OpenOffice.org has released the first beta version of OpenOffice for Mac OS X. Unlike version 2.x, this version doesn't need to run in the X11 environment, OpenOffice 3.0 Beta runs natively on the Mac. Documents ([tt].docx[/tt], [tt].xlsx[/tt]. and [tt].pptx[/tt]) created by Office 2007 (for PC) or Office 2008 (for Mac) are also supported.
The full feature list is available at OpenOffice.org website.
OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta Writer:
The Writer feels quite like Microsoft Word. It has almost all the necessary tools for basic document editing.
Download link for OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta for Mac, currently only Intel-based Macs is supported and this is not an official release. Source code is also available.
System requirement for OpenOffice.org 3.0:
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or higher
1 GB RAM
500 MB (Chinese, Japanese and Korean versions: 600 MB, multi-language version: 800 MB) available hard disk space
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