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The ChatGPT desktop app bundles a full copy of LibreOffice
simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/1/codex-libreoffice/posted in Technology
The ChatGPT desktop app bundles a full copy of LibreOffice
simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/1/codex-libreoffice/Replying to @inari@piefed.zip
Looks like it’s some kind of dependency… seems very odd though, why is this included? Are they using it to handle .docx, .xlsx, etc files? I remember being tempted to do that once years ago when I ran into one of those Really Hard Problems that would take weeks to solve. I spent the weeks instead
I think they’re used so agents can make changes to Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. It seems to be using the headless version of LibreOffice.
Replying to @inari@piefed.zip
I didn’t think LibreOffice supported the latest versions of office formats though, so wouldnt it potentially break existing files if used?
Replying to @jacksilver@lemmy.world
Maybe not for advanced function (resulting in re-arranged objects) but the common stuff should still be parsable.
Replying to @Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
parseable sure, but if it mis-parses something, the saved file will also have the mistake