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15 May 2025

Projects selected for LibreOffice in the Google Summer of Code 2025

By Ilmari Lauhakangas
Development, Technology
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The LibreOffice Google Summer of Code projects have been selected for 2025.

  • Adam Seskunas – Implement Report Builder in C++: replacing the current Java-based Report Builder with a new solution will improve maintainability and remove one of the last remaining dependencies on Java.
  • Karthik Godha – New dialog to edit Table Styles: Writer
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04 Mar 2025

LibreOffice is in the Google Summer of Code 2025!

By Ilmari Lauhakangas
Announcements, Development, LibreOffice
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GSoC logo

Everyone loves having shiny new features in LibreOffice. But how do we get them? Many are developed by volunteers and people in the ecosystem.

But another great source of new features is the Google Summer of Code (GSoC), a global, online program focused on bringing new contributors

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13 Nov 2024

LibreOffice and Google Summer of Code 2024: The results

By Ilmari Lauhakangas
Development, LibreOffice, Technology
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Google Summer of Code logo

This year, LibreOffice was once again a mentoring organization in the Google Summer of Code (GSoC), a global program focused on bringing more developers into free and open source software development. Seven projects were finished successfully, plus one project mentored under Linux Foundation. Contributors and

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07 May 2024

Projects selected for LibreOffice in the Google Summer of Code 2024

By Ilmari Lauhakangas
Development, Technology
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The LibreOffice Google Summer of Code projects have been selected for 2024.

  • Adam Seskunas – More and better tests: the project aims to add automated tests for fixes related to document export as well as converting tests written in Java to C++.
  • Ahmed Hamed – Improvement to the Functions Deck in LibreOffice Calc:
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15 Sep 2023

LibreOffice and Google Summer of Code 2023: The results

By Ilmari Lauhakangas
Development, LibreOffice, Technology
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Google Summer of Code logo

This year, LibreOffice was once again a mentoring organization in the Google Summer of Code (GSoC), a global program focused on bringing more developers into free and open source software development. Five projects were finished successfully. Contributors and mentors enjoyed the time, and here we

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29 May 2023

Projects selected for LibreOffice in the Google Summer of Code 2023

By Ilmari Lauhakangas
Development, Technology
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GSoC logo

The LibreOffice Google Summer of Code projects have been selected for 2023.

  • Ahmed Gamal Eltokhy – Improve PGP/GPG encryption support: the project aims to enhance the experimental PGP/GPG encryption support in LibreOffice by addressing several shortcomings, such as the need to select recipients anew for every save and the difficulty
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