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Press Releases
LibreOffice 25.8.5 has arrived
Berlin, 19 February 2026 – LibreOffice 25.8.5, the fifth update to the FOSS office suite [1] developed by volunteers for…
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LibreOffice 26.2 is here: a faster, more polished office suite that you control
We’re pleased to announce the release of LibreOffice 26.2, the newest version of the free and open source office suite… -
Announcement of LibreOffice 25.8.4
Berlin, 18 December 2025 – LibreOffice 25.8.4, the fourth minor update to the free office suite developed by volunteers for…
Open Document Format
Why ODF and not OOXML
Many interpreted the last article in this series as an attack on Microsoft for using the OOXML format against users'…
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Why OOXML is not a standard format for office documents
Unfortunately, I keep reading about open-source software advocates who happily use Microsoft's proprietary DOCX, XLSX and PPTX formats for their… -
The philosophy behind ODF: openness, freedom and control
File formats are not usually the subject of philosophical debate because most users just want to open, save and share…
Happy new year to all.