Author: Mike Saunders

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

• We started July with some very positive news: a Danish Ministry is switching from Microsoft Office/365 to LibreOffice. The goal is to “create more competition and innovation – and reduce Denmark’s dependence on the few”.

• Then we posted the LibreOffice Podcast, Episode #4 – Documentation in Free and Open Source Software. What exactly makes “good” documentation? And why is it important today? Watch to learn more (also available on PeerTube).

• Throughout the month, we posted various articles about the Open Document format and XML: Technology at the heart of our daily lives; The role of XML in interoperability; An artificially complex XML schema as a lock-in tool; and Understanding ODF file types: .odt, .ods, .odp, and beyond.

• On July 17, we announced LibreOffice 25.2.5. This is the fifth minor update to the 25.2 branch, with bugfixes and compatibility improvements. All users are recommended to upgrade.

• And while that branch is being updated regularly, we’re also preparing for the next major release. LibreOffice 25.8 RC2 is available for testing – thanks in advance to everyone who helps to report issues, so we can make it a rock-solid final version!

• In Documentation news, the Getting Started Guide 25.2 was published after some months of work. Well done to everyone involved!

• And finally, the Call for Proposals for the LibreOffice Asia Conference 2025 was opened. The event will take place in Tokyo on 13 and 14 December.

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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…

• We started the month with Episode 3 of the LibreOffice Podcast – this time looking at Quality Assurance (QA) in Free and Open Source Software. Watch it below – or on PeerTube.

• Then we announced the winners in the Month of LibreOffice, May 2025, providing information on how to get sticker packs. We’ve been sending out stickers and merchandise in the last few weeks, with a bit more to come!

• On June 6, we announced LibreOffice 25.2.4, the fourth minor update to our latest stable branch. All users are recommended to upgrade.

• Next, we posted another section from The Document Foundation’s Annual Report, “LibreOffice for End User Privacy”.

• The end of Windows 10 is approaching, so it’s time to consider Linux and LibreOffice! That’s the message behind the “End of 10” campaign, which we’re supporting.

• In the middle of the month, we posted news about a new tutorial added to the wiki, showing how to create colour wheels with LibreOffice.

• Throughout June, we posted various articles about ODF, the Open Document Format used by LibreOffice (and supported in many other office suites): An Analysis of the adoption of the Open Document Format; Understanding ODF compliance and interoperability; and A technical dive into ODF.

• Then we reported back from an event: LibreOffice at the Linux Arena in Pordenone, Italy.

• Before LibreOffice there was OpenOffice, and before OpenOffice there was StarOffice. And how was StarOffice developed? We talked to Stefan Soyka, who worked on the suite in the early ’90s, and has some entertaining stories to tell 😊

• New LibreOffice merchandise is here! We updated our Spreadshirt shop with new designs and many extra items. Buy something and support LibreOffice – some of the proceeds go back to the project!

• Registration is now open for the LibreOffice Conference 2025. Join us from 4 – 6 September in Budapest – we’ll have technical talks, workshops, social events and more…

• And finally, we announced the new LibreOffice 25.2 user guides – awesome work from the documentation team.

Keep in touch – follow us on Mastodon, X (formerly Twitter), Bluesky, Reddit and Facebook. Like what we do? Support our community with a donation – or join our community and help to make LibreOffice even better!