LibreOffice 26.2 is here: a faster, more polished office suite that you control - TDF Community Blog
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We’re pleased to announce the release of LibreOffice 26.2, the newest version of the free and open source office suite trusted by millions of users around the world. This release makes it easier than ever for users to create, edit and share documents on their own terms. Designed for individuals and organizations alike, it continues to be a trusted alternative to proprietary office software. LibreOffice 26.2 is focused on improvements that make a difference in daily work and brings better performance, smoother interaction with complex documents and improved compatibility with files created in other office software. Whether you’re writing reports, managing spreadsheets, or preparing presentations, the experience feels more responsive and reliable. LibreOffice has always been about giving users control. LibreOffice 26.2 continues that tradition by strengthening support for open document standards, and ensuring long-term access to your files, without subscriptions, license restrictions, or data collection. Your documents stay yours – forever. Behind this release there is a global community of contributors. Developers, designers, translators, QA testers, and volunteers from around the world worked together to deliver hundreds of fixes and refinements. Their efforts result in a suite that not only adds features, but also improves quality, consistency, and stability,
  • fireweed@lemmy.world
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    30 minutes ago

    the free and open source office suite trusted by millions of users around the world.

    Do I use Libre office? Yes. Do I trust it? Absolutely not (in the sense that I don’t think they’re stealing my data, but holy wow is the user experience it a buggy mess)

  • user28282912@piefed.socialEnglish
    15·
    4 hours ago

    This project has never been more relevant in light of the recent acceleration of enshitification over at Microslop. Might be time to donate a few bucks.

  • warmaster@lemmy.world
    17·
    4 hours ago

    What’s New in LibreOffice 26.2

    Markdown import and export features. Improved performance and responsiveness across the suite, making large documents open, edit, and save more smoothly. Enhanced compatibility with documents created in proprietary and open core office software, reducing formatting issues and surprises. Refined user interface behavior for a cleaner, more consistent experience. Expanded support for open standards, reinforcing long-term access to documents. Hundreds of bug fixes and stability improvements contributed by the global LibreOffice community.

    See the Release Notes for the full list of new features.

    Markdown, great!

    Also, I’m curious about the UI refinement.

    • Limfjorden@feddit.dkEnglish
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      2 hours ago

      It looks way better on macos in my opinion. Resolution is higher and the app is generally more smooth.

  • sp3ctre@feddit.org
    12·
    5 hours ago

    LibreOffice is now needed the most in terms of digital independence. And it seems to do well!

  • Boomland Jenkins @lemmy.world
    28·
    6 hours ago

    I took 5+ years off from Libre, returning last year. It’s come a long way and has fully replaced my need for Google Docs and MS Office. If you were turned off in the past, it might be worth revisiting.

    • Elvith Ma'for@feddit.org
      10·
      5 hours ago

      Same, I had tried Openoffice/LibreOffice in the past and had many problems. Since I got a personal MS Office License very cheap from my employer I used that and didn’t really feel the need that much to look for alternatives.

      Then about a year ago, I reworked some deployments of my self hosted things and added Collabora to my Nextcloud “just for fun”. And I was pleasantly surprised by it. Since that is based on libre office, I had the urge to check that out and realized that it should have everything I usually need. Also I was already dual booting for a while but still hadn’t really switched many “workflows” to Linux, because I was lazy to search for alternatives. This now meant that there was less friction to use Linux as a bonus.

  • deczzz@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    6·
    6 hours ago

    Good to see focus on performance and responsiveness. On cachyOS I have laggy scrolling through text documents. Will have to test later