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How to uninstall LibreOffice on Mac completely

LibreOffice is one app on the Mac — Writer, Calc, Impress and the rest live inside it — but it keeps a user profile in your Library folder that stays after you delete it. Here is how to remove both, and what to save first. Your documents are wherever you saved them and are not touched.

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  1. Open MacWashing and choose Uninstaller in the sidebar.
  2. Click Show Apps and check LibreOffice in the list.
  3. Click Remove and confirm. Files that may be yours are listed as Possible and stay unchecked.
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Delete LibreOffice in Finder

LibreOffice has no uninstaller on the Mac: you remove it like any other app.

  1. Quit LibreOffice: right-click its icon in the Dock and choose Quit.
  2. Open Finder › Applications and drag LibreOffice to the Trash.
  3. Enter your administrator password if macOS asks for it.

What LibreOffice leaves behind

Check these places in the Library folder inside your home folder:

  • ~/Library/Application Support/LibreOffice — your user profile: settings, installed extensions, your personal dictionary, your own templates and macros.
  • ~/Library/Application Support/LibreOffice/4/cache — the cache inside the profile.
  • ~/Library/Preferences/org.libreoffice.script.plist — app settings.
  • ~/Library/Saved Application State/org.libreoffice.script.savedState — saved window state.

If you saved your own templates, recorded macros under My Macros or added words to the personal dictionary, they are in the user profile. Copy the ~/Library/Application Support/LibreOffice folder somewhere safe before you delete it.

Remove the leftovers by hand

  1. In Finder, choose Go › Go to Folder (Shift-Command-G), type a path from the list above and press Return.
  2. Move the folder or file to the Trash.
  3. Repeat for the other paths.
  4. Restart your Mac, then empty the Trash.

LibreOffice isn’t the only app that leaves files behind: see how to uninstall apps on Mac completely.

Uninstalling to fix a problem? Reset the profile instead

Many problems with LibreOffice — crashes at start, a broken toolbar, a bad extension — come from the user profile, and a reinstall that keeps the profile doesn’t fix them. LibreOffice can reset it itself:

  1. Choose Help › Restart in Troubleshoot Mode (in older versions Restart in Safe Mode).
  2. In the dialog, pick what to do — restore from a backup, turn off extensions or hardware acceleration, or reset to factory settings — and click Apply Changes and Restart.
  3. Reset settings and user customizations keeps your personal dictionary and templates. Resetting the entire profile doesn’t.

With MacWashing, it’s one click

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The Uninstaller in MacWashing knows the files LibreOffice creates in your Library folder and removes them together with the app, the user profile included. Copy your own templates, macros and dictionary first: they live in that profile.

Download MacWashingHow it works

Free trial · macOS 14 or later

Questions and answers

Will MacWashing delete my own files when it removes LibreOffice?

No. The Uninstaller checks only what belongs to the app: its settings, caches, logs and background items. Folders that may hold your own files are listed as Possible and stay unchecked until you check them yourself, and apps go to the Trash by default, so you can put them back.

What if LibreOffice is still running?

MacWashing waits for it to quit, or quits it at your request, and only then removes its files.

Is it free to uninstall LibreOffice with MacWashing?

Yes, within the free trial: System Junk and the Uninstaller free up to 25 GB in total, with no account or card needed.

Does uninstalling LibreOffice delete my documents?

No. Your documents are saved wherever you put them, usually in Documents, and neither deleting the app nor deleting the user profile touches them.

Will reinstalling LibreOffice reset my settings?

No. A new copy uses the user profile that is still in your Library folder. To start from scratch, delete the profile or reset it in Troubleshoot Mode.

Can I keep my templates and macros for a new install?

Yes. Copy the ~/Library/Application Support/LibreOffice folder before you delete it and put it back after you install LibreOffice again, before its first start.