I try using Org-mode/Latex with pandoc, but end up using only Office for docx and PowerPoint.
I typically use libreoffice, but if I ever have the time to learn latex I’ll switch, I’ve heard nothing but good things aside from the learning curve
The learning curve is actually pretty manageable. Took me an afternoon to be good enough to create lab reports for Uni. Creating your first template takes a bit but isn’t super hard. Afterwards you can reuse that and only need to tweak.
This is the Tutorial I used. For an editor I’d suggest VSCode with LaTeX Workshop. (There’s also LTeX which is a great grammar and spelling checker)
OnlyOffice, I think it has the most polished UI and the LanguageTool plugin is really handy
LibreOffice and avoid MS trap&trash formats as much as I can
I’d say 95% Markdown + Pandoc for when I make documents. The other 5% is LibreOffice.
When it comes time to make graphs and charts I really like wasting my time so I always try out something new (or old) to get the job done. Last time I used Pygal.
When it comes to dealing with docs from colleagues, it is all LibreOffice and Zathura.
I’m quite happy with libreoffice.
It can be a piece of crap sometimes but less so than MS Office.
With LO I have a passionate love-hate relationship.
Markdown for myself, Google Docs when I’m collaborating with others, and OnlyOffice after puking a little in my mouth for having received a docx or pptx by email.
Usually a Harvie&Hudson. I just go for a more casual Sexton on Fridays.
Libre Office user for over a decade, recently moved to OnlyOffice and liking it a lot so far. Seems to do better with MS formats than LibreOffice, snappy and responsive. UI is cleaner IMO.
Libre is still good though.
LibreOffice, I came for Linux support and PDF export… and stayed for the only Office that I know how to use 😄
I use Markdown (very rarely LaTeX too) in Neovim, and LibreOffice for anything I can’t do in Markdown.
Sometimes I’ll start up the MarkdownPreview plugin I have, but typically I don’t.
If I need to share it, I’ll typically convert to PDF with pandoc or a random tool online if I can’t get pandoc to work the way I want it.
WPS Office for editing office files. LaTeX for writing articles. Emacs for everything else.
Usually OnlyOffice though I keep LibreOffice installed as a backup as sometimes I’ve had weird compatibility issues with the former (very few and far between but still)
99.9% of customers use Microsoft Office, so I have QEMU windows for this purpose.
For own work/at home I find I mostly get by with textfiles/markdown and odd LibreOffice spreadsheet.Why QEMU? I’ve found it’s performance an compatibility quite lacking compared to VirtualBox, or since you’re using it anyway to run nonfree software: commercial products like VMware Player/Workstation
LibreOffice from Flathub.
But if I’m crafting a document from scratch, I use AbiWord, which has been my default WYSIWYG editor since 20 years ago. Most recently, I used it to type the contract I used to sell a house, and to start an LLC.
I mostly use Libre Office, and sometimes Gnome Office
