Say goodbye to paid office software with ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors

December 31, 2025
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ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors is a complete office suite that has become a viable alternative to Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. Its proposition is clear: to offer users a professional experience for working with documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, both in the cloud and on the desktop. We tested it on macOS, and we loved it.

What is ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, and what is it used for?

ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors Mac is a productivity platform that integrates a word processor, spreadsheet editor, presentation creator, and forms manager. Its goal is to cover all office needs in a single package, allowing for both individual editing and collaborative online work. It is ideal for those who want compatibility with Microsoft Office formats but prefer a lighter and more flexible option.

What applications does ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors for Mac have?

On macOS, ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors includes four main applications: Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, and PDF Files. They all work very similarly to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and a standard PDF program, with a modern and clean interface. It also integrates with the OnlyOffice cloud and external services such as Nextcloud, ownCloud, and infomaniak KDrive, making it easy to work as a team regardless of the platform. Of course, you can use any other cloud without integration, simply by using the synchronization client itself.

Key features of ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors

The highlight of ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors is that it is a comprehensive office suite that lets you edit documents, spreadsheets, presentations, forms, PDFs, and view diagrams. It also stands out for its almost complete compatibility with DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX formats, avoiding problems when opening or sharing files. In fact, based on our tests, we can confirm that it is one of the best options in this regard, even ahead of LibreOffice.

It also incorporates advanced features such as these:

  • Real-time co-editing mode, with comments, revisions, integrated chat, and cloud integration.
  • Possibility of adding add-ons that extend its functions: integration with YouTube, translators, code highlighting, and the possibility of creating our own plugins.
  • Minimalist design, similar to Office, and designed to make everything easy to find.
  • A PDF editor that allows us to annotate, highlight, digitally sign, automatically create and fill out forms, and manage pages.
  • Integrated Artificial Intelligence: text generation, translation, OCR for scanned documents (it has its own integrated scanner), macro creation, and contextual help.
  • Modern and flexible interface: light and dark themes, tabs with different styles, touch support, and optimized design.
  • Possibility to open diagrams for visualization.
  • Version history.

How to download and install ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors on macOS

Installing ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors on a Mac is easy: just click the Download button on this page to get the official installer. After that, all you have to do is drag the application to the Applications folder. The process takes just a few minutes and, once completed, you will be able to open any of its tools from the Dock. There is also a version in the Mac App Store, although it is the unverified iPad version.

Requirements and additional information:

  • Minimum operating system requirements: Mac OS X 10.13.
Edgar Otero

Computer systems technician, passionate about software and everything that enables the interaction between a machine and the user. Professionally, I have been testing applications and operating systems for over a decade. As a result of my...

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