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We are inviting proposals for talks about “FOSS Office Software and Suites“ at FOSDEM 2027, which will take place on 30-31 January in Brussels: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10... #foss #openSource #freesoftware

October is Hacktober! In Nepal, the #LibreOffice community is present at hackfests, bringing new people into the project: community.documentfoundation.org/t/libreoffic... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

The history of the standardisation process of the proprietary OOXML format: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10...

A recap of the #LibreOffice Conference 2026, which took place in September in Pordenone, northern Italy. Thanks to the local team for organising the event! www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-AZ...

Eight weeks since the release of #LibreOffice 26.8, and already nearly 10 million downloads: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10...

Did you know? #LibreOffice has a tabbed user interface option. Here's how to enable it:

New in #LibreOffice 26.8: Better accessibility – LibreOffice continues its accessibility work with improvements that make the interface easier to navigate using assistive technologies. wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

New in #LibreOffice 26.8: More descriptive fields – Displaying field names now includes clearer descriptions for document statistics fields, making complex documents easier to understand. wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

The politics of standards: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10...

New in #LibreOffice 26.8: Mixed page sizes – Impress and Draw can now use different page sizes within the same document – a long-requested feature for more flexible presentations. wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

LibreOffice comes to the rescue of Microsoft Publisher users: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10...

New in #LibreOffice 26.8: LibreOffice Writer now automatically detects paragraph direction when opening or pasting plain right-to-left text. Less manual formatting, smoother editing for Arabic and Hebrew documents. wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

Governments, organisations and companies around the world are moving to #LibreOffice – and to help them, we have Certified Migration Professionals. Here's what we did at a recent workshop in Nairobi, Kenya: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10... #foss #openSource #freesoftware

New in #LibreOffice 26.8: Improved DOCX comments – Deleted comment ranges in Microsoft Word documents are now imported and exported more accurately, further improving DOCX compatibility. wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

LibreOffice Conference 2026 group photo – and final video updates: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10... #foss #openSource #freesoftware

The Document Foundation, the non-profit behind #LibreOffice, now has its own visual identity: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10... #foss #openSource #freesoftware

LibreOffice 26.8.1 is now available: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10...

Stats time! #LibreOffice code contributors, translators, downloads and more – see the State of the Project, October 2025 – September 2026: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10... #foss #openSource #freesoftware

Lots of improvements coming to #LibreOffice: clearer font substitution, a button in Calc to list sheets, better hyphenation support, and more. See our QA and dev summary for September: qa.blog.documentfoundation.org/2026/10/06/q... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

Why did #LibreOffice 26.8 get over 4 million downloads in September? We answered this question, and more, in our talk at the recent LinuxDays event in Prague: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHqU... #foss #openSource #freesoftware

For Adlair Cerecedo-Méndez, his work with #LibreOffice began as a response to a specific need: helping the Mexican government obtain an office suite tailored to public institutions: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

New “LibreOffice Expert 2026/2027” magazines available to give away, for schools and local communities: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...

In September we had new releases of #LibreOffice, updates from events, and said hello to new team members working on QA and online: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10... #foss #openSource #freesoftware

New in #LibreOffice 26.8: Better frame typography – Page line spacing now works correctly inside Writer frames, keeping text aligned to the document's baseline grid. wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

We do extensive testing before every major release of #LibreOffice. But as it's a large app used in millions of different ways, issues can come up. So The Document Foundation has expanded its team with a new #QA Analyst: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09... #foss #openSource #freesoftware

New in #LibreOffice 26.8: Presentation Sections – Large slide decks become easier to manage with the new Presentation Sections feature, allowing slides to be organised into logical groups. wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

Sixteen years of #LibreOffice: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09... #foss #openSource #freesoftware

Welcome Tamás Zolnai, who joins the @tdforg team to work on #LibreOffice Online! (Of course, the desktop app will stay our main focus.) blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09... #foss #openSource #freesoftware

New in #LibreOffice 26.8: Relative font sizes – Calc cell styles can now use relative font sizes, making style management more flexible across large spreadsheets. wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

We've added 15 more videos from the #LibreOffice Conference 2026 to the playlist! Check it out: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

New in #LibreOffice 26.8: Better templates – Several bundled templates are now available in both 16:9 and 4:3 formats, making it easier to start presentations in the right aspect ratio. wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

New in #LibreOffice 26.8: Shuffle data – Need a random sample? Calc 26.8 adds a new Shuffle command to randomly reorder cells in a selected range. wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

San Salvador will host the VII Latin American Congress of #LibreOffice in 2026, on November 27 and 28: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

New in #LibreOffice 26.8: Clearer UI text – Many menu entries, option labels and interface strings have been refined throughout LibreOffice, improving clarity and consistency. wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

Our work in the #LibreOffice project is mostly online – but we like to join in-person events too. Last month we were at FrOSCon, handing out cool merch and answering questions about our web and mobile development plans: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

Here's the first batch of videos from our recent #LibreOffice Conference 2026! We'll be uploading many more, of course, and will then mirror them on PeerTube as well: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09... #foss #openSource #freesoftware

In August the #LibreOffice QA and dev team worked on: • LibreOffice 26.8 • Calc dynamic arrays & LAMBDA • DOCX/PPTX compatibility • PDF export & crashes • 112 bug fixes And much more: qa.blog.documentfoundation.org/2026/09/16/q... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

LibreOffice 26.8 and the languages for which nobody is paid: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...

So the #LibreOffice Conference 2026 comes to an end! Thanks to everyone who joined – and a big round of applause for the organising team, pictured here 😊 In the coming week, we'll start editing and posting videos from the event, so stay tuned...

It's the last day of the #LibreOffice Conference 2026! Then we'll start editing and uploading videos from the sessions. Stay tuned... conference.libreoffice.org #foss #openSource #freesoftware

Announced during the opening session of the #LibreOffice Conference: Next week, two more developers will start working at The Document Foundation, one for QA, the other for an online version of LibreOffice. Exciting times ahead! Stay tuned for more details...

The #LibreOffice Conference 2026 begins! Follow the live streams: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09... #foss #opensource #freesoftware

Today at the #LibreOffice Conference 2026, before the main tracks start tomorrow: the community session! Join us at 14:00 at the venue – check the site for communication channels and more info: conference.libreoffice.org #foss #openSource #freesoftware

This year’s #LibreOffice conference starts in two days, in Pordenone, northern Italy – and we’re getting ready. It’s not too late to register and join us! conference.libreoffice.org #foss #opensource #freesoftware

People around the world help out in the LibreOffice project, to make it what it is! blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...

The #LibreOffice Conference 2026 starts next week in northern Italy – but we're also looking further ahead, to LibreOffice-related talks at the Open Source Conference Luxembourg, which takes place on October 7: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09... #foss #openSource #freesoftware

LibreOffice 26.8 is our latest stable branch, but we're maintaining the older 26.2 one for a bit longer. And today we're announcing LibreOffice 26.2.6, a bugfix release: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...

No built-in AI is now a feature of good, private software – not a limitation: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09... #foss #opensource #privacy