It uses the LibreOfficeKit, a programming interface that allows the reuse of most of the existing LibreOffice code and the saving, loading and rendering of documents. The core of Collabora Online is written in C++ just like the core of LibreOffice. Integrations exist with cloud solutions such as Moodle, Alfresco, EGroupware, Kolab, Mattermost, Sharepoint and others. It is possible to edit documents within a chatroom or a video call, as with Nextcloud's built-in video-conferencing tool Nextcloud Talk. They typically include email, contacts, calendar, file sync and share, calls, chat and video, they have apps stores. Ĭollabora Online server is often integrated with file share and collaboration cloud platforms, such as Nextcloud, ownCloud and others, these are functionally similar to Dropbox, Google Drive and Microsoft 365.

Locally hosted cloud services allow data to remain under the control of the respective users. Server Ĭollabora Online server/s can be hosted locally or with a provider. Visio, Publisher, Keynote, Numbers, Pages, and other file formats can be imported.

These are called Collabora Office and LibreOffice.Ĭollabora Online supports the Open Document Format (odt, odp, ods) as well as Microsoft formats (doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx), other formats supported include pdf, csv, rtf, epub. ĭesktop applications that share the same core software are available for Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems. The mobile app for Chromebooks is also called Collabora Office, it edits documents offline in the Chromebooks Play files folders. There are touch optimised interfaces for phone and tablet screen sizes. Mobile apps called Collabora Office are available for Android smartphones and tablets, and Apple iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch. Mobile, Tablet, Chromebook and Desktop editing There is no requirement for plug-ins or add-ons. 1.2 Mobile, Tablet, Chromebook and Desktop editingįeatures Online editing Īny modern web browser can access Collabora Online to edit or collaboratively edit text documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

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