Group: OpenOfficeExtensions/List
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! Description | ! Description | ||
! License | ! License | ||
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|[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/... ExtensionName] | |[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/... ExtensionName] | ||
|<description goes here> | |<description goes here> | ||
|<licensing info goes here> | |<licensing info goes here> | ||
| + | |<reviewed version info here> | ||
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|[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/Calc2LaTeX Calc2LaTeX] | |[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/Calc2LaTeX Calc2LaTeX] | ||
|A macro for converting tables. It makes making tables on LaTeX very easy. | |A macro for converting tables. It makes making tables on LaTeX very easy. | ||
|Public Domain | |Public Domain | ||
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|[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/ca_hyph ca_hyph] | |[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/ca_hyph ca_hyph] | ||
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('''Note''': Lacks a copy of the license in the package.) | ('''Note''': Lacks a copy of the license in the package.) | ||
|GPLv3 | |GPLv3 | ||
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|[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/ComposeSpecialCharacters Compose Special Characters] | |[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/ComposeSpecialCharacters Compose Special Characters] | ||
|Extension for Writer and Calc. It lets you type two or three characters and use a keyboard shortcut to convert them into a single accented or special character. | |Extension for Writer and Calc. It lets you type two or three characters and use a keyboard shortcut to convert them into a single accented or special character. | ||
|LGPLv2.1 | |LGPLv2.1 | ||
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|[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/pagination Pagination] | |[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/pagination Pagination] | ||
|A little macro that adds a 'Insert / Page number...' dialog to writer. It eases the way you can add page numbers to a document. | |A little macro that adds a 'Insert / Page number...' dialog to writer. It eases the way you can add page numbers to a document. | ||
|GPLv3 | |GPLv3 | ||
| + | |? | ||
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|[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/pdfimport Sun PDF Importer] | |[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/pdfimport Sun PDF Importer] | ||
|The PDF Import Extension allows you to import and modify PDF documents. Best results with 100% layout accuracy can be achieved with the "PDF/ODF hybrid file" format, which this extension also enables. A hybrid PDF/ODF file is a PDF file that contains an embedded ODF source file. Hybrid PDF/ODF files will be opened in OpenOffice.org as an ODF file without any layout changes. | |The PDF Import Extension allows you to import and modify PDF documents. Best results with 100% layout accuracy can be achieved with the "PDF/ODF hybrid file" format, which this extension also enables. A hybrid PDF/ODF file is a PDF file that contains an embedded ODF source file. Hybrid PDF/ODF files will be opened in OpenOffice.org as an ODF file without any layout changes. | ||
|LGPLv3 | |LGPLv3 | ||
| + | |? | ||
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|[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/PresentationMinimizer Sun Presentation Minimizer] | |[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/PresentationMinimizer Sun Presentation Minimizer] | ||
|The Sun Presentation Minimizer is used to reduce the file size of the current presentation. Images will be compressed, and data that is no longer needed will be removed. | |The Sun Presentation Minimizer is used to reduce the file size of the current presentation. Images will be compressed, and data that is no longer needed will be removed. | ||
|LGPLv3 | |LGPLv3 | ||
| + | |? | ||
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|[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/txe Text Effects] | |[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/txe Text Effects] | ||
|Extension for Writer. It can make colorful text, draw a few simple shapes and Tux, change brightness of text, make anagrams, make inversed text, uneven text, remapped text. | |Extension for Writer. It can make colorful text, draw a few simple shapes and Tux, change brightness of text, make anagrams, make inversed text, uneven text, remapped text. | ||
|GPLv3 | |GPLv3 | ||
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! Copyright status/License | ! Copyright status/License | ||
! Freedom issues | ! Freedom issues | ||
| + | ! Version of the extension when it was reviewed | ||
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|[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/... ExtensionName] | |[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/... ExtensionName] | ||
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|<copyright and licensing info goes here> | |<copyright and licensing info goes here> | ||
|<describe here the freedom issues of this extension> | |<describe here the freedom issues of this extension> | ||
| + | |<reviewed version info here> | ||
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|[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/RiessDateBrowser .riess Date Browser] | |[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/RiessDateBrowser .riess Date Browser] | ||
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|No copyright stated. [http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/license/1343 License is here.] | |No copyright stated. [http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/license/1343 License is here.] | ||
|License is unclear about modification & redistribution. It does say "reselling" is not allowed. Contacting the author. | |License is unclear about modification & redistribution. It does say "reselling" is not allowed. Contacting the author. | ||
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|[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/efax eFax] | |[http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/efax eFax] | ||
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|Sun Microsystems | |Sun Microsystems | ||
|License states that you may not copy, modify or distribute the software. | |License states that you may not copy, modify or distribute the software. | ||
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Revision as of 18:46, 11 May 2010
The official OpenOffice.org extensions repository offers many addons to extend OpenOffice.org with additional features.
While OpenOffice.org is free software, it has a policy of also listing proprietary extensions in with the free software ones.
This is the start of an all-free-software list of extensions for OpenOffice.org. Please see Group:OpenOfficeExtensions for more information about the listing, how use it, and how to contribute.
Extensions are listed alphabetically.
| Name | Description | License | Version of the extension when it was reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ExtensionName | <description goes here> | <licensing info goes here> | <reviewed version info here> |
| Calc2LaTeX | A macro for converting tables. It makes making tables on LaTeX very easy. | Public Domain | ? |
| ca_hyph | Catalan hyphenation patterns for OpenOffice.org / Diccionari català de partició de mots per a OpenOffice.org
(Note: Lacks a copy of the license in the package.) |
GPLv3 | ? |
| Compose Special Characters | Extension for Writer and Calc. It lets you type two or three characters and use a keyboard shortcut to convert them into a single accented or special character. | LGPLv2.1 | ? |
| Pagination | A little macro that adds a 'Insert / Page number...' dialog to writer. It eases the way you can add page numbers to a document. | GPLv3 | ? |
| Sun PDF Importer | The PDF Import Extension allows you to import and modify PDF documents. Best results with 100% layout accuracy can be achieved with the "PDF/ODF hybrid file" format, which this extension also enables. A hybrid PDF/ODF file is a PDF file that contains an embedded ODF source file. Hybrid PDF/ODF files will be opened in OpenOffice.org as an ODF file without any layout changes. | LGPLv3 | ? |
| Sun Presentation Minimizer | The Sun Presentation Minimizer is used to reduce the file size of the current presentation. Images will be compressed, and data that is no longer needed will be removed. | LGPLv3 | ? |
| Text Effects | Extension for Writer. It can make colorful text, draw a few simple shapes and Tux, change brightness of text, make anagrams, make inversed text, uneven text, remapped text. | GPLv3 | ? |
Problematic extensions
With the purpose of fostering the development of fully-free alternatives, here is a list of the OpenOffice extensions that present some issue related to software freedom. This list can also serve as a resource for trying to fix the freedom issues of these extensions.
| Name | Description | Copyright status/License | Freedom issues | Version of the extension when it was reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExtensionName | <extension description> | <copyright and licensing info goes here> | <describe here the freedom issues of this extension> | <reviewed version info here> |
| .riess Date Browser | Date Browser | No copyright stated. License is here. | License is unclear about modification & redistribution. It does say "reselling" is not allowed. Contacting the author. | ? |
| eFax | Extension for using eFax from within OpenOffice | Sun Microsystems | License states that you may not copy, modify or distribute the software. | ? |
