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Is OpenOffice safe to download from their site on my Mac?

I'm unclear on the security risks of using the latest OpenOffice available for Mac OS. When downloaded from https://www.openoffice.org/download/ Mac OS doesn't want to open it because it has an unidentified developer. Is it safe to override this?


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Posted on Apr 27, 2024 10:38 AM

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Apr 27, 2024 10:51 AM in response to NorthWoodsWanderer

The free LibreOffice 24.2.2 is more frequently updated and the better choice over OpenOffice. Opens OpenOffice documents and many other formats.


Both office suites have evolved from the same origins shown in the History section of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice and I personally dropped OpenOffice ten years ago for LibreOffice which I still use.



Is OpenOffice safe to download from their site on my Mac?

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