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

OpenXML / DOCX support

Go-oo provide a built-in .docx import filter.
(sample).

screenshot of XLSX import

OpenXML / XLSX support

Go-oo provide a built-in .xlsx import filter.
(sample).

screenshot of XLSX import

OpenXML / PPTX support

Go-oo provide a built-in .pptx import filter.
(sample).

screenshot of PPTX import

SVG support

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

screenshot of SVG import

VBA support

Go-oo provide VBA macros support for OpenOffice.org.
(sample doc)

go-oo screenshot for VBA

Rich fields support

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

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. See Tools -> Options -> Memory to enable.

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

GStreamer integration

Go-oo 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
(Download sample).

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MS-Works import

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

go-oo MS-Works support screenshot

WordPerfect Graphics import

Go-oo imports graphics in the WPG format coming from WordPerfect
which supplement the WordPerfect importer also available in Go-oo
(download sample file).

go-oo WPG support screenshot

T602 import

Go-oo supports T602 files
(download sample file).

go-oo T602 support screenshot

Improved EMF rendering

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

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