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LibreOffice project and community recap: July 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…

Michael Weghorn

  • Talking of the TDF team: in June, team members met in Munich to discuss ideas and proposals for the community and software. They worked on lots of topics – and now we’ve uploaded the report of the meeting. Check it out and let us know what you think!

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LibreOffice Draw Guide 7.4 - Czech version

  • We had one release in July, LibreOffice 7.5.5. This is the fifth maintenance release of the LibreOffice 7.5 branch, and all users are recommended to get the update.

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Czech translation of LibreOffice Draw Guide 7.4 – and more news

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Zdeněk Crhonek (aka “raal”) from the Czech LibreOffice community writes:

The Czech team has finished its translation of the LibreOffice Draw Guide 7.4. As usual it was team work, namely: translations by Petr Kuběj, Zdeněk Crhonek and Radomír Strnad; localized pictures by Roman Toman; and technical support from Miloš Šrámek. Thanks to all the team for their work! The Czech translation of the Draw guide 7.4 is available for download from this page.

Now the team continues with translation of the Impress Guide 7.5. We always looking for new translators and correctors. Join us!

Migration protocol translated into Czech

Thanks to Jana Švejdová for translating the LibreOffice Migration Protocol into Czech, and HeroClan for finding a volunteer. The protocol represents a reference for migrations, based on best practices from some of the most successful projects. The file is available on the Czech website.

Try our updated Extensions and Templates site!

Screenshot of LibreOffice extensions and template website

LibreOffice includes a wide range of features, covering most use-cases. But it also supports extensions for more functionality, and our worldwide community has submitted hundreds of great extensions (and templates).

Recently, our new Web Developer Juan José González (aka “JJ”) improved the design of the site, to make it more usable and visually appealing, including:

  • Counters for number of downloads
  • A more prominent search bar
  • Tag filters in a menu on the left
  • Larger sort order buttons
  • Easier to read dates of last update (e.g. “2 months ago”)

Explore the new site here! If you notice anything that could still be improved, please report it on our tracker.

And a huge thanks to all extension and template maintainers – you’ve done the biggest work on the website.

Create and submit an extension

Interested in making an extension and sharing it with the world? It’s a great way to learn about LibreOffice development. Here are some guides to get started:

LibreOffice 7.5.5 Community available for download

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Berlin, July 20, 2023 – LibreOffice 7.5.5 Community, the fifth minor release of the LibreOffice 7.5 line, the volunteer-supported free office suite for desktop productivity, is available from our download page for Windows (Intel/AMD and ARM processors), macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel processors), and Linux [1].

Given the upcoming announcement of LibreOffice 7.6, all users are invited to update to this version, which has been tested and sought after enough to be ready for production environments.

Several other products based on the same LibreOffice Technology of LibreOffice 7.5.5 are available for major desktop operating systems (Windows, macOS, Chrome OS and Linux), for mobile platforms (Android and iOS), and for the cloud. In some cases the name is not LibreOffice, although the underlying technology is the same.

For enterprise-class deployments, TDF strongly recommends the LibreOffice Enterprise family of applications from ecosystem partners – for desktop, mobile and cloud – with a large number of dedicated value-added features and other benefits such as SLA (Service Level Agreements).

Availability of LibreOffice 7.5.5 Community

LibreOffice 7.5.5 Community is available from this page. Minimum requirements for proprietary operating systems are Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 and Apple macOS 10.14. LibreOffice Technology-based products for Android and iOS are listed here.

The Document Foundation does not provide technical support for users, although they can be helped by volunteers on user mailing lists and on the Ask LibreOffice website.

LibreOffice users, free software advocates and community members can support The Document Foundation with a donation on this page.

[1] Change log pages: RC1 and RC2

Getting Started Guide updated to LibreOffice 7.5

The LibreOffice Documentation Team is proud to release the latest version of the Getting Started Guide updated to the features available in LibreOffice 7.5.

Download the Getting started Guide 7.5

This book is for anyone who wants to get up to speed quickly with LibreOffice 7.5. It introduces Writer (word processing), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), Draw (vector drawings), Math (equation editor), and Base (database). This book was written by volunteers from the LibreOffice community.

The Getting Started Guide 7.5 update was coordinated by Olivier Hallot with valuable contributions by Peter Schofield, Jean Weber, flywire and Nay Catina Dia-Schneebeli.

Doc team

The Guides can be downloaded or purchased in printed version from the Documentation website as well as the bookshelf project.

TDF Team Meeting in Munich, June 2023

Team members standing on a patio

LibreOffice is made by a worldwide community, comprised of volunteers, certified developers, ecosystem companies and many other people. Coordinating the project is The Document Foundation, a small non-profit entity registered in Berlin, which has a team of 16 people (thanks to generous donations).

We mostly work online, but in June, most team members met in-person in Munich! We are (alphabetically by first name):

  • Christian Lohmaier – Release Engineer
  • Florian Effenberger – Executive Director
  • Guilhem Moulin – Infrastructure & Services
  • Heiko Tietze – UX Architect
  • Hossein Nourikhah – Developer Community Architect
  • Ilmari Laukahangas – Development Marketing
  • Italo Vignoli – Marketing & PR
  • Juan José González – Web Technology Engineer
  • Khaled Hosny – Developer, prioritising complex text-layout tasks
  • Michael Weghorn – Developer, prioritising accessibility tasks
  • Mike Saunders – Marketing and Community Coordinator
  • Olivier Hallot – Documentation Coordinator
  • Sophie Gautier – Foundation Coordinator
  • Stephan – Administrative Assistant
  • Stéphane Guillou – QA Analyst
  • Xisco Fauli – QA Engineer

Over four days, we discussed many topics, including: how we can grow the LibreOffice community; marketing the software; improving documentation; planning for Quality Assurance activities; localisation and liaisons; and updating the LibreOffice and TDF websites. We shared many ideas, came up with concrete action items, and are now working to get them done.

Of course, we’re just one part of the wider LibreOffice community. We always appreciate getting feedback and suggestions from other members of the project, so let us know what you’d like us to work on! And many thanks to everyone in the community for all your contributions and support 😊

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