# Native support in LibreOffice?

**URL:** <https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/native-support-in-libreoffice/1257>\
**Category:** CSL Development\
**Created:** [April 6, 2015, 9:05am UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/native-support-in-libreoffice/1257 "2015-04-06T09:05:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Matej\_Cepl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Matej\_Cepl](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Matej_Cepl)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 9:05am UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/native-support-in-libreoffice/1257/1 "2015-04-06T09:05:07Z")

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Hi,

I know that the official suggestion for the LibreOffice is to  
use Zotero and its extension, but I wonder whether anybody works  
on replacing that horrible native Bibliographic Database in  
LibreOffice/OpenOffice with something based on CSL? I cannot  
find absolutely anything on [https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/](https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/)

Having Firefox opened just because I want to manage  
bibliographic information seems silly, and also better  
integration would probably allow including MODs/whatever data  
into ODT files for better collaboration with other  
coauthors/reviewers not using Zotero themselves.

Thanks for any reply,

Matěj–  
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**Author:** ![Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Bruce_D_Arcus1)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 12:15pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/native-support-in-libreoffice/1257/2 "2015-04-06T12:15:36Z")

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I actually started CSL with that idea in mind, when I co-lead a project to  
replace the OOo bib module.

But we had no resources, so nothing much happened.

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**Author:** ![Matej\_Cepl1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Matej\_Cepl1](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Matej_Cepl1)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 3:35pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/native-support-in-libreoffice/1257/3 "2015-04-06T15:35:06Z")

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I know that, I was around ;). I’ll try to ask my colleagues, what they  
know.

Best,

Matěj

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**Author:** ![Matej\_Cepl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Matej\_Cepl](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Matej_Cepl)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 3:35pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/native-support-in-libreoffice/1257/4 "2015-04-06T15:35:39Z")

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I know that, I was around ;). I’ll try to ask my colleagues, what they  
know.

Best,

Matěj