Bug 166958 - Please rename LibreOffice Calc to something else. It conflicts with 'Calculator'
Summary: Please rename LibreOffice Calc to something else. It conflicts with 'Calculator'
Status: NEEDINFO
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
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unspecified
Hardware: All Windows (All)
: medium enhancement
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Reported: 2025-06-11 23:33 UTC by Ryan Johnson
Modified: 2025-10-20 05:47 UTC (History)
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Description Ryan Johnson 2025-06-11 23:33:39 UTC 
Description:
Please rename LibreOffice Calc to something else. It conflicts with 'calculator' app on Windows. Searching the start menu for 'calc' will always default to the calculator if a person uses it. Searching for "Libre" will always default to LibreOffice Writer, because it is a more commonly-used app. Moreover, even if these were not more commonly used, I would want a clear way to always launch LibreOffice Calc, Writer, and Calculator apps, without overwriting their priority in the search results. Give Calc a unique name.

Something like LibreOffice Cell. or LibreOffice Spread, or LibreOffice Sheet (like Google), or LibreOffice Table.

Steps to Reproduce:
Rename Calc

Actual Results:
Rename Calc

Expected Results:
Rename Calc


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
Rename Calc
Comment 1 V Stuart Foote 2025-06-12 01:16:49 UTC 
The "Calc" ODF Spreadsheet module of LibreOffice has been called that since the StarOffice era so 40 years! However an actual launcher for use on Windows builds has actually been "scalc.exe" since that same era.

You can make a Windows Start Menu and/or Taskbar assignment if you like.

Or just use the Windows search bar and type scalc.
Comment 2 Ryan Johnson 2025-06-12 04:07:02 UTC 
Interesting. I would not ever expect anyone to know this out of the box, so it's still in the interest of everyone to rename to another name.
Comment 3 Ryan Johnson 2025-06-12 04:07:39 UTC 
That 'scalc' hack is what we call undiscoverable, and is therefore not a solution in the slightest.
Comment 4 Ryan Johnson 2025-06-12 04:10:11 UTC 
Leave this open. Let people see and comment, and then we shall see how intuitive this report is.
Comment 5 Buovjaga 2025-06-12 05:59:59 UTC 
(In reply to Ryan Johnson from comment #3)
> That 'scalc' hack is what we call undiscoverable, and is therefore not a
> solution in the slightest.

So what is the problem with "You can make a Windows Start Menu and/or Taskbar assignment if you like"? Pretty standard operating system management stuff, right?
Comment 6 V Stuart Foote 2025-06-12 09:52:47 UTC 
(In reply to Ryan Johnson from comment #0, comment #2, comment #3)

And on Windows builds from before the StarOffice era it has always had a "unique" command name--scalc

And since you ask after a Windows os/DE conflict, the Windows 11 "Best match" for a 'calc' search entry is the MS Calculator App!

The best match for 'scalc' is obviously the Calc LO module.

Discoverable and our LO legacy, no reason to adjust.

IMHO this remains a clear => WF if not flat out => INVALID