Reviews of LibreOffice Viewer

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List of user reviews and ratings for LibreOffice Viewer

Total ratings

3.70 (Rating count: 9,911)

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Review summary

LibreOffice Viewer is praised for being open-source, offline, ad-free, fast, and capable of viewing many document types (ODS, DOCX). However, editing features are experimental and unreliable; spreadsheet support is limited (no multi-sheet view, partial display). It lacks search, can be unstable or slow with large files, and has a dated UI. Overall, strong as a viewing tool with privacy advantages, but needs editing polish and better stability.

Pros

Open-source (FOSS) with offline/local usage, no cloud reliance, and no mandatory sign-ups.
Ad-free, fast startup and lightweight — instant to open documents.
Supports many document formats (ODS, DOCX) and can handle Markdown via PanDoc.
Simple, clean UI that's easy to use and avoids AI clutter.
Useful as a portable mobile viewer for reading and backup writing projects.

Cons

Editing features are experimental and sometimes unstable.
Spreadsheet viewing is limited: cannot view full sheets by default, misalignment issues, and no multi-sheet support.
No built-in search function; cannot search text within documents.
Stability and performance concerns, including freezing after switching, slow loading of large XLSX files, and occasional file-open failures.
UI looks outdated.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.60

All time rating average: 3.70

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25% (64)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-14	A-*****	one of the best apps I have ever seen for documents, liked it so much.
one of the best apps I have ever seen for documents, liked it so much.
2026-08-13	Ki*****	LibreOffice is the goat when it comes to open source document editing but only on desktops tbh. This app is a viewer and well it can do viewing... yeah that's it there are really no other features. Exactly as advertised. Decent replacement if you do not want to use the default drive reader for some reason. Also, NO ADS!!
LibreOffice is the goat when it comes to open source document editing but only on desktops tbh. This app is a viewer and well it can do viewing... yeah that's it there are really no other features. Exactly as advertised. Decent replacement if you do not want to use the default drive reader for some reason. Also, NO ADS!!
2026-08-13	Di*****	ekdum bekar, no features
ekdum bekar, no features
2026-08-11	Li*****	bro I whold not let me add title
bro I whold not let me add title
2026-08-09	Pa*****	great viewer works easily with. every file
great viewer works easily with. every file
2026-08-07	CN*****	GOOD
GOOD
2026-08-07	De*****	Simple and effective app to view document files. It will be great if editing functionality is available in the future.
Simple and effective app to view document files. It will be great if editing functionality is available in the future.
2026-08-07	st*****	Useless, Documents are very dim. None of the other apps work at all.
Useless, Documents are very dim. None of the other apps work at all.
2026-08-07	Jo*****	Exceptional
Exceptional
2026-08-06	Sa*****	Simple and unobtrusive, it also reads docx xlsx and pdfs besides the Openoffice docs. I download any docs I need from my email into the downloads folder and click on the file for associated apps including Libreoffice viewer. Good stuff!
Simple and unobtrusive, it also reads docx xlsx and pdfs besides the Openoffice docs. I download any docs I need from my email into the downloads folder and click on the file for associated apps including Libreoffice viewer. Good stuff!