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View documents using LibreOffice

LibreOffice is one of the most popular alternatives to Microsoft Office 365, letting you create, view and edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations on your PC for free. But the LibreOffice app for Android phones and tablets was abandoned in 2020, due to “lack of maintenance”, and when it was revived last year you could only install it through the third-party app store F-Droid (www.snipca.com/48963).

Thankfully, that’s now changed and LibreOffice Viewer is now officially available from the Google Play Store (www.snipca.com/48964). Incorporating more than 200 improvements, the revamped app works more efficiently and reliably with the latest versions on Android, which should help boost its poor user rating on the Play Store.

LibreOffice Viewer uses thethem from your mobile device and export them as PDF files (see screenshot left).

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