Nextcloud Launches Desktop App for Euro-Office, Closing 1 of Last Gaps With Microsoft Office
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Updated · Computerworld · Sep 16
Nextcloud Launches Desktop App for Euro-Office, Closing 1 of Last Gaps With Microsoft Office
3 articles · Updated · Computerworld · Sep 16
Summary
Nextcloud said its new desktop client for Euro-Office-based apps will arrive on Linux, macOS and Windows in the coming weeks, adding local editing and online sync for documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
The release fills a key hole in Nextcloud Office, which integrated Euro-Office in June but until now offered access only through a web browser or mobile app.
Euro-Office is an open-source editing component built on OnlyOffice code, backed by Nextcloud, Proton, Ionos and others; Nextcloud said more than 40 people have contributed code, with about 15% from outside core backers.
The suite supports Microsoft OOXML and ODF formats, though LibreOffice's Document Foundation has criticized its emphasis on Microsoft file types over ODF.
Nextcloud is pitching the software as a sovereign European alternative to Microsoft Office, but Forrester said Euro-Office still lacks proof of enterprise-scale adoption despite users such as Deutsche Telekom Security and Destek.