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LibreOffice project and community recap: October 2026

LibreOffice 26.2.7 is available for download

Migrating small businesses to LibreOffice and Linux

LibreOffice 26.8.2 improves stability, multimedia and compatibility

FOSDEM: FOSS Office DevRoom Call for Papers

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LibreOffice project and community recap: October 2026

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Here’s our summary of updates, events and activities in the LibreOffice project in October – click the links to learn more…

  • We announced LibreOffice 26.8.1, with around 40 bug fixes focused on compatibility with Microsoft Office files, along with more reliable text and CSV import across a range of character encodings.

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  • In our Community Member Monday interview, Adlair Cerecedo-Méndez described how he helped Mexico to develop Office GOBMX, a LibreOffice-based suite for public institutions, and shared lessons about migration, training and digital sovereignty.

Adlair Cerecedo-Méndez

  • At LinuxDays in Prague, Mike Saunders gave a talk on where LibreOffice is going, including the project’s September download figures and current direction.

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  • The QA community published its QA/Dev Report for September, covering contributions across LibreOffice, bug reports and fixes, and work by testers and developers.

Chart showing resolution of bugs

  • Our latest State of the Project slide deck looked at October 2025 to September 2026: 297 developers contributed 11,676 commits, alongside data on downloads, donations and community activity.

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LibreOffice migration workshop in Nairobi

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  • A post on the developer blog showed how to connect a Python webview to LibreOffice and use it to send UNO commands, a useful approach for building extension interfaces.

WebUNO connecting a webview to LibreOffice

  • In The Politics of Standards, we looked at how technical standards shape who can participate in an ecosystem and why open, clearly specified standards matter to users and public institutions.

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  • We invited developers and contributors to submit talks for the FOSS Office DevRoom at FOSDEM 2027, covering topics such as interoperability, accessibility, localisation, security and office software development.

LibreOffice at FOSDEM

  • Finally, we released LibreOffice 26.8.2, with around 35 fixes for stability, multimedia playback, legacy file compatibility, Calc and hyphenation.

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LibreOffice 26.2.7 is available for download

Berlin, 3 November 2026 – The Document Foundation today announced the release of LibreOffice 26.2.7, the seventh maintenance update to the LibreOffice 26.2 branch. Building on the major feature release published on 4 February 2026, this update delivers targeted bug fixes and stability improvements contributed by a global community of developers and QA engineers.

Among the changes, LibreOffice 26.2.7 fixes a crash on startup on macOS 27, restores audio playback in presentations on Windows, resolves several DOCX round-trip problems, and adds support for Web Query (.iqy) files in Calc. The bundled Python interpreter has been upgraded to version 3.12.16. LibreOffice 26.2 requires Windows 10 or newer.

This is the last release of the LibreOffice 26.2 branch, which will reach the end of its life on 30 November 2026. Users who install this version should plan to update to LibreOffice 26.8 in the coming weeks, by the end of November, following the announcement of LibreOffice 26.8.3.

LibreOffice 26.2.7 is available for immediate download at www.libreoffice.org/download/ for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

List of fixes in RC1: wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/26.2.7/RC1. List of fixes in RC2: wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/26.2.7/RC2. List of fixes in RC3: wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/26.2.7/RC3.

LibreOffice users, free software advocates and community members can support The Document Foundation and the LibreOffice project with a donation at www.libreoffice.org/donate.

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Q: What is LibreOffice 26.2.7?

LibreOffice 26.2.7 is the seventh maintenance update to the LibreOffice 26.2 branch, released by The Document Foundation on 3 November 2026. It delivers targeted bug fixes and stability improvements over the major feature release published on 4 February 2026.

Q: When was LibreOffice 26.2.7 released?

3 November 2026.

Q: Where can I download LibreOffice 26.2.7?

From https://www.libreoffice.org/download/, for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Q: Which operating systems does LibreOffice 26.2.7 support?

Windows, macOS and Linux. On Windows, LibreOffice 26.2 requires Windows 10 or newer.

Q: What are the main fixes in LibreOffice 26.2.7?

  • macOS: a crash on startup on macOS 27.0.x, caused by thread IDs larger than UINT32_MAX; a missing check mark in GtkCheckMenuItem; and the non-breaking hyphen (U+2011) failing to render after an update.
  • Presentations: audio files inserted in a presentation not playing, and audio no longer audible in presentations on Windows.
  • DOCX interoperability: table of contents hyperlinks that stop working until the table is updated, and documents with data binding in a date picker that cannot be opened in Word after a round trip.
  • PDF export: named hyperlinks not working when exporting to PDF.
  • Python: the “PYTHONHOME” error reported after upgrading or when calling LibreOffice, and the upgrade of the bundled Python to 3.12.16.
  • Calc: support for Web Query (.iqy) files.

