OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute. OpenOffice.org 2.0.3 is recommended for all.
Enhancements include:
- performance improvements: for example, a 23 percent improvement in certain Calc benchmarks
- further improvements to file format compatibility with Microsoft Office files
- new email integration features for users wanting to send emails in Microsoft file formats
- more control over how exported PDF documents will display when opened in a PDF reader
- support for more languages and improvements in hyphenation and thesaurus
- support for Intel architecture for Mac OS X plus improved Mac OS X System integration
- built-in check for updated versions