The end of Windows 10 is approaching, so it’s time to consider Linux and LibreOffice

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jun 12, 2025,
updated Jun 19, 2025

Quoting: The end of Windows 10 is approaching, so it's time to consider Linux and LibreOffice - The Document Foundation Blog —

The countdown has begun. On 14 October 2025, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10. This will leave millions of users and organisations with a difficult choice: should they upgrade to Windows 11, or completely rethink their work environment?

The good news? You don’t have to follow Microsoft’s upgrade path. There is a better option that puts control back in the hands of users, institutions, and public bodies: Linux and LibreOffice. Together, these two programmes offer a powerful, privacy-friendly and future-proof alternative to the Windows + Microsoft 365 ecosystem.

Read on

Also:

• LibreOffice Says It's Time to Ditch Windows 10 and Microsoft Office

  LibreOffice, the free and open-source replacement for Microsoft Office, has joined the ‘End of 10’ project to move Windows 10 PCs to Linux. LibreOffice and desktop Linux can “offer a powerful, privacy-friendly and future-proof alternative” to Microsoft’s software, according to the LibreOffice team.

  End of 10 is a project organized by the broader Linux community to help people with Windows 10 PCs move to desktop Linux, as the end-of-life date for Windows 10 gradually approaches. There are many PCs that can’t be (officially) updated to Windows 11, and a lot of people who just don’t want to do it, so the End of 10 project is coordinating resources and in-person events to help people transition to Linux and Linux-compatible software.

And Neowin:

• 2025 finally the Year of Linux? LibreOffice explains "real costs" of backdoored Windows 11

  Windows 11 has some "real costs", says The Document Foundation, developer of LibreOffice. The foundation explains why users should ditch the backdoored Windows OS and switch to Linux.

Techradar:

• LibreOffice maker urges Windows 10 users to defect in viral ‘Go Linux, not Windows 11’ campaign

  More than a few big players on the Linux side of the fence are now weighing in with the anti-Microsoft sentiment, and another has just joined this club: The Document Foundation (TDF).

  What is that, exactly? TDF is the creator of LibreOffice, an alternative to Microsoft Office for Linux (and other platforms), and the organization has a multi-pronged argument to try and persuade Windows 10 holdouts to try a Linux distro rather than migrating to Windows 11. (And of course, some folks can’t upgrade to the latter, anyway, due to Windows 11’s heftier system requirements).

  As Neowin flagged up, TDF has a blog post entitled: “The end of Windows 10 is approaching, so it’s time to consider Linux and LibreOffice.”

Late one:

• With support for Windows 10 ending, LibreOffice creator thinks you should switch to Linux instead of Windows 11

  Windows 10 is reaching end-of-life (EoL) in a few months, and Microsoft is gearing up to migrate its customers to Windows 11 in one final push ahead of the October 14, 2025 deadline. While many Windows users will likely gravitate towards the latest version of the operating system, or stick around with their unsupported OS, there is also a third option that we have highlighted in the past. That is, migration to a free Linux distro, such as Linux Mint. Now, the creator of the popular LibreOffice software has suggested doing the same, citing the high costs of switching to Windows 11.

• LibreOffice backs campaign to help users move from Windows 10 to Linux – and ditch Office, too

  Microsoft will officially end support for the most widely used editions of Windows 10 in just a few months. The operating system remains in use by hundreds of millions of PC owners, many of whom will soon face a critical decision: upgrade to Windows 11, or explore alternatives.

  Microsoft plans to end support for Windows 10 security updates on October 14, 2025, even though the operating system remains the most widely used desktop platform. This move will render a massive number of PCs non-compliant with modern security standards. However, supporters of the newly launched End of 10 initiative are offering guidance for users looking to replace Windows with Linux easily and affordably.

  LibreOffice has also joined the End of 10 campaign. The popular free and open-source productivity suite recently announced its official support for the effort, encouraging PC users to reconsider their digital work environment. The Document Foundation, the organization behind LibreOffice, aims to offer a viable alternative to upgrading to Windows 11.

Slashdot discussion:

• LibreOffice Explains 'Real Costs' of Upgrading to Microsoft's Windows 11, Urges Taking Control with Linux - Slashdot

The Register:

• LibreOffice adds voice to 'ditch Windows for Linux' campaign

  The LibreOffice project is preparing to cut some Windows support – and encourages users to switch to Linux.

  The Document Foundation, the organization that backs and guides development of LibreOffice since Oracle dropped the ball, has a strong point of view about the future. Some of it is very visible, in a blog post about the looming end of Windows 10, but some is buried in the development notes about the work-in-progress next version, which will be LibreOffice 25.8.

Linux Magazine:

• Is This the Year of Linux?

  Another major organization has decided to kick backdoored Windows and Office to the curb, in favor of Linux.

More Microsofters chiming in:

• Governments are ditching Windows and Microsoft Office — new letter reveals the "real costs of switching to Windows 11"

  As governments ditch Windows 11 for Linux, one of the foundations that supports LibreOffice makes a strong case for individuals to follow suit.