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href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/author/italovignoli/" title="Posts by Italo Vignoli" rel="author">Italo Vignoli</a></div> <div class="cat_mt hp_meta"><span class="mt_icon"> </span><a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/category/announcements/" rel="nofollow">Announcements</a>, <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/category/libreoffice/" rel="nofollow">LibreOffice</a>, <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/category/press-releases/" rel="nofollow">Press Releases</a></div> <div class="comment_mt hp_meta"><span class="mt_icon"> </span> <b>0 Comment</b></div> </div> </header> <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/11/14/libreoffice-24-8-3/" title="Announcement of LibreOffice 24.8.3, the office suite optimised for the privacy-conscious office suite user who wants full control over the information they share" rel="nofollow" id="featured-thumbnail"> </a> <div class="post-content image-caption-format-1"> <p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-15504 size-large" src="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/lo248banner-1024x185.png" alt="" width="960" height="173" srcset="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/lo248banner-1024x185.png 1024w, https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/lo248banner-300x54.png 300w, https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/lo248banner-1536x278.png 1536w, https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/lo248banner.png 1615w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /></p> <p>Berlin, 14 November 2024 – LibreOffice 24.8.3, the third 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 </div> <div class="readMore"><a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/11/14/libreoffice-24-8-3/" title="Announcement of LibreOffice 24.8.3, the office suite optimised for the privacy-conscious office suite user who wants full control over the information they share" rel="bookmark">Read More</a></div> </div> <div class="post excerpt last"> <div class="post-date-ribbon"><div class="corner"></div>31 Oct 2024</div> <header> <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/10/31/libreoffice-24-2-7-is-now-available-the-last-release-in-the-24-2-branch/" title="LibreOffice 24.2.7 is now available – the last release in the 24.2 branch" rel="bookmark">LibreOffice 24.2.7 is now available – the last release in the 24.2 branch</a> </h2> <div class="post-info"> <div class="author_mt hp_meta"><span class="mt_icon"> </span>By <a rel="nofollow" href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/author/mikesaunders/" title="Posts by Mike Saunders" rel="author">Mike Saunders</a></div> <div class="cat_mt hp_meta"><span class="mt_icon"> </span><a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/category/announcements/" rel="nofollow">Announcements</a>, <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/category/libreoffice/" rel="nofollow">LibreOffice</a>, <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/category/press-releases/" rel="nofollow">Press Releases</a></div> <div class="comment_mt hp_meta"><span class="mt_icon"> </span> <b>0 Comment</b></div> </div> </header> <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/10/31/libreoffice-24-2-7-is-now-available-the-last-release-in-the-24-2-branch/" title="LibreOffice 24.2.7 is now available – the last release in the 24.2 branch" rel="nofollow" id="featured-thumbnail"> </a> <div class="post-content image-caption-format-1"> <p><img decoding="async" class="size-large wp-image-15025 alignnone" src="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/LO242_banner-1024x185.png" alt="" width="960" height="173" srcset="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/LO242_banner-1024x185.png 1024w, https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/LO242_banner-300x54.png 300w, https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/LO242_banner-1536x278.png 1536w, https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/LO242_banner.png 1615w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /></p> <p>Berlin, 31 October 2024 – LibreOffice 24.2.7, the seventh and final planned minor update to the LibreOffice 24.2 branch, is available <a href="https://www.libreoffice.org/download">on our download page</a> for Windows, macOS and Linux.</p> <p>The release includes over </div> <div class="readMore"><a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/10/31/libreoffice-24-2-7-is-now-available-the-last-release-in-the-24-2-branch/" title="LibreOffice 24.2.7 is now available – the last release in the 24.2 branch" rel="bookmark">Read More</a></div> </div> <div class="post excerpt "> <div class="post-date-ribbon"><div class="corner"></div>28 Oct 2024</div> <header> <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/10/28/fosdem-2025-libreoffice-technology-devroom-call-for-papers/" title="FOSDEM 2025: LibreOffice Technology DevRoom Call for Papers" rel="bookmark">FOSDEM 2025: LibreOffice Technology DevRoom Call for Papers</a> </h2> <div class="post-info"> <div class="author_mt hp_meta"><span class="mt_icon"> </span>By <a rel="nofollow" href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/author/italovignoli/" title="Posts by Italo Vignoli" rel="author">Italo Vignoli</a></div> <div class="cat_mt hp_meta"><span class="mt_icon"> </span><a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/category/announcements/" rel="nofollow">Announcements</a>, <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/category/community/" rel="nofollow">Community</a>, <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/category/development/" rel="nofollow">Development</a>, <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/category/libreoffice/" rel="nofollow">LibreOffice</a></div> <div class="comment_mt hp_meta"><span class="mt_icon"> </span> <b>0 Comment</b></div> </div> </header> <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/10/28/fosdem-2025-libreoffice-technology-devroom-call-for-papers/" title="FOSDEM 2025: LibreOffice Technology DevRoom Call for Papers" rel="nofollow" id="featured-thumbnail"> </a> <div class="post-content image-caption-format-1"> <p>FOSDEM 2025 will be only in person, taking place on Saturday, February 1, and Sunday, February 2. <strong>LibreOffice Technology DevRoom</strong> is scheduled for the morning of Saturday, February 1, from 10AM to 2PM.