LibreOffice Suite
Although ChromeOS includes a powerful office suite powered by Google Drive, some users may prefer a locally installed office suite. LibreOffice is a free and open-source office productivity suite, developed by The Document Foundation. It includes several applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, diagrams, and databases, which can be used to create, edit, and share documents in various formats, including Microsoft Office formats. LibreOffice is compatible with multiple operating systems, such as Windows, Mac, and Linux, and is available in over 100 languages. It also offers advanced features and customization options, making it a popular alternative to proprietary office suites.
LibreOffice Is a Large Application
LibreOffice is a large application that will consume a significant amount of disk space on your ChromeOS device. It is also better suited to higher end ChromeOS devices and may not perform well on lower-end ChromeOS devices. Documents and presentations created with LibreOffice may consume a large amount of space on your machine which may limit its use on machines with smaller disks
Installing LibreOffice
You can install LibreOffice on a Intel or AMD based ChromeOS device by running the following on the ChromeOS Linux Terminal
sudo apt update
sudo apt install libreoffice
You can install LibreOffice on a arm based ChromeOS device by running the following on a ChromeOS Linux Terminal
sudo apt update
sudo apt install libreoffice
LibreOffice will add multiple icons to your ChromeOS Application launcher for the various applications that are installed with the LibreOffice package. These include LibreOffice writer, spreadsheet editor (calc) and presentation editor (Impress). You can also launch the LibreOffice Start Center if you wish to launch a interactive wizard to guide you through the process of creating a new file and are unsure of the best LibreOffice application to use.