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OpenOffice.org Aqua for Mac OS X

OpenOffice.org Aqua requires Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).

No official release of OpenOffice.org Aqua is available yet

OpenOffice.org Aqua Development Previews

Development snapshots are released regularly. They are very stable and quite usable, but they don't get as much testing as official releases. So be careful when you use them.

Please choose OpenOffice.org Aqua download matching for your processor:

To find out if you have an Intel or PPC Mac please go to the Apple menu and choose 'About This Mac'. The processor line will contain specific information about the processor that you have. Just look for the words 'Intel' and 'PowerPC'. You will then be able to make the appropriate selection on the left.

Recent improvements:

  • Printing now uses an aqua native print dialog
  • Various bugs, crashes, performance, and cosmetic improvements
  • The native file picker should work now (though there are 2 unlabeled checkboxes)
  • The QuickStarter is now supported on Mac OS X issue 67502
  • Copy and Paste now works in the Hyperlink dialog issue 78680
  • Icons are no longer shown in the menus by default on Mac OS X issue 77595
  • Extentions can now be installed through the GUI issue 83126
  • Improved scrolling when using a scroll wheel issue 84825 issue 85511
  • Real version number is shown in the Mac OS X Finder's Get Info Window.
  • The recent items list in the Apple menu is now populated issue 85739
  • Faster loading and saving of files issue 85798
  • New Start Centre issue 85963 Blog Post

There are a number of things that do not work in this version. Please do not report anything in the following list. The known issues include:

  • OpenOffice.org still has problems with Aqua's device resolution indepence
  • Starting OpenOffice.org from a shared/remote folder does not work

Full list of known issues

Last updated: $Date: 2008/04/16 13:52:16 $ by: $Author: hdu $