LibreOffice might be a great way to view and edit documents on any platform, but it has never crossed into the realm of virtual reality. That’s now changing, as LibreOffice is officially available on Meta Quest VR headsets.
The Document Foundation, which manages the open-source LibreOffice office suite and related projects, has announced a LibreOffice Viewer app for Meta Horizon OS. It’s a port of the existing Android app, which allows you to open documents in Open Document Format (ODT, ODS, ODP, ODG), Microsoft Office 2007-365 (DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX), and Microsoft Office 97-2003 (DOC, XLS, PPT) file types. Limited editing capabilities are also available.
So, why is it now on Meta Quest headsets? Well, Microsoft already has Word, PowerPoint, and Excel apps on the Quest platform, which was part of a push by Meta to turn Quest headsets into general productivity devices. It makes sense that LibreOffice would meet Microsoft on the same battlefield. Also, it’s not much work to port an Android app to run as a two-dimensional window on Quest headsets, especially with apps like LibreOffice Viewer that are not dependent on Google Play APIs and services.
you know it’s kinda funny that the steam frame is not out yet and it already supports libreoffice, plus my entire development stack to the point I could genuinely use one as my “work pc” when it comes out. maybe I will just to mess with my coworkers
Does it though? It’s been a few years since I looked into VR, but isn’t Meta kind of a closed ecosystem that doesn’t have a lot of crossover with SteamVR?
Put it on, lay on the floor in a weird position, and outperform them
I expected more with that headline. idk what tbh.
Now Quest users dont have to sideload an apk i guess. cool.
April, 1 came early this year.