Create and edit documents with LibreOffice Online.

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LibreOffice Editor Extension

LibreOffice Editor is a Chrome extension that allows to create, edit and view any Microsoft Word document, Excel spreadsheet and Powerpoint slide. It is an integration with LibreOffice Online and a file manager in order to handle all your documents when online. It is a document, spreadsheet and presentation editor integrated with our file manager to manage only \"Office\" file types with this online app.

Its main features are:

1) It provides direct access to create a doc, xls or ppt document from scratch with this LibreOffice Editor.
2) It detects when you access to an \"Office\" document, and it opens it directly using this LibreOffice Editor.

Its architecture are split in three modules.

A) LibreOffice Editor Online, which contains the following features:
- Create, edit and view XLS spreadsheets written using OpenOffice Calc, LibreOffice Calc or Microsoft Excel.
- Create, edit and view DOC documents written using OpenOffice Doc, LibreOffice Doc or Microsoft Word.
- Create, edit and view PPT slides written using OpenOffice Impress, LibreOffice Impress or Microsoft Powerpoint.
- Styles management.
- Font sizes.
- Font colours.
- Background colours.
- Search for texts.
- Insert columns / rows / tables / images..
- Delete rows / columns.
- Advanced find & replace / regular expressions / special characters.
- Spreadsheet functions.
- Slides preview.
- Export to PDF.
- Auto save files.
- Open source code.


B) LibreOffice Desktop API, which supports the formats detailed here https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Getting_Started/File_formats.


3) File manager module, which includes the following functionality over the files used by this extension:
- Personal files and directories in the Cloud.
- Operations with files and folders: copy, move, upload, create folder/file, etc
- Search for files

This LibreOffice Editor extension use the platform http://www.offidocs.com. It is available for free online users but it also allows the integration with premium users and on-premises OffiDocs deployments where the OffiDocs LibreOffice online global bundle is installed.

IMPORTANT: This extension scans the URLs browsed in order to detect DOC, XLS, PPT files. The DOC, XLS, PPT files detected appear in a list located in the extension popup that are retrieved from our servers. The scanning is performed from our servers so your URL are reported to our system. No personal data is collected. This scan can be disabled with a checkbox that appears in the extension popup. If you disable this scanning, this functionality is not available so then the extension functionality is very limited.
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install LibreOffice Editor extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install LibreOffice Editor extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install LibreOffice Editor extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install LibreOffice Editor extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download LibreOffice Editor extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a LibreOffice Editor extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the LibreOffice Editor Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the LibreOffice Editor extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the LibreOffice Editor extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for LibreOffice Editor extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the LibreOffice Editor extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download LibreOffice Editor extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install LibreOffice Editor extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the LibreOffice Editor extension file

Select and download the LibreOffice Editor extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the LibreOffice Editor extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your LibreOffice Editor extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the LibreOffice Editor extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install LibreOffice Editor extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Johan Berkhoff (ID: 0000000731eca9fc) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/04/2023 whats with all the popups , consider yourself deleted

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fckngmuertos (ID: 00000007630bd33f) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 05/30/2023 работает очень плохо, все вылетает, в полный экран не открыть, панель инструментов появляется через раз

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dell chromebook (ID: 000000cf9d7e437f) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/02/2022 me gusta facil de usar solo que me gustaria que ubiera una version offline

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Pat MySecret (ID: 0000000f565a0b8a) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 02/01/2022 I was hoping to use a downloaded file, but it was asking me for files on Google Drive, which I don't use.

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Armin Tamzarian (ID: 000000c843a9843d) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 07/04/2021 A quarter of the page is taken up by a white blank with "menu" at the top right, and I don't see an option to make the gap smaller or go full screen on the document. Dawg that's just bad design.