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Open-source alternatives to Microsoft 365

Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, OneDrive, Outlook.

Microsoft 365 does 5 jobs: spreadsheets (Excel), documents (Word), presentations (PowerPoint), real-time co-editing, cloud storage and sync (OneDrive). Most projects replace one or two of them, so pick the job you actually need.

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Facts checked 15 Oct 2026

Open-source alternatives to Microsoft 365 that run locally, allow commercial use and need no paid API include GridCraft (spreadsheets (Excel); MIT OR Apache-2.0). CryptPad covers all 5 Microsoft 365 jobs.

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5 projects

CryptPad

cryptpad/cryptpad
★ 8.0k active 2d ago

End-to-end encrypted collaboration suite with real-time documents, sheets, presentations, forms and an encrypted drive, self-hosted or on public instances.

Replaces Spreadsheets (Excel) + Documents (Word) + Presentations (PowerPoint) + Real-time co-editing + Cloud storage and sync (OneDrive) (partly)
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Partial: Conditions · AGPL-3.0-or-later
Paid services
Confirmed: None required
Hardware
Confirmed: CPU works
Setup
Confirmed: Medium
8 of 8 facts sourced · checked 1d ago GitHub ↗ View details

GridCraft

storytold/gridcraft #1 TRENDING
★ 5.3k active today

Clean-room, Excel-style spreadsheet written in pure Rust, with XLSX as its native format, PivotTables, charts and an MCP server. Part of the ArtCraft suite.

Replaces Spreadsheets (Excel) (partly) Not: documents (Word), presentations (PowerPoint), real-time co-editing, cloud storage and sync (OneDrive)
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Confirmed: Yes · MIT OR Apache-2.0
Paid services
Confirmed: None required
Hardware
Unknown: Unknown
Setup
Confirmed: Easy
7 of 8 facts sourced · checked 1d ago GitHub ↗ View details

LibreOffice

LibreOffice/core #2 TRENDING
★ 4.5k active today

Mature free office suite from The Document Foundation with Writer (documents), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), Draw, Base and Math.

Replaces Spreadsheets (Excel) + Documents (Word) + Presentations (PowerPoint) (partly) Not: real-time co-editing, cloud storage and sync (OneDrive)
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Partial: Conditions · MPL-2.0
Paid services
Confirmed: None required
Hardware
Confirmed: CPU works
Setup
Confirmed: Easy
8 of 8 facts sourced · checked 1d ago GitHub ↗ View details

ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors

ONLYOFFICE/DesktopEditors #4 TRENDING
★ 5.6k active 3d ago

Free desktop office suite with document, spreadsheet, presentation and PDF editors, built around Office Open XML (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx).

Replaces Spreadsheets (Excel) + Documents (Word) + Presentations (PowerPoint) (partly) Not: real-time co-editing, cloud storage and sync (OneDrive)
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Partial: Conditions · AGPL-3.0
Paid services
Confirmed: None required
Hardware
Unknown: Unknown
Setup
Confirmed: Easy
7 of 8 facts sourced · checked 1d ago GitHub ↗ View details

ONLYOFFICE Docs (Document Server)

ONLYOFFICE/DocumentServer #3 TRENDING
★ 7.0k active 2d ago

Self-hosted online office suite with document, spreadsheet and presentation editors and real-time co-editing of .docx, .xlsx and .pptx files.

Replaces Spreadsheets (Excel) + Documents (Word) + Presentations (PowerPoint) + Real-time co-editing (partly) Not: cloud storage and sync (OneDrive)
Runs locally
Confirmed: Yes
Commercial use
Partial: Conditions · AGPL-3.0
Paid services
Partial: Optional only
Hardware
Confirmed: CPU works
Setup
Confirmed: Medium
8 of 8 facts sourced · checked 1d ago GitHub ↗ View details

Common questions about Microsoft 365 alternatives

Is there a free, open-source alternative to Microsoft 365?

Yes. CryptPad, ONLYOFFICE Docs (Document Server), LibreOffice, ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors and GridCraft are free to download and run on your own computer without paid API keys. CryptPad covers every job we list for Microsoft 365; the others cover only part of it, so check which job you need.

Can I do spreadsheets (Excel) locally without a Microsoft 365 subscription?

Yes, with CryptPad (AGPL-3.0-or-later), ONLYOFFICE Docs (Document Server) (AGPL-3.0) and LibreOffice (MPL-2.0). Check the hardware notes and licence conditions on each page before you start.

Can I do documents (Word) locally without a Microsoft 365 subscription?

Yes, with CryptPad (AGPL-3.0-or-later), ONLYOFFICE Docs (Document Server) (AGPL-3.0) and LibreOffice (MPL-2.0). Check the hardware notes and licence conditions on each page before you start.

Which Microsoft 365 alternatives can I use commercially?

Confirmed: GridCraft. With conditions: CryptPad, LibreOffice, ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors and ONLYOFFICE Docs (Document Server). This is not legal advice; read each licence.

Does any open-source project replace all of Microsoft 365?

CryptPad covers every job we list for Microsoft 365.

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