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: Please confirm that you want to play a YouTube video. By accepting, you will be accessing content from YouTube, a service provided by an Continue reading at the publisher's website.

( Note: this is a translation of an article on the Spanish-language blog) 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. Over time, that technical work also became an experience in Continue reading at the publisher's website.

Update: due to issues with download mirrors, the release is being delayed. Version 26.8.0 is once again offered on the download page of the LibreOffice website. Apologies for the inconvenience – you can check this page to see when the download mirrors are working again. Thank you. Berlin, 2 October Continue reading at the publisher's website.

Here’s our summary of updates, events and activities in the LibreOffice project in September – click the links to learn more… We started September with a record-breaking response to the release of LibreOffice 26.8: in its first week, the new version passed one million downloads, with more than 50,000 views, Continue reading at the publisher's website.

The LibreOffice project does extensive testing of every major update before release. But as it’s a large piece of software used in millions of different ways across the whole world, sometimes there are issues with certain setups. So The Document Foundation, the non-profit behind the suite, has expanded its team Continue reading at the publisher's website.

On 28 September 2010, a group of OpenOffice.org community members announced the launch of the LibreOffice project and the foundation that would support it: The Document Foundation. The announcement sparked some confusion and scepticism, as well as enormous enthusiasm amongst those in the community who believe in free and open-source Continue reading at the publisher's website.

Tell us a bit about yourself! I’m a software engineer from Hungary. I’ve been working in software engineering for more than a decade, with a background in both computer science and psychology. I’ve been a long-time contributor to LibreOffice, mainly working on Writer and Impress, and I’ve also contributed to Continue reading at the publisher's website.

Following the first batch, we’ve added 15 more videos to the playlist, bringing the total up to 26! There are more still to come, along with PeerTube versions of course – but for now, enjoy browsing the playlist: Please confirm that you want to play a YouTube video. By accepting, you Continue reading at the publisher's website.

LibreOffice is a volunteer-driven, community open source project, backed by a non-profit entity, The Document Foundation. The vast majority of the foundation’s income is from community support, and we’re happy to announce that FLOSS/fund has made a very generous contribution of USD $100,000 to support the LibreOffice project and community. Continue reading at the publisher's website.

The Salvadoran Lutheran University (ULS) and the Latin American LibreOffice Project community announce the seventh edition of the LibreOffice Latin American Conference. Previous editions of the LibreOffice Latin American Conference have been held in person in Asunción (2019), Brasília (2022), Mexico City (2023), Montevideo (2024), and Havana (2025). The 2026 Continue reading at the publisher's website.