OpenOffice as an alternative to Office iPad - so use the program

There are also various office apps for the iPad, such as Apple Pages. With OpenOffice, however, there is a real alternative on the iPad. In this article, we explain how you can use OpenOffice for the Apple tablet.

OpenOffice on the iPad - no problem with the web app

If it doesn't have to be Microsoft Office, there is a great office alternative for the iPad.

• With the Rollapp web app, you can get OpenOffice on the iPad free of charge and without installation.
• To use OpenOffice on the iPad, you only need to open the web app with a browser. You can register, for example, with a Google, Facebook or Twitter account.
• OpenOffice is then streamed to your iPad via an online connection (Application Virtualization). The catch: If you go offline, the Office package no longer works - there is still no offline mode, as is known from Google Docs, for Rollapp.
• You only use the original OpenOffice in the browser if the internet connection is intact. You can not save files directly with the provider Rollapp, it is best to use cloud storage such as Dropbox or Google Docs.

OpenOffice in the browser not only for iPad

Rollapp is not only interesting for iPad users. You can use it to launch OpenOffice in any browser.

• This also works on normal Windows PCs, for example - practical if you lack the rights to install software.
• On the iPhone, the buttons from the original OpenOffice are displayed very small, but word processing via rollapp can be used ideally, for example on a Chromebook.