Discover Go-OO!

Here you can see, at a glance, what Go-oo has to offer in addition to the features you expect in up-stream OpenOffice.org. Subscribe to the announcement list for news about Go-oo!

SVG support

Go-oo provides a built-in SVG import filter. (sample)

screenshot of SVG import

3D transitions

Go-oo on Linux provides built-in 3D transitions within presentations. (sample)

go-oo 3D transition screenshot

Rich fields support

Go-oo provides a powerful and interoperable fields implementation with nesting, in-place editing, multiple fonts & nested conditionals. (sample)

go-oo screenshot showing powerful fields import

Startup performance

Go-oo starts faster:
go-oo 2.1 vs. Sun/OO.o 2.3

startup comparison chart

Unix systray quick-starter

Go-oo can run in the background for a lightning second start.
(Tools → Options → Memory)

built in quick-starter

Calc solver

Go-oo has a linear optimization solver that can optimize a cell value based on arbitrary constraints, built into Calc.

go-oo solver screenshot

Improved Excel interoperability

Go-oo has improved interoperability with Excel, such as the ability to implicitly convert strings to numbers as context demands. (sample; reference)

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OpenOffice.org and Calc functions Go-oo and Calc functions

VBA support

Go-oo provides VBA macro support for OpenOffice.org (sample).

go-oo screenshot for VBA

Mono integration

Go-oo allows UNO automation with Mono, permitting automation from many languages such as C#, Boo, and more! (instructions; source)

Screenshot of Automation with Mono

GStreamer integration

Go-oo on Linux supports multimedia content using the GStreamer multimedia framework.

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Text Grid rendering

Go-oo renders Chinese much more pleasantly, using a familiar text grid. (sample)

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Improved EMF rendering

Go-oo renders EMF+ content, giving a far better view of embedded drawings.

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MS-Works import

Go-oo supports MS-Works files. (sample)

go-oo MS-Works support screenshot

WordPerfect Graphics import

Go-oo imports graphics in the WordPerfect WPG format which supplements Go-oo's WordPerfect importer. (sample)

go-oo WPG support screenshot

Lotus Word Pro import

Go-oo imports Lotus Word Pro files: (sample)

go-oo Lotus WordPro support screenshot

Includes useful Extensions

Go-oo already bundles the most useful OpenOffice.org extensions, like presenter console, pdfimport, or presentation minimizer: go-oo included extensions screenshot

Of course, there are many other fixes and features included, too numerous to mention.