Post by @doctormo@floss.social

2026-05-10 21:22 UTC

Dear real internet. Because search is so terrible and failing me: do you know of any LibreOffice Calc ChartType Add-ins? Basically the selection of chart types is pretty rotten and I&#39;d like to be able to generate other things. But I can&#39;t find anything. And it would surprise me greatly if such a customisation had never been achieved before. Especially since the in built options are so basic. #help #libreoffice #chart #graphics #data

Replies (6)

@saxicola@toot.community 2026-05-10 21:45

@doctormo@floss.social For charts I use python and matplotlib these days. I know that's another learning curve you have to ride on but I thought I'd mention it as another web search phrase.

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@sundew@beige.party 2026-05-10 21:47

@doctormo@floss.social This one might offer a few more types? https://extensions.libreoffice.org/en/extensions/show/5719

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@13reak@infosec.exchange 2026-05-10 22:22

@doctormo@floss.social Apologies for reinterpreting the question a bit but I genuinely thought this might help: I switched from LibreOffice to Grist. It has a python/plugin interface, so you can do anything you can imagine. Also, you find plugins on GitHub. Maybe it's worth a shot for you too.

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@aaronkurz@mastodon.online 2026-05-10 22:58

@doctormo@floss.social maybe the charts in ONLYOFFICE are better?

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@knord@mastodon.social 2026-05-11 02:37

@doctormo@floss.social Are there specific chart types you want that aren't supported? Do you want the new types in Microsoft Office, or others that MS doesn't provide?

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@bbbhltz@framapiaf.org 2026-05-11 05:32

@doctormo@floss.social I once searched (not high and low, mind you) and came up with nothing. I'm surprised it cannot do boxplots or Likert scales.

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