Download OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 Final

[Melville]

Updated routine pending further innovations that will occur with the release of version 3.1, Openoffice.org 3.0.1 is now available for download in many languages, including French. On the news, the release notes simply refer to the emergence of a grammar and a locking system shared files more efficiently. This new version should also convey a lot of bug fixes and optimizations.

Lovers of the famous suite of free will wait about two months to get real news in the day. Sophie Gautier, who leads the OpenOffice.org project in France, revealed on his blog just a few of the planned changes in version 3.1, especially at the interface, menus, or management of the notes at the bottom of page.

Download OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

[Melville]

OpenOffice.org is an open-source, multiplatform and multilingual office suite comparable with MS Office.

It is compatible with all other major office suites and is free to download, use, and distribute. It was previously known as StarOffice before it became an open-source project. OpenOffice comes with OpenWriter - a word processor, OpenCalc - a spreadsheet and OpenImpress - a presentational package.

• The first office suite to use the new OASIS OpenDocument format, the future-proof international standard for office software
• Easy to install, with a whole new look and feel, matched to the type of computer in use
• More intuitive, more easy to use than ever, with a host of new usability features
• Complete with Base: an easy-to-use database manager with a fully integrated database
• Compatible with other software packages - now understands even obscure and rarely used features in major competitors.

You may download OpenOffice.org completely free of any licence fees, use it for any purpose - private, educational, government and public administration, commercial - and pass on copies free of charge to family, friends, students, employees, etc.

[racer]

OpenOffice.org is an open-source, multi platform and multilingual office suite comparable with MS Office. It is compatible with all other major office suites and is free to download, use, and distribute. It was previously known as StarOffice before it became an open-source project. Open Office comes with OpenOffice Writer - a word processor, OpenCalc - a spreadsheet and OpenImpress - a presentational package.

Changelog: http://development.openoffice.org/releases/3.0.1.html

Download: http://download.openoffice.org/index.html

[RedZot]

Version 3 includes support for Office 2007 files, improvement to the Commenting/Notes feature, multi-page views, spreadsheet collaboration, and other bug-fixes and updates.

[Glenny]

OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 is easy to learn, and if you're already using another office software package, you'll take to OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 straight away. And if you already have files from another office package - OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 will probably read them with no difficulty.

[JonathanD]

The latest versions of OpenOffice have seen a spurt of growth in the extensions available for the program. These include templates for professional writers, an export tool for bidirectional functionality with Google Docs, blog publishing, and others.