APPLICATIONS Collabora releases CODE 26.04 as rivalry between FOSS cloudy office suites heats up Now with Markdown support and smarter formula error handling – plus integrated AI, though it's off by default
Applications LibreOffice brands Euro-Office a 'de facto ally' of Microsoft's lock-in strategy The Document Foundation accuses newly launched Euro-Office of undermining digital sovereignty by defaulting to Microsoft's OOXML document format
Applications LibreOffice learns to speak Markdown in version 26.2 Plain-text fans rejoice as Writer gains native CommonMark import and export
Applications LibreOffice Online dragged out of the attic, dusted off for another go Browser-based version back on the menu, reopening questions about TDF's relationship with Collabora
Applications LibreOffice 25.8: Faster, leaner, and finally speaks PDF 2.0 Update boosts Microsoft file imports, adds new spreadsheet functions, and drops older Windows
OSes LibreOffice adds voice to 'ditch Windows for Linux' campaign Next version to drop Windows 7 through 8.1, and 32-bit Windows support is on the way out, too
Applications LibreOffice still kicking at 40, now with browser tricks and real-time collab Standard FOSS office suite continues to evolve in interesting new directions
Applications LibreOffice 24.8: Handy even if you're happy with Microsoft Mature, stable – and can rescue corrupt files
Applications WordStar 7, the last ever DOS version, is re-released for free The preferred tool of Arthur C Clarke, Anne Rice and George R R Martin
Software German state ditches Windows, Microsoft Office for Linux and LibreOffice 'Complete digital sovereignty' ... sounds familiar
Applications LibreOffice 7.6 arrives: Open source stalwart is showing its maturity What comes next, and what the end of the 7.x release series really means
Applications Red Hat to stop packaging LibreOffice for RHEL The sky isn't falling… but it's sign of bigger changes to come
Applications LibreOffice 7.5 update: A great time to jump on this FOSS productivity suite Decent upgrade from older versions, essential if you're still on OpenOffice
Applications Document Foundation starts charging €8.99 for 'free' LibreOffice Only in the Mac App Store, as part of FOSS-for-biz strategy software org admits may not quickly deliver results
Applications LibreOffice improves Microsoft compatibility with version 7.4 If you absolutely must keep using those proprietary formats, walk this way
Applications Open source Office rival Collabora releases web-based CODE 22.05 Already host your own file-sharing tool? Now you can add a web-based office suite on top
SaaS Open source 'Office' options keep Microsoft running faster than ever LibreOffice, Collabora, KDE Gear all updated their Microsoft alternatives – whatever your OS
Applications Breath of fresh air: v7.3 of LibreOffice boasts improved file importing and rendering And better compatibility with some more proprietary word processors
Applications Lots of new toys, caps lock still stuck on: ONLYOFFICE hits version 7 LibreOffice alternative unfurls latest productivity software update
Applications 'IwlIj jachjaj! Incoming LibreOffice 7.3 to support Klingon and Interslavic Don't worry, there is a point to this
Applications Munich mk2? Germany's Schleswig-Holstein plans to switch 25,000 PCs to LibreOffice Another German region tries to ditch closed code for open source
Applications LibreOffice 7.2 brings improved but still imperfect Microsoft Office compatibility Also: Native for Apple Silicon but with health warning
Software LibreOffice 7.2 release candidate reveals effort to be Microsoft-compatible Also: New built-in UNO inspector. What's UNO? Read on...
Applications The Document Foundation updates LibreOffice Community to 7.1.1 Ninth anniversary celebrated with bug fixes for enthusiasts and power users
Software 'It's where the industry is heading': LibreOffice team working on WebAssembly port Second attempt to run entirely in the browser – but nothing works yet
Software LibreOffice 7.1 Community released with user-interface picker, other bits and bytes Community? 'The software isn’t changing at all. This is a label on the name, nothing else'
Software LibreOffice 7.1 beta boasts impressive range of features let down by a lack of polish and poor mobile efforts Somebody get this project more investment
Software LibreOffice rains on OpenOffice's 20th anniversary parade, tells rival project to 'do the right thing' and die And point everyone at LibreOffice, ta
Software Companies toiling away the most on LibreOffice code complain ecosystem is 'beyond utterly broken' Major open-source projects need paid-for developers, but what is the business model?
Software LibreOffice community protests at promotion of paid-for editions, board says: 'LibreOffice will always be free software' Enterprise edition ahoy as project tries to puzzle out its business model
Software LibreOffice slips out another 7.0 beta: Spreadsheets close gap with Excel while macOS users treated to new icons Skia and Vulkan graphics in Windows version, better compatibility and performance
Software The Adobe Flash Farewell Tour 2020: LibreOffice to axe export support for .SWF in version 7 Another one bites the dust
Software Vendor-bender LibreOffice kicks out 6.4: Community project feel, though now with added auto-█████ tool Performance-focused release with a few new features
Software LibreOffice 6.4 nearly done as open-source office software project prepares for 10th anniversary A decade later, has LibreOffice succeeded? With business still hooked on Microsoft Office, not really
OSes Not LibreOffice too? Beloved open-source suite latest to fall victim to the curse of Catalina Move to bin? Or cancel? There are more options on this version of macOS, but it's still a PITA
Software Bit of a time-saver: LibreOffice emits 6.3 with new features, loading and UI boosts Fix for security issue but LibreLogo still installed by default on Windows
Software LibreOffice handlers defend suite's security after 'unfortunately partial' patch When is a macro not a macro? When it comes with the product, apparently
Security Fix LibreOffice now to thwart silent macro viruses – and here's how to pwn those who haven't Remove LibreLogo immediately
Software LibreOffice 6.3 hits beta, with built-in redaction tool for sharing those █████ documents Free open source office suite gets better, but use the redaction tools with care
Software LibreOffice 6.2 is here: Running up a Tab at the NotebookBar? You can turn it all off if you want A bit last-decade, but there are improvements – and it's free!
Channel Oh dear, Microsoft: UK.gov signs deal with LibreOffice Deal will, er, 'complement' existing licences
Software OpenOffice project 'all but dead upstream' argues prominent user Time to retire Apache OpenOffice in favour of LibreOffice?
Software LibreOffice 5.0 debuts, complete with fewer German code comments Lighter, brighter, more compatible with foreign file formats and kinder to batteries
SaaS Document Foundation pledges Office 365 and Google Docs challenger Free, open-source, independent cloud and mob collab suite coming
Software How do you solve a problem like LibreOffice: From Excel to slab fever Scrubbing millions of lines of code? Yeah, well, Rome wasn't built in a day
Software AMD joins LibreOffice, adds GPU grunt to free software suite More mainstream support for rebellious developers
Software Apache devs: 'We'll ship no OpenOffice before its time' There's no race with LibreOffice – honest
Software LibreOffice 4.0 ships with new features, better looks Slowly closing the gap with Microsoft Office
Software Office 2013 to eat own file-format dog food Microsoft decides to support its own spec at last
Software Apache releases new OpenOffice build, promises faster upgrades New graphics focus and more to come from IBM additions
OSes Munich's mayor claims €4m savings from Linux switch Lower costs and fewer support calls than Windows
Software Intel joins The Document Foundation, pushes LibreOffice Redmond pines for bygone WinTel hegemony
Software OpenOffice.org site goes offline, Oracle declines to comment OpenJDK portal also out of action...
Devops The Meeks shall inherit the Office ... F/OSS fundi gives LibreOffice the hard sell and Oracle the finger
Channel OOo contributors make a dash for LibreOffice Not enough ‘to continue working as we always did’
