Winners in the Month of LibreOffice, November 2025 – Grab your free sticker pack 😊
As November started, we kicked off a new Month of LibreOffice campaign, celebrating community contributions all across the project. We do these every six months – so how many people got sticker packs this time? Check it out…
Excellent work! Hundreds of people, all across the globe, have helped out in our projects. And those are just community contributions, not including the hundreds more from our ecosystem and certified developers!…
LibreOffice Conference 2026 and 2027
LibreOffice Conference 2026 in Pordenone, Italy, and LibreOffice Conference 2027 in Gothenburg, Sweden
LibreOffice Conference 2026 will be organised by PNlug (Pordenone Linux User Group) and the University of Pordenone in the city of Pordenone, on the university campus.
The conference will begin on Thursday, 10 September and will end on the morning of Saturday, 12 September with the usual closing session.…
Welcome Dan Williams, new LibreOffice Developer focusing on UI/UX
The Document Foundation is the small non-profit entity behind LibreOffice. It oversees the project and community, and is now expanding with new developer roles. So let’s say hello to Dan Williams, who joins the team to work on design and user interface (UI) improvements, with an initial focus on macOS:
Tell us a bit about yourself!
…The Document Foundation announces the approval of the Open Document Format (ODF) v1.4 standard by OASIS Open
This new version of the native LibreOffice document format standard marks the 20th anniversary of the only open document format for office applications
Berlin, December 3, 2025 – The Document Foundation announces that OASIS Open (www.oasis-open.org), the global open-source and standards organisation, has approved the Open Document Format (ODF) for office applications v1.4 as an OASIS standard, which is the organisation’s highest level of ratification.…
Code of Ethics and Fiduciary Duties for TDF’s Board of Directors
The Document Foundation (TDF) is the non-profit entity behind the LibreOffice project. It collects donations from users, and employs a small team to support and coordinate the worldwide community that makes the software. In TDF there are various bodies including the Board of Directors, Membership Committee, and the Board of Trustees:
These foundation bodies are guided by a set of policies, and now the Board of Directors has voted on a Code of Ethics and Fiduciary Duties.…
The Role of ODF in Digital Identity and Authentication
Reliable data flows, verifiable signatures and predictable structures are essential for digital identity systems, which touch every aspect of modern digital life. They authorise transactions, confirm requests and guarantee security policies.
In this context, the Open Document Format (ODF) offers a transparent, computer-readable foundation for verifying the authenticity of documents and ensuring their long-term integrity.
Each ODF file is a structured ZIP container with a consistent internal layout.…