X-LibreOffice

Office suites are indeed essential to most computers, even if you’re not necessarily one who often works with documents, spreadsheets, or presentations. The general idea is that it’s good to have software like such installed, because you never know when you might need it.

Microsoft 365, as it’s called now, is no doubt a dependable solution, but it does cost quite a bit. X-LibreOffice offers you the benefits of the Libre Office suite in portable form, making it a click-and-run solution that can be put on a USB stick and used at no charge.

Libre Office is a popular choice among the FOSS crowd, and for good reason. This solution effectively grants users access to the full capabilities of the suite without requiring installation, which is an impressive feat in itself.

As such, you can expect to use the Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Math, and Base functionalities just as you would normally, which you can boot up through the launcher. Even if you’re migrating from 365, acclimating shouldn’t be too difficult, as the interfaces across programs follow a somewhat familiar design.

With this being a click-and-run solution, you can start working on your documents, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, vectors, and math formulas right away. Closing a document will bring you back to the launcher interface, which will let you interact with the aforementioned Writer, Calc, Impress, and other functionalities. Don’t forget to save your work before doing that, though.

LibreOffice is all the better with extensions and templates to quicken your work, and they’re not absent here. Extensions can be added through drag-and-drop, or via the Extension Manager panel, where you can also keep up to date with their latest versions.

X-LibreOffice effectively bundles a powerful office suite into a portable solution that can be taken wherever you need, making for a piece of software that is very convenient to have, just in case you need to edit a document, manage a spreadsheet, or do any office-related work on your computer.