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Bean vs LibreOffice Writer: catalog facts
Bean	LibreOffice Writer
Free Available free of charge.	Free Free and open source, developed by The Document Foundation and community contributors.
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Fast to start and light on resources Live word count and focus mode	Free with no account or subscription Suited to long documents and books as well as short notes
No footnotes or stylesheets Only partial Word format compatibility	Installed with the whole LibreOffice suite rather than on its own No built-in real-time co-editing like online word processors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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