in libreoffice due to reasons I wish I could understand. For note taking I just simply use neovim and write in a markdown file. For presentations I do the same and use marp to generate the slides from my markdown.
Mostly Markdown too, but I wouldn't call that an "office suite". I rarely use classic office suite software. If I have to, LibreOffice and at work I had to use — surprise — M$ Office.
Latex on VSCode for personal things or otherwise Overleaf for collab. Otherwise default to google docs/Librr Office
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