What are the best Microsoft Office alternatives on Arch Linux?

OnlyOffice is another good option, especially if compatibility with Microsoft Office file formats is your main concern. It has an interface that feels closer to Microsoft Office than LibreOffice does, so it may be easier to adapt to.

For lighter workloads, AbiWord and Gnumeric can be simpler and faster than a full office suite. For slide decks or technical documents, tools such as LaTeX with Beamer, or Markdown combined with Pandoc, are also powerful, although they require learning a more text-based workflow.

LibreOffice is probably the most practical starting point. It is free, works offline, and has been actively used for years. You may need to learn where some features are located or adjust your workflow, but it handles normal documents, spreadsheets, and presentations well. If you collaborate with Microsoft Office users, test the formatting of important files before relying on it.

If you are connected to a Microsoft 365 account, the browser-based Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps are worth trying for occasional work. They are convenient, but they do not include every feature available in the full desktop applications. Google Workspace is another browser-based alternative.

For running the Windows desktop applications, you can experiment with Wine managers such as Bottles and different compatibility layers. Results vary by Office version, and setup can take some troubleshooting, so it is usually less hassle to use LibreOffice or OnlyOffice unless you need a specific Microsoft-only feature.