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Do you really "own" your data? It depends – if it's stored in a proprietary, closed format from a single vendor, maybe not. Learn more about Document Freedom Day, which we celebrated in various places recently: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/15/libreoffice-at-document-freedom-day-in-noida-india/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware #openstandards

Join the #LibreOffice community at events around the world! We were recently at the Chemnitzer Linux-Tage in Germany, for instance: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/14/libreoffice-at-the-chemnitzer-linux-tage-2026/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

The #LibreOffice Bookshelf got a redesign https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/13/the-libreoffice-bookshelf-had-a-facelift/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware #documentation

@libreoffice An incredible temper tantrum by Michael Meeks. In absolute awe.

Q&A about Media Articles and Forum Commentshttps://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/10/qa-about-media-articles-and-forum-comments/@libreoffice @tdforg

LibreOffice State of the Project (April 2025 – March 2026)We are releasing the updated State of the Project Slide Deck, based on data extracted from the LibreOffice dashboard and the Matomo repository.We have started to publish these slide decks in January 2026, to provide a transparent overview about the progress of the project through some of the most significant measures of development, downloads and donations data collected by the marketing team at TDF.https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/09/libreoffice-state-of-the-project/@libreoffice

Our sense of meritocracyA project that confuses meritocracy with the dominance of a single type of contributor fails to live up to its own values. And a project that bends to the interests of some contributors, at the expense of future generations, is a form of appropriation masked by the language of fairness.Meritocracy is a complex, multifaceted concept that is worth grappling with in order to build something that future generations will be happy to inherit.https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/07/our-sense-of-meritocracy/@tdforg

@libreoffice About "The origins of TDC are controversial.". I had to search what 'TDC' is. Maybe replace 'TDC' with 'The Document Collective (TDC)'?

Document formats: a mystery to manyA licence tells you who owns the software, while the format tells you who owns the data.ODF has to be native, default, and by design.https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/02/document-formats-a-mystery-to-many/@libreoffice #odf

@Scott_Trakker A big chunk of code commits is currently done by Collabora developers, but not all, and there are many other things in a project (like QA, translations, documentation, design etc.) which are done by hundreds of people also outside of Collabora. And TDF is taking on new developers. So don't worry, LibreOffice will not only be developed further, but a lot of work is being done, even outside of the ecosystem!

Euro-Office: sovereign in name only, or in reality too?The announcement of the Euro-Office is welcome news. The coalition is credible, the governance is sound and the timing is perfect. Europe needs office software, and we are delighted to see such significant players allocating resources to make it happen.However, we have a question. It is not meant to be hostile, but it is the only question that matters.What is the native document format of Euro-Office?https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/01/euro-office/

Say hello to Neil Roberts, new #LibreOffice developer focusing on scripting support https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/29/say-hello-to-neil-roberts-new-libreoffice-developer-focusing-on-scripting-support/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

As Open Document Format (ODF) is more widely adopted, it's becoming clear: THIS is the future. A fully open, documented and standardised format – unlike Microsoft's "Transitional" OOXML: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/27/odf-is-the-future-ooxml-is-the-past/

A double-pack of updates: #LibreOffice 26.2.2 and 25.8.6 are now available. All users are recommended to stay up-to-date: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/26/libreoffice-26-2-2-and-libreoffice-25-8-6/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

Document Freedom Day – because the format is the message: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/25/document-freedom-day/

Don't let your data get trapped in proprietary formats! Document Freedom Day is coming up – and here's an event in India for it: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/24/coming-up-document-freedom-day-in-noida-india/

@libreoffice thanks.

MiniDebConf Kanpur 2026, organised by Debian India, was held on 14 – 15 March – and The Document Foundation was happy to sponsor it! The event featured a wide variety of talks on Debian (of course), #LibreOffice, OpenStreetMap and other free and open source software projects: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/23/libreoffice-at-minidebconf-kanpur-2026/

Here's more information on Germany using the Open Document Format (ODF) in its "Deutschland-Stack", rather than Microsoft's file formats: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/20/big-news-germany-has-just-made-odf-mandatory/

@libreoffice Official Deutschland Format