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screenshot-2022-01-04-at-11.26.35.png"><img decoding="async" class="alignright size-wp_review_large wp-image-12532" src="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screenshot-2022-01-04-at-11.26.35-320x240.png" alt="" width="320" height="240" /></a>IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER</strong></p> <p>Submission open: 30th October 2024<br /> Submission deadline: 1st December 2024 </div> <div class="readMore"><a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/10/28/fosdem-2025-libreoffice-technology-devroom-call-for-papers/" title="FOSDEM 2025: LibreOffice Technology DevRoom Call for Papers" rel="bookmark">Read More</a></div> </div> <div class="post excerpt last"> <div class="post-date-ribbon"><div class="corner"></div>30 Sep 2024</div> <header> <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/09/30/tdf-annual-report-2023/" title="The Document Foundation’s Annual Report 2023" rel="bookmark">The Document Foundation’s Annual Report 2023</a> </h2> <div class="post-info"> <div class="author_mt hp_meta"><span class="mt_icon"> </span>By <a rel="nofollow" href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/author/italovignoli/" title="Posts by Italo Vignoli" rel="author">Italo Vignoli</a></div> <div class="cat_mt hp_meta"><span class="mt_icon"> </span><a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/category/announcements/" rel="nofollow">Announcements</a>, <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/category/foundation/" rel="nofollow">Foundation</a></div> <div class="comment_mt hp_meta"><span class="mt_icon"> </span> <b>0 Comment</b></div> </div> </header> <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/09/30/tdf-annual-report-2023/" title="The Document Foundation’s Annual Report 2023" rel="nofollow" id="featured-thumbnail"> </a> <div class="post-content image-caption-format-1"> <p><a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AR2023-cover-scaled.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-15637 alignleft" src="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AR2023-cover-724x1024.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="707" srcset="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AR2023-cover-724x1024.jpg 724w, https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AR2023-cover-212x300.jpg 212w, https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AR2023-cover-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AR2023-cover-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AR2023-cover-scaled.jpg 1810w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p> <p>The Annual Report of The Document Foundation describes the foundation’s activities and projects, especially in regard to <a href="https://www.libreoffice.org/">LibreOffice</a> and the <a href="https://www.documentliberation.org/">Document Liberation Project</a>.</p> <p>We’ve been posting sections of the 2023 </div> <div class="readMore"><a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/09/30/tdf-annual-report-2023/" title="The Document Foundation’s Annual Report 2023" rel="bookmark">Read More</a></div> </div> <div class="post excerpt "> <div class="post-date-ribbon"><div class="corner"></div>25 Sep 2024</div> <header> <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/09/25/tdf-announces-the-libreoffice-and-oss-conference-2024/" title="The Document Foundation announces the LibreOffice and Open Source Conference 2024" rel="bookmark">The Document Foundation announces the LibreOffice and Open Source Conference 2024</a> </h2> <div class="post-info"> <div class="author_mt hp_meta"><span class="mt_icon"> </span>By <a rel="nofollow" href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/author/italovignoli/" title="Posts by Italo Vignoli" rel="author">Italo Vignoli</a></div> <div class="cat_mt hp_meta"><span class="mt_icon"> </span><a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/category/announcements/" rel="nofollow">Announcements</a>, <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/category/community/" rel="nofollow">Community</a>, <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/category/conference/" rel="nofollow">Conference</a>, <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/category/press-releases/" rel="nofollow">Press Releases</a></div> <div class="comment_mt hp_meta"><span class="mt_icon"> </span> <b>0 Comment</b></div> </div> </header> <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/09/25/tdf-announces-the-libreoffice-and-oss-conference-2024/" title="The Document Foundation announces the LibreOffice and Open Source Conference 2024" rel="nofollow" id="featured-thumbnail"> </a> <div class="post-content image-caption-format-1"> <p><a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/libocon_2024_logo.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-15605 alignright" src="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/libocon_2024_logo-300x177.png" alt="" width="300" height="177" srcset="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/libocon_2024_logo-300x177.png 300w, https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/libocon_2024_logo-1024x603.png 1024w, https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/libocon_2024_logo.png 1310w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Berlin, 25 September 2024 – The <a href="https://conference.libreoffice.org/2024/">LibreOffice and Open Source Conference 2024</a> will take place in Luxembourg from the 10 to the 12 October 2024. It will be hosted by the <a href="https://dlh.lu/">Digital </div> <div class="readMore"><a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/09/25/tdf-announces-the-libreoffice-and-oss-conference-2024/" title="The Document Foundation announces the LibreOffice and Open Source Conference 2024" rel="bookmark">Read More</a></div> </div> <div class="post excerpt last"> <div class="post-date-ribbon"><div class="corner"></div>13 Sep 2024</div> <header> <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/09/13/bring-back-free-software-funding-give-your-feedback-to-the-european-commission/" title="Bring back Free Software funding: Give your feedback to the European Commission" rel="bookmark">Bring back Free Software funding: Give your feedback to the European Commission</a> </h2> <div class="post-info"> <div class="author_mt hp_meta"><span class="mt_icon"> </span>By <a rel="nofollow" href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/author/mikesaunders/" title="Posts by Mike Saunders" rel="author">Mike Saunders</a></div> <div class="cat_mt hp_meta"><span class="mt_icon"> </span><a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/category/announcements/" rel="nofollow">Announcements</a></div> <div class="comment_mt hp_meta"><span class="mt_icon"> </span> <b>0 Comment</b></div> </div> </header> <a href="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/09/13/bring-back-free-software-funding-give-your-feedback-to-the-european-commission/" title="Bring back Free Software funding: Give your feedback to the European Commission" rel="nofollow" id="featured-thumbnail"> </a> <div class="post-content image-caption-format-1"> <p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter" src="https://blog.documentfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/European_Commission.png" alt="European Commission logo" /></p> <p>Free Software (like LibreOffice) is about far more than just zero-cost. It’s about the freedom to use, share and modify the software that we all rely on. Our friends over at the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) write:</p> <blockquote><p>The European Commission has cut important funds for Free Software. 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