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Why is the Open Document Format (ODF) important?
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/23/why-is-odf-important/
Published: May 23, 2025 07:51
Consider the history of control over user files, whether for organisations or individuals Think about all the documents you have created in your lifetime: School assignments. Work presentations and reports. Household budgets. Letters. Perhaps even a…
LibreOffice Marketing Activities – TDF’s Annual Report 2024
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/21/libreoffice-marketing-activities-tdfs-annual-report-2024/
Published: May 21, 2025 14:36
In 2024, The Document Foundation and its global LibreOffice community undertook a variety of marketing initiatives aimed at increasing visibility, fostering community engagement, and driving adoption of LibreOffice (This is part of The Document…
What is the Open Document Format (ODF)?
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/16/what-is-odf/
Published: May 16, 2025 10:55
An introduction to the Open Document Format The documents we create today, whether reports, spreadsheets or presentations, are essential for communicating, sharing and storing knowledge. However, the format in which these documents are saved often goes…
Month of LibreOffice, May 2025 – Half-way point!
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/16/month-of-libreoffice-may-2025-half-way-point/
Published: May 16, 2025 08:55
So we’re half-way through the Month of LibreOffice, May 2025. And already, 216 contributors have won cool LibreOffice sticker packs! Details on how to claim them will be provided at the end of the month, but if you don’t see your name (or username) on that…
Projects selected for LibreOffice in the Google Summer of Code 2025
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/15/projects-selected-for-libreoffice-in-the-google-summer-of-code-2025/
Published: May 15, 2025 10:19
The LibreOffice Google Summer of Code projects have been selected for 2025. Adam Seskunas – Implement Report Builder in C++: replacing the current Java-based Report Builder with a new solution will improve maintainability and remove one of the last…
TDF and LibreOffice website, blogs and social media – Annual Report 2024
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/14/tdf-website-blogs-and-social-media-annual-report-2024/
Published: May 14, 2025 13:40
Our two main websites are vital sources of information for The Document Foundation and the LibreOffice software. We also use our social media channels to raise awareness about our work, share information and encourage new contributors to join us (This is…
LibreOffice Quality Assurance (QA) in 2024 – TDF’s Annual Report
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/12/libreoffice-quality-assurance-qa-in-2024-tdfs-annual-report/
Published: May 12, 2025 14:09
Quality Assurance (QA) is a cornerstone of the LibreOffice project, thanks to the activity of a large number of volunteers and the feedback of many users who help in reporting bugs and regressions (This is part of The Document Foundation’s Annual Report…
ODF 20th Anniversary Video
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/09/odf-20th-anniversary-video/
Published: May 9, 2025 12:56
On May 1st, 2005, the Open Document Format (ODF) become an OASIS standard. One year after, it became an ISO/IEC standard. After two decades, it is the only true open standard for document formats available on the market, and the only one protecting users…
LibreOffice 24.8.7 is available for download
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/08/libreoffice-24-8-7/
Published: May 8, 2025 11:28
Berlin, 8 May 2025 – LibreOffice 24.8.7, the seventh and last minor release of the LibreOffice 24.8 family of the free open source, volunteer-supported office suite for Windows (Intel, AMD and ARM), MacOS (Apple and Intel) and Linux, is available at…