Juan Carlos Sanz, a long time contributor to OpenOffice and LibreOffice, and a TDF Member, passed away last Friday, August 22. He has been contributing to documentation and localization in Spanish, and has been active in the
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25 Aug 2025
LibreOffice 25.8 Backgrounder
LibreOffice 25.8: a Strategic Asset for Governments and Enterprises Focused on Digital Sovereignty and Privacy
Overview
In a time when geopolitical tensions, data localization laws, and compliance risks are reshaping the IT landscape, LibreOffice 25.8 (
20 Aug 2025
LibreOffice 25.8: smarter, faster and more reliable
The best open source office suite continues to evolve, while maintaining its focus on privacy and digital sovereignty
Berlin, 20 August 2025 – The Document Foundation announces the release of LibreOffice 25.8. This latest version
15 Aug 2025
Guide to migrating from proprietary formats to ODF
In the digital world, document formats are essential. Proprietary formats such as Microsoft Word’s DOCX or Excel’s XLSX dominate the workplace, but at the same time they lock users into a specific vendor and
12 Aug 2025
Last LibreOffice 25.8 release candidates RC3 and RC4 available this week
LibreOffice 25.8 will be released next week, on August 20, 2025 (check the Release Plan). LibreOffice 25.8 RC3 brings us closer to the final version, which will be preceded by a last minute LibreOffice 25.8 RC4 needed for a fix solving an easy to trigger crash. Check the release notes to find the
08 Aug 2025
Best practices for creating and editing Open Document Format (ODF) files
Adhering to these guidelines can enhance productivity and guarantee that documents remain consistent, robust and accessible over time, irrespective of the platform.
Firstly, use an editor such as LibreOffice that natively supports the format without