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ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors vs Microsoft Excel: catalog facts
ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors	Microsoft Excel
Free The desktop editors are free and open source under AGPL v3. The company also sells hosted…	Freemium Free online version; the desktop app and Copilot features come with paid Microsoft 365…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Web
High compatibility with DOCX, XLSX and PPTX, the formats most people are sent Text, spreadsheet, presentation, form and PDF editors in one tabbed window	Widely used file format and formula language Free collaborative editing in the browser
Fewer advanced features than LibreOffice in areas such as databases and drawing The interface pushes the company’s cloud and enterprise products	Full desktop app needs a Microsoft 365 subscription Copilot features are tied to paid plans
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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