Apache OpenOffice

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Dem still dey call am openoffice, ooo, apache openoffice, openoffice.org

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Di older OpenOffice line wey dey hosted now for Apache. Calc Windows image na scalc.exe. LibreOffice na di active fork pass. Dem no be di same download.

Wetin you need know

Apache OpenOffice na di older line. LibreOffice na di active fork.

openoffice.org still dey ship Apache OpenOffice. scalc.exe na Calc inside dat suite. LibreOffice na The Document Foundation fork wey get different version number and different website.

Wetin e be?: Di older Apache OpenOffice suite
Same as LibreOffice?: No. LibreOffice na the active fork
Calc process?: scalc.exe inside dis suite

Feex tok say

If di About box write Apache Software Foundation, na OpenOffice be dis, no be LibreOffice. I no go treat 4.1 installer as current TDF build.

Wetin be Apache OpenOffice?

Apache OpenOffice na di Apache-hosted office suite. Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Math, and Base dey ship together. Dis article dey use scalc.exe because na dat one be di TSV process for Calc. LibreOffice na different foundation and different release train.

If you never use am before

If guide still talk say "download OpenOffice", check di site. Apache OpenOffice dey for openoffice.org and dey stay on di 4.1 line. LibreOffice na di 2010 fork wey still dey release frequent Windows 64-bit builds. Dem no dey share installer. Calc na scalc.exe inside dis suite.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Calc spreadsheets

scalc.exe na OpenOffice Calc. LibreOffice Calc na different binary from different vendor folder.

Writer and Impress

Documents and slides inside OpenDocument formats. Microsoft OOXML export weak pass LibreOffice current builds.

Legacy OpenOffice templates

Old .ott / .ots files from di 2000s still dey open here. Na di reason why some shops never move be dat.

Na who e dey for?

Orgs pinned to Apache OpenOffice image
People wey dey follow 2010s "get OpenOffice" handout
Anybody wey suppose switch di download go LibreOffice unless dem get reason not to

Current status

Maintenance releases on di 4.1 line. The Document Foundation and Apache both talk say di projects don scatter go different ways. Dis article na about Apache OpenOffice on Windows.

How old e be?

OpenOffice.org 1.0 ship for 2002 from Sun StarOffice line. Apache take di project for 2011. Di last major feature line still be 4.1, with occasional maintenance. LibreOffice comot for 2010 and na im be di more active descendant.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Apache OpenOffice 4.1 line

OpenOffice.org 3.x

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	Windows versions wey Apache list for di 4.1 installer wey you download
RAM	Reach for Windows plus di suite. Big Calc books go want more

Resource profile

CPU demand: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
scalc.exe	OpenOffice Calc. Writer and Impress na sibling exes inside di same suite
soffice.exe	Suite launcher on many installs
swriter.exe	OpenOffice Writer

Startup components

OpenOffice dey start when you open document. Quickstarter option fit remain. Na dis suite be dat, no be LibreOffice.

File locations

Common Apache OpenOffice locations
Typical install	C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice 4\program\scalc.exe

File formats

ODTODSODPDOCXLSPPTPDF

Common wahala dem

Guides dey mix di two names

Page wey talk OpenOffice and link to libreoffice.org dey describe di fork. Dis article na Apache tree.

Security and 64-bit Windows

TDF comparison talk about slower updates and say no official Windows 64-bit / Apple Silicon story dey compared to LibreOffice. Read both vendor pages before you standardize.

How to get unstuck

Read di About box

Apache OpenOffice dey put name Apache Software Foundation. LibreOffice dey put name The Document Foundation. If dose strings match di other article, you don install di sibling.

Install only from openoffice.org/download if you really want dis line

"OpenOffice free" search ad na junk path. Di Apache project page na di real source.

If you want current OOXML export, use LibreOffice instead

Dat na project choice, no be Windows repair. Uninstall dis suite before you pack both of dem on di same file types.

Alternatives

LibreOffice na di usual replacement. Microsoft 365 and ONLYOFFICE dey overlap for documents. No install both OpenOffice and LibreOffice as "di same app".

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download	www.openoffice.org/download/ Official installer or vendor page
Help	www.openoffice.org/support/ Vendor support
Official site	www.openoffice.org/ Start here, no be random exe host
Apache project	openoffice.apache.org/ Incubator / project home for Apache

Related hardware

Di suite fit run on simple PCs. Wetin dey usually limit am na file fidelity and how fast updates dey come, no be GPU.

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

Apache OpenOffice official site · Vendor product page
Apache OpenOffice help · Vendor support
LibreOffice vs OpenOffice (TDF) · Di fork comparison table
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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