Written in C++ and with documented APIs licensed under the LGPL and SISSL Open Source licenses, allows any knowledgeable developer to benefit from the source. Additional ports, such as for FreeBSD, IRIX, and Mac OS X, are in various stages of completion. runs stably and natively on Solaris, Linux (including PPC Linux), and Windows.
Localizations of are available in 27 languages with more being constantly added by the community. Sophisticated and flexible, also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including Microsoft's.
It includes the key desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to other office suites. is an Open Source, community-developed, multiplatform office-productivity suite.