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Want new features in LibreOffice? Help to fund developers!

Andreas Heinisch

Every major release of LibreOffice includes new features, thanks to our community of volunteer and ecosystem developers. But what can you do, if you want a new feature in LibreOffice but don’t have the technical know-how to implement it?

If you’re in a large company, you can engage

Annual Report: The Document Foundation in 2022

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In 2022 we had with elections for the foundation’s Membership Committee, along with regular Advisory Board calls, and support for other projects and activities

(This is part of The Document Foundation’s Annual Report for 2022 – we’ll post the full version here soon.)

Election of new Membership Committee

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Annual Report 2022: LibreOffice in 2022

Sparklines in LibreOffice 7.4

In 2022, LibreOffice celebrated its twelfth birthday. Two new major versions of the suite introduced a variety of new features, while minor releases helped to improve stability as well

(This is part of The Document Foundation’s Annual Report for 2022 – we’ll post the full version

Microsoft 365 price hike in Germany? LibreOffice to the rescue!

Microsoft plans to raise the prices of its office software in Germany – and other services – significantly (article in German here). And not just once, but every six months there are to be “price adjustments”.

This is of course a problem for many businesses, organisations, schools and local governments that have limited resources.…

LibreOffice project and community recap: March 2023

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Here’s our summary of updates, events and activities in the LibreOffice project in the last four weeks – click the links to learn more…

German LibreOffice community meeting, March 2023 in Essen

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LibreOffice is developed by a worldwide community, and many members of this community live in German-speaking countries. From 24 to 26 March, some of them met at the Linuxhotel in Essen. There was an informal meeting on Friday evening, while the main discussions started on