In addition to the majority of code commits being focused on interoperability with Microsoft’s proprietary file formats, there is a wealth of new features targeted at users migrating from Office, to simplify the transition
LibreOffice Archive
02 Feb 2022
LibreOffice 7.3 Community is better than ever at interoperability
31 Jan 2022
LibreOffice project and community recap: January 2022
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 by announcing our plans for FOSDEM, which will take place online on February 5 – 6. The LibreOffice community will be present with
27 Jan 2022
Bug bounties: finding and fixing security holes with European Commission funds
Free and open source software (FOSS) is about much more than driving costs down, in some cases even down to zero – it’s about giving control back to users, developers and even nations. With FOSS, everyone gains the freedom to study, improve and share the software – and to use
25 Jan 2022
Using a Matrix Bridge with LibreOffice IRC Channels
Hossein Nourikhah writes:
Ever wondered about using modern chat tools to discuss LibreOffice? Here we will discuss using a Matrix bridge to connect to the LibreOffice IRC rooms, to participate more efficiently in LibreOffice-related discussions.
Traditionally, IRC has been the preferred way of communication for the FOSS communities including the LibreOffice community. There are multiple IRC
18 Jan 2022
OpenOffice users: Getting messages about documents being made in a newer version?
Many OpenOffice users are seeing warnings when trying to access files in the OpenDocument Format (eg .odt, .ods). The full text is:
This document was created by a newer version of OpenOffice. It may contain features not supported by your current version.
In this case, the document was probably made in LibreOffice,
17 Jan 2022
Community Member Monday: Baltasar García Perez-Schofield
Today we have a quick chat with Baltasar García Perez-Schofield, who recently became a Member of The Document Foundation, the non-profit entity behind LibreOffice…
Tell us a bit about yourself!
I’m from Spain, in that north-west corner called Galicia. Professionally I’m a teacher of computer science, and dedicate my spare time to