14 DAY TRIAL // The Document Foundation rolled out a new version of LibreOffice, the open-source productivity suite that is generally considered the best alternative to the more expensive Microsoft Office.
Just as expected, LibreOffice 6.4.6 is available on all supported desktop platforms, and these include Windows, Linux, and macOS.
This is the sixth revision of LibreOffice 6.4, and it’s quite an important release, as its purpose is to further refine the experience with the Office suite and resolve the issues that users have previously come across.
Earlier this month, The Document Foundation announced LibreOffice 7, a massive update that brings with tons of improvements for all built-in tools. However, version 7 is recommended for power users, while the organization says that LibreOffice 6.4.6 should be installed by those who expect nothing more than the most stable experience with this product.
“LibreOffice 6.4.6 is optimized for use in every environment, even by more conservative users, as it now includes several months of work on bug fixes. Users of LibreOffice 6.3.6 and previous versions should update to LibreOffice 6.4.6, as this is now the best choice in term of robustness for their productivity needs,” The Document Foundation says.
Bug fixes and document compatibility improvements
As for what’s new in today’s update, it’s just the regular: bug fixes and document compatibility improvements, with the latter still the best news for pretty much everybody installing LibreOffice.
Why is that? All because LibreOffice is the top alternative to Microsoft Office, which means that everything must run as smoothly as possible when working with documents created in Microsoft’s suite. So technically, these updates are essential for the overall experience, regardless of the platform.
Needless to say, if you’re a LibreOffice user, you are recommended to update to this new release as soon as possible. At the same time, you can also give a try to LibreOffice 7.0.