
LibreOffice is the successor project to OpenOffice(.org), which in turn was based on StarOffice, a proprietary office suite developed in the 1990s. Learn more about the history here! And let’s hear from Stefan Soyka, who worked on StarOffice from 1990 –						
 
						
					 
									
									
						
						
						
													
						
							 Over the course of its 20-year history, the ODF standard has been adopted, or at least recommended, by numerous supranational bodies and several countries on almost every continent. However, this does not necessarily mean
Over the course of its 20-year history, the ODF standard has been adopted, or at least recommended, by numerous supranational bodies and several countries on almost every continent. However, this does not necessarily mean						
 
						
					 
									
									
						
						
						
													
						
							The Document Foundation and LibreOffice support the international campaign @endof10 https://endof10.org/
 The countdown has begun. On 14 October 2025, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10. This will leave millions of users and
The countdown has begun. On 14 October 2025, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10. This will leave millions of users and						
 
						
					 
									
						
						
						
													
						
							
LibreOffice stands out as a privacy-respecting open source office suite. Unlike proprietary alternatives, the software is designed with privacy, user control and transparency in mind.
(This is part of The Document Foundation’s Annual Report for 2024 – we’ll post the full version here soon.)
Introduction
Concerns about end user