


The Document Foundation is the non-profit that promotes and manages LibreOffice, the open source productivity suite which started as a fork of OpenOffice. LibreOffice remains free, but Apple users will pay a price to get their software from Apple official channels, while skipping the download of important dependencies which are available in the aforementioned community edition.

Shortly after the release of LibreOffice 7.4.1 Community Edition, The Document Foundation has started a new paid distribution of the office suite on the Mac App Store. The money will be used to fund the project's development, or rather to "educate" organizations about the added value of professional services and official distribution channels. Cutting corners: The LibreOffice Foundation is offering a paid version of the eponymous productivity suite to Apple users.