Q: What is the next version of LibreOffice after 26.2.7?

This is the last release of the LibreOffice 26.2 branch, which will reach the end of its life on 30 November 2026.

Q: Where can I find the full list of fixes in LibreOffice 26.2.7?

RC1: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/26.2.7/RC1.
RC2: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/26.2.7/RC2.
RC3: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/26.2.7/RC3.

Q: Who develops LibreOffice 26.2.7?

A global community of volunteer and professional developers and QA engineers, coordinated by The Document Foundation, the Berlin-based non-profit behind LibreOffice.

Q: How much does LibreOffice 26.2.7 cost?

Nothing. LibreOffice is free and open source software. Users and advocates can support the project with a donation at https://www.libreoffice.org/donate.

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Migrating small businesses to LibreOffice and Linux

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We often talk on this blog about large-scale migrations to LibreOffice, such as in the Austrian Military. But many small businesses are switching away from Microsoft, Google and other tech giants too. Today we’re talking to Mišo Oroz from Zerolock, a company in Italy that helps small businesses to switch to free and open source software (FOSS):

Tell us a bit about what you do

Zerolock is an IT company I founded in early 2026, based in Spirano, near Bergamo, in Lombardy. The focus is simple: migrating small businesses with 2 to 20 office workstations from proprietary systems to fully open source infrastructure. We use Linux workstations with KDE Plasma as the desktop environment, LibreOffice as the office suite, and a full stack of open source tools for collaboration, communication and security.

Everything is self-hosted – everything is on European servers. There is no Microsoft and no vendor lock-in.

What kinds of businesses are you helping to migrate to Linux and LibreOffice, and why do they want to switch?

They are mostly non-technical environments: a logistics company, a construction company, a dental practice, a law firm. The trigger is rarely ideology.

It is usually a combination of rising software costs, a bad experience with a vendor, or simply someone asking “why are we paying for this every year?” Once the conversation starts, the sovereignty and privacy arguments land naturally. But the first question is always about money.

What has gone well in the migrations, and what have been some of the more challenging aspects?

What works well is the desktop transition. With KDE Plasma and LibreOffice, most users adapt faster than expected. The files look the same, the menus are recognszable, and within a few days the friction disappears. What is harder is the mindset shift: people have been trained to think that Windows and Microsoft Office are “the computer”.
Showing them that the alternative is not a compromise, but a choice, takes time and trust. That is the real work.

One concrete recurring challenge is spreadsheet formulas. Users coming from Excel often hit friction in Calc, not because the functionality is missing, but because the syntax or behaviour differs in ways that are subtle enough to cause confusion without being obvious. That is usually where I spend the most training time.

What tips would you give to other small businesses looking to migrate?

Start with one person who is curious rather than resistant. Let them become the internal reference point. Do not try to convince the skeptics first.

Do the migration on a Friday or over a weekend, and be on site the following Monday. The first two days are where migrations succeed or fail. If someone is stuck at 09:00 on Monday with nobody to ask, the whole project loses credibility.

And document everything from day one.

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LibreOffice 26.8.2 improves stability, multimedia and compatibility

Berlin, 29 October 2026 – The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 26.8.2, the second minor release in the LibreOffice 26.8 family, available for Windows, macOS and Linux. The new version contains around 35 bug fixes, focusing on stability, multimedia playback and compatibility with legacy file formats.

Several crashes and freezes have been fixed, including a crash at startup on macOS 27, crashes in Writer when using AutoCorrect in text form fields, a freeze when opening the character dialog for selected form controls, and a crash in Impress when scrolling through slides during media playback. Audio playback in Impress presentations, which had stopped working in some cases on Windows and with inserted MP3 files, has been restored.

Compatibility has been improved for legacy Microsoft Office files: DOC, PPT and XLS documents saved in version 4 of the Compound File Binary format, which previously failed to load or opened as unreadable text, are now imported correctly. Calc adds support for Web Query (.iqy) files and fixes a regression introduced in LibreOffice 26.8.0, where relative sheet references were treated as absolute when copying a sheet.

