Gnumeric
Small, fast open-source spreadsheet from the GNOME project, known for accuracy.
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About Gnumeric
Gnumeric is a free, open-source spreadsheet that has been part of the GNOME world since the late 1990s. It does one thing: spreadsheets, and it does it quickly and with a strong reputation for numerical accuracy, which has made it popular with statisticians and researchers who need trustworthy functions. It supports a large library of functions, including many statistical ones, solver and analysis tools, and it imports Excel, LibreOffice and other formats. It starts fast and uses little memory compared with full office suites. Gnumeric is licensed under the GNU GPL and is mainly used on Linux, where it is packaged by most distributions; Windows and macOS users have no current official installer to rely on. Releases are small and steady rather than feature-heavy. The interface is plain, there's no cloud or collaboration support, and chart and formatting options are limited, so it suits number crunching rather than polished reports.
Best for: Linux users and researchers who want a fast, accurate standalone spreadsheet.
Pros and cons
What works
- Fast and light compared with full office suites
- Well regarded for accurate statistical functions
- Free under the GPL
Why people leave
- Mainly a Linux app
- Plain interface with limited charting and formatting
- No collaboration or cloud features
Top Gnumeric alternatives
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LibreOffice66.5Calc offers more charting, formatting and a full suite around it.
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Google Sheets62.6Free online spreadsheet if you need to share and co-edit.
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Calligra59.6KDE's suite includes Sheets alongside a word processor and slides.
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Microsoft Excel57.2Industry standard with the deepest analysis features.
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Gnumeric: common questions
Is Gnumeric free?
Yes. Gnumeric is free, open-source software.
Is Gnumeric open source?
Yes.
What platforms does Gnumeric run on?
Gnumeric is available for Linux.
What are the best alternatives to Gnumeric?
The highest-ranked Gnumeric alternatives right now are LibreOffice, Google Sheets and Calligra. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.