# Apache OpenOffice

Application: Apache Software Foundation

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

Apache Software Foundation, Productivity

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

| 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.

| 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

| Typical install | C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice 4\program\scalc.exe |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |

## File formats

ODT, ODS, ODP, DOC, XLS, PPT, PDF

## 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.

| Download       | [www.openoffice.org/download/ ](https://www.openoffice.org/download/)Official installer or vendor page |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Help           | [www.openoffice.org/support/ ](https://www.openoffice.org/support/)Vendor support                      |
| Official site  | [www.openoffice.org/ ](https://www.openoffice.org/)Start here, no be random exe host                   |
| Apache project | [openoffice.apache.org/ ](https://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

Technical details

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

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[LibreOffice: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/libreoffice/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [Apache OpenOffice official site ](https://www.openoffice.org/)· Vendor product page
- [Apache OpenOffice help ](https://www.openoffice.org/support/)· Vendor support
- [LibreOffice vs OpenOffice (TDF) ](https://www.libreoffice.org/libreoffice-vs-openoffice/)· Di fork comparison table
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

## Dis article make sense to you?

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Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: Apache Software Foundation

  **Category**: Office suite

  **Process**: scalc.exe

  **License**: Apache License 2.0

  **First released**: 2002

  **Official site**: [openoffice.org](https://www.openoffice.org/)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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