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LibreOffice turns 15: a celebration of freedom, collaboration and open technologies and standards

Fifteen years ago, we announced our ambitious plan to provide the world with a fully free and open office suite created by and for the community. Today, we are celebrating 15 years of LibreOffice

The artificial complexity of OOXML files (the XLSX case)

The post, published on 18 July 2025, which explained why an artificially complex XML schema, such as that used by Microsoft 365 (formerly Microsoft Office) files, is in fact a subtle tool for locking in

LibreOffice-focused talks at the Open Source Conference 2025 Luxembourg

The Open Source Conference 2025 will take place the 1st of October 2025 in Belval, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, following a very successful first edition in 2024 in combination with the LibreOffice Conference. Open Source software, together with data sovereignty, form the basis to achieve Digital Sovereignty

TDF Annual Report 2024

The Annual Report of The Document Foundation describes the foundation’s activities and projects, especially in regard to LibreOffice and the Document Liberation Project.

We’ve been posting sections of the 2024 report

How to resolve common compatibility issues with ODF files

Troubleshooting opening, formatting, and data loss issues with Open Document Format files

ODF files are great for sharing documents across multiple platforms, but they don’t always work perfectly, especially when using Microsoft Office or other software based on proprietary formats. If you’ve encountered problems opening,

The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 25.2.6

Berlin, 8 September 2025 – The Document Foundation announces the release of LibreOffice 25.2.6, the sixth maintenance release of the LibreOffice 25.2 family, available for download at www.libreoffice.org/download [1].

LibreOffice 25.2.6 is based