OpenOffice.org Aqua

Compatible with other major office suites, OpenOffice.org is free to download, use, and distribute. Download it now, and get:

• Writer: a word processor you can use for anything from writing a quick letter to producing an entire book.
• Calc: a powerful spreadsheet with all the tools you need to calculate, analyse, and present your data in numerical reports or sizzling graphics.
• Impress: the fastest, most powerful way to create effective multimedia presentations.
• Draw: lets you produce everything from simple diagrams to dynamic 3D illustrations.
• Base: lets you manipulate databases seamlessly. Create and modify tables, forms, queries, and reports, all from within OpenOffice.org
• Math: lets you create mathematical equations with a graphic user interface or by directly typing your formulas into the equation editor.

What is new in this release:

• Printing now uses an aqua native print dialog
• Various bugs, crashes, performance, and cosmetic improvements
• The native file picker should work now (though there are 2 unlabeled checkboxes)
• The QuickStarter is now supported on Mac OS X issue 67502
• Copy and Paste now works in the Hyperlink dialog issue 78680
• Icons are no longer shown in the menus by default on Mac OS X issue 77595
• Extentions can now be installed through the GUI issue 83126
• Improved scrolling when using a scroll wheel issue 84825 issue 85511
• Real version number is shown in the Mac OS X Finder's Get Info Window.
• The recent items list in the Apple menu is now populated issue 85739
• Faster loading and saving of files issue 85798
• New Start Centre issue 85963 Blog Post

There are a number of things that do not work in this version. Please do not report anything in the following list. The known issues include:

• OpenOffice.org still has problems with Aqua's device resolution indepence
• Opening a document to open in OpenOffice.org from another application, such as the Finder, Mail or Safari, will mean that OpenOffice.org will open with a blank document. You need to open all documents from within OpenOffice.org
• Starting OpenOffice.org from a shared/remote folder does not work

Requirements:

latest Java 1.5 from Apple