After 6 patch releases for NeoOffice 2.2.3, NeoOffice.org, the guys behind your favorite suite of office apps, have updated the program to version 2.2.4. While not adding much - although among the new features we can count native floating tool windows, magnify and swipe trackpad gestures and more - the update proves that developers are restless when it comes to nailing down bugs and adding new functionality to the free suite.

NeoOffice is a full-featured set of office applications developed especially for Mac OS X and it includes word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing and database programs. The application is based on the OpenOffice.org office suite, it integrates native Mac features and it has the ability to import, edit and exchange files with other office programs.

Most Microsoft Office 2007 Word, Excel and PowerPoint files are supported, as well as Excel VBA Macros. Neo 2.2.3 brought (QuickTime) video support to the suite for the first time (but only for Mac OS X 10.4.x and higher), with the ability to import images from scanners and cameras, for different kinds of projects. NeoOffice version 2.2.3 also brings command-clicking on window title bar and Mac OS X Leopard grammar checking support.

The latest NeoOffice patch for version 2.2.3 fixed a great deal of problems, some of which being: the presence of PostScript fonts caused incorrect characters to be displayed; using a hidden Mac OS X setting for double arrows at both ends of the scrollbar caused the scroll arrows not to function; the "Export to PDF" function incorrectly applied PDF security settings; a bug on Mac OS X 10.5 where file locking on local volumes worked incorrectly.

This doesn't mean Neo 2.2.4 won't have bugs, but for now, here's what the new version brings:

NeoOffice 2.2.4 puts the Media Browser support back into place, adding native floating tool windows and magnify & swipe trackpad gestures for MacBook users. For those who've had trouble with horizontal scrolling in NeoOffice 2.2.3, horizontal scroll wheel support has also been added in 2.2.4.

NeoOffice 2.2.4 requires that you have 512 MB of memory and 400 MB of free space on your hard drive. Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later is also necessary.

Click HERE to upgrade to NeoOffice 2.2.4 now.