). All its components are released under free software/open source licenses and use
as their native file format when possible. The latest version of KOffice is 2.0.2, which was released on August 13, 2009. KOffice is released separately from
The current KOffice 2.0.0 series is designed for Unix, but also added the compatibility for Mac OS X and Windows. In addition, KOffice is undergoing a large overhaul to use
and Pigment as much as possible within applications. KOffice developers plan to share as much infrastructure as possible between applications to reduce bugs and improve the user experience. They also want to create an OpenDocument library for use in other KDE applications that will allow developers to easily add support for reading and outputting OpenDocument files to their applications. Automating tasks and extending the suite with custom functionality can be done with
While version 2.0 is the current stable release of KOffice, the KOffice development team recommends end users continue using version 1.6.x until the release of KOffice 2.1 or 2.2:
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KWordKWord is a free word processor, a member of the KOffice project and of the K Desktop Environment.The text-layout scheme in KWord is based on frames, making it similar to FrameMaker by Adobe. These can be placed anywhere on the page, and can incorporate text, graphics and embedded objects...
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A word processorA word processor is a computer application used for the production of any sort of printable material....
with style sheets and frame-support for DTPDesktop publishing combines a personal computer and WYSIWYG page layout software to create publication documents on a computer for either large scale publishing or small scale local multifunction peripheral output and distribution....
-style editing of complex layoutLayout may refer to:* Page layout** Comprehensive layout** In computer software, a layout is the arrangement of the widgets in a graphical user interface...
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KSpreadKSpread is a free software spreadsheet application that is part of KOffice, an integrated office suite for the KDE Desktop Environment.Among KSpread features are multiple sheets per document, assorted formatting possibilities, support for more than 100 built-in functions, templates, chart,...
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A spreadsheetA spreadsheet is a computer application that simulates a paper worksheet. It displays multiple cells that together make up a grid consisting of rows and columns, each cell containing either alphanumeric text or numeric values...
application with multiple sheet support, templates and more than 100 mathematicMathematics is the science and study of quantity, structure, space, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns, formulate new conjectures, and establish truth by rigorous deduction from appropriately chosen axioms and definitions....
al formulaIn mathematics and other sciences, a formula In mathematics and other sciences, a formula In mathematics and other sciences, a formula (plural: formulas or formulaeis a concise way of expressing information symbolically (as in a mathematical or chemical formula), or a general relationship between...
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KPresenterKPresenter is a free presentation program that is part of KOffice, an integrated office suite for the KDE Desktop Environment.KPresenter's native format is XML, compressed with ZIP. KPresenter is also able to load presentations from Microsoft PowerPoint, MagicPoint and OpenOffice.org Impress...
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A presentation programA presentation program is a computer software package used to display information, normally in the form of a slide show. It typically includes three major functions: an editor that allows text to be inserted and formatted, a method for inserting and manipulating graphic images and a slide-show...
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KivioIn computing, Kivio is free diagramming software that is part of KOffice, an integrated office suite for KDE.- Description :Kivio is a flowcharting and diagramming application for the KOffice application suite, and has a user interface that is similar to Microsoft Visio...
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A programmable flowchart A flowchart is a common type of diagram, that represents an algorithm or process, showing the steps as boxes of various kinds, and their order by connecting these with arrows...
drawingDrawing is a visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoals, chalk, pastels, markers, stylus, or various metals like silverpoint...
program with dynamically loadable stencilA stencil is a template used to draw or paint identical letters, numbers, symbols, shapes, or patterns every time it is used. Stencil technique in visual art is also referred to as pochoir....
s. Developed by theKompanytheKompany is a California-based group of international Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X developers that write software for software development and home office uses, first founded in 2000. The group concentrates primarily on enterprise, software development, and embedded software solutions. Much of...
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Karbon14Karbon14 is a vector graphics editor. It is a component of KOffice, the KDE office suite...
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A vector drawingVector graphics is the use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and shapes or polygon, which are all based on mathematical equations, to represent images in computer graphics....
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Krita Krita is the bitmap graphics editor software included with the KDE based KOffice suite. Designed to be both a painting application and a photo editor, Krita is free software and distributed under GNU General Public License. It was released for the first time as a part of KOffice version 1.4.0, on...
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(Formerly known as Krayon and KImageshop). A bitmap In computer graphics, a bitmap or pixmap is a type of memory organization or image file format used to store digital images. The term bitmap comes from the computer programming terminology, meaning just a map of bits, a spatially mapped array of bits. Now, along with pixmap, it commonly refers to...
graphics manipulation program, primarily designed as a paintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . In art, the term describes both the act and the result, which is called a painting. Paintings may have for their support such surfaces as walls, paper, canvas, wood, glass, lacquer, clay or concrete...
program, with some image processingIn electrical engineering and computer science, image processing is any form of signal processing for which the input is an image, such as photographs or frames of video; the output of image processing can be either an image or a set of characteristics or parameters related to the image...
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Kugar Kugar is a KOffice tool for generating business quality reports which can be viewed and printed. It includes a standalone report viewer and a KPart report viewer...
and KChartIn computing, KChart is the charting tool of the KDE KOffice package. It can be run standalone, or used to create graphs for KWord, KSpread, etc....
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Integrated report Wrttrcbxdfitten reports are documents which present specific, focused content—often the result of an experiment, investigation, or inquiry—to a specific audience. The audience may be public or private, an individual or the public in general...
and chartA chart is a visual representation of data, in which the data are represented by symbols such as bars in a bar chart or lines in a line chart...
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KFormulaKFormula is a formula editor for KOffice.KFormula can be used to create and edit mathematical formulas that can be included in other KOffice documents. It provides simple input facilities and supports the functionality you expect from a KOffice application....
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An integrated mathematical formula editor A formula editor is a name for a computer program that is used to typeset mathematical works or formulae.Formula editors typical serve two purposes:...
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KexiKexi is an integrated data management application, designed to fill the gap between spreadsheets and database solutions requiring more sophisticated development...
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An integrated data management application, designed as a Microsoft AccessMicrosoft Office Access, previously known as Microsoft Access, is a relational database management system from Microsoft that combines the relational Microsoft Jet Database Engine with a graphical user interface and software development tools...
or FileMakerFileMaker Pro is a cross-platform relational database application from FileMaker Inc., formerly Claris, . It integrates a database engine with a GUI-based interface, allowing users to modify the database by dragging new elements into layouts, screens, or forms.FileMaker evolved from a DOS...
competitor. It can be used for designing and implementing databaseA database is an integrated collection of logically related records or files consolidated into a common pool that provides data for one or more multiple uses....
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KPlato KPlato is a project management application that can create Gantt-style charts and is part of the office suite KOffice. It is already ported to Qt4 and part of the KOffice 2.0.0 release in May 2009.Work on KPlato was started in 2004...
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A project managementProject management is the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives...
application that can create GanttA Gantt chart is a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule. Gantt charts illustrate the start and finish dates of the terminal elements and summary elements of a project. Terminal elements and summary elements comprise the work breakdown structure of the project. Some Gantt charts...
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