Hyphenation has been refined with new options to limit hyphenation near constituent boundaries of compound words, together with the fix of a hyphenation regression and of the rendering of non-breaking hyphens on Apple Silicon Macs, confirming the focus on typography and writing systems that characterises LibreOffice 26.8. Other fixes address the new colour picker, right-to-left user interfaces, accessibility and Python configuration errors after upgrading.

The full list of fixes is available at wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/26.8.2/RC2.

LibreOffice 26.8.2 is recommended for users who require the most advanced features. Users in production environments can continue to use LibreOffice 26.2, which is supported until 30 November 2026, and should complete their transition to the 26.8 family in the coming weeks.

Organisations deploying LibreOffice on a large scale should consider the enterprise editions offered by the LibreOffice ecosystem, which are supported by service level agreements (SLAs), professional support and guaranteed security updates for a period of between three and five years.

LibreOffice 26.8.2 is available at www.libreoffice.org/download/. Donations: www.libreoffice.org/donate

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What’s new in LibreOffice 26.8.2?

LibreOffice 26.8.2 is a bug-fix release containing around 35 fixes. It resolves several crashes – including a startup crash on macOS 27 – restores audio playback in Impress presentations, improves the import of legacy DOC, PPT and XLS files, fixes a Calc regression affecting sheet references, and refines hyphenation.

Should I upgrade to LibreOffice 26.8.2?

Users running LibreOffice 26.8 should upgrade to version 26.8.2. Users on macOS 27 should upgrade immediately, as earlier 26.8 versions may crash at startup. Users in production environments running LibreOffice 26.2 should plan the upgrade to the 26.8 family before 30 November 2026.

When will support for LibreOffice 26.2 end?

Support for LibreOffice 26.2 will end on 30 November 2026. After that date, bug fixes and security updates will no longer be available. Users should upgrade to the LibreOffice 26.8 family before that date.

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FOSDEM: FOSS Office DevRoom Call for Papers

LibreOffice at FOSDEM

We are inviting proposals for talks about “FOSS Office Software and Suites“.

Office productivity software is one of the oldest and most interesting FOSS categories packed with developer interest. It is also an area where lots of new solutions are arriving with new desktop, web-based and mobile editors, as well as new underlying libraries and filters appearing. These bring lots of opportunities for meeting up and cross-fertilization of ideas, and innovation as well as code sharing between separate FOSS communities and companies that can rarely come together.

The FOSS Office devroom brings these projects together in one place. It is open to developers, contributors, integrators, and users of any FOSS office suite or component. Competing projects and document toolkits are explicitly welcome, as the aim is to provide an overview of the entire sector and identify common problems which cannot be solved alone.

We invite talks on topics such as:

– Architecture, performance, algorithms, data-structures;
– Network protocols for real-time collaboration;
– Import and export filters, interoperability, and document rendering fidelity;
– Accessibility, localisation, typography and support for complex scripts;
– Technical challenges of enterprise Office deployments
– AI-assisted features and how to integrate them while preserving user control and privacy;
– Security, code quality, hardening and sandboxing challenges;

Talks should be technical, and mention bits, bytes, data-structures and algorithms. Product pitches and business presentations will not be accepted in this room. The devroom is co-organised by people from a handful of different FOSS Office projects to ensure a balanced selection of talks. Talks will be 15/20 minutes maximum, to fit as many as possible in the limited time slots.

TALK SUBMISSIONS

To submit a talk, please visit the FOSDEM 2027 Pretalx website: fosdem.org/submit. Please select “FOSS Office” as the *track* and ensure you include all the requested information when submitting a proposal: the title of the talk, a short abstract (one / two paragraphs), and some information about yourself (name, bio and photo). Please do remember that your profile might be already stored in Pretalx.

If you already have a Pretalx account from previous years, please reuse it. Create an account if, and only if, you don’t have one from a previous year. If you have issues with Pretalx, please contact italo at documentfoundation.org for help.

All presentations will be recorded and streamed. Sending your proposal implies giving permission to be recorded.

For accepted talks, speakers will receive an email to confirm that the proposal has been accepted. They may expect additional emails with more instructions, for instance to confirm their travel schedule.

CONTACTS

Italo Vignoli: italo at documentfoundation dot org
Jos Portvliet: jos dot poortvliet at nextcloud dot com
Michael Meeks: michael dot meeks at collabora dot com

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Submission Deadline: 30 November 2026 (23:59 UTC)
Acceptance Notifications: 4 December 2026
Final Schedule Announcement: 7 December 2026
Devroom: 30 January 2027 (from 10:30, just half day)

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