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LibreOffice 25.8 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released, This Is What’s New
Highlights of LibreOffice 25.8 include up to 30% faster opening of files in Writer and Calc, support for exporting PDF 2.0, optimized memory management for smoother operation on virtual desktops and thin clients, improved scrolling through large documents, and completely overhauled word hyphenation and spacing.
LibreOffice’s Welcome/What’s New dialog has been updated as well in this release to offer access to the user interface picker and appearance options, allowing new users to leverage LibreOffice’s flexible UI and personalize the look and feel of the office suite according to their preferences.
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LibreOffice 25.8 Released, This Is What’s New
The Document Foundation has officially launched LibreOffice 25.8, now available for download on Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms.
Performance is one of the standout improvements in this release. Benchmarks show Writer and Calc opening documents up to 30% faster, with smoother scrolling and better memory handling, especially on thin clients and virtual desktops. Users on less powerful machines will likely notice the difference right away.
At the same time, the compatibility with Microsoft Office formats just got better. LibreOffice 25.8 brings more accurate handling of DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX files, reducing the kinds of formatting issues that often frustrate users switching between platforms.
LibreOffice 25.8 Released with PDF 2.0 Export, Faster Performance - OMG! Ubuntu
LibreOffice 25.8 builds on changes LibreOffice 25.2 add earlier in the year, with further improvements in performance, interoperability, accessibility, and usability — improvements that everyone, from casual home users to businesses, benefit from.
Eliane Domingos, chairwoman of The Document Foundation, remarks: “LibreOffice 25.8 reaffirms our dedication to safeguarding the freedom and privacy of end users in the digital age“.
She adds that compared to other productivity solutions available it “gives end users full control over their documents, helping them to avoid reliance on third-party platforms that might compromise their data or privacy”.
LibreOffice 25.8 Released! PDF 2.0 Export & Many New Calc Functions | UbuntuHandbook
LibreOffice, the popular free open-source office suite, release new 25.8 version today!
LibreOffice 25.8 is a new major release that features user interface improvements, many new spreadsheet functions, faster file loading, and many other new features.
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LibreOffice 25.8: smarter, faster and more reliable - The Document Foundation Blog
The Document Foundation announces the release of LibreOffice 25.8. This latest version of the market-leading free open source office suite maintains its focus on digital sovereignty and privacy protection. It offers individuals, organisations, and governments total control over their data and the most comprehensive productivity tools.
In a global context of growing concern about data privacy, cloud lock-in, and surveillance capitalism, LibreOffice 25.8 provides concrete solutions.
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LibreOffice 25.8 released
Version 25.8 of the LibreOffice open-source office suite has been released. Notable changes include several new functions in the Calc spreadsheet application, ability to export to the PDF 2.0 format, better PowerPoint font compatibility with Impress, and significant performance improvements. For a full list of changes, see the release notes on the Document Foundation wiki.
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LibreOffice 25.8: Faster, leaner, and finally speaks PDF 2.0
As we mentioned a year ago looking at LibreOffice 24.8, the Document Foundation has adopted a new version-numbering scheme. This reflects that LibreOffice is a very mature piece of software now, with roots in a German word processor for the Amstrad CPC a full 40 years ago. Expect small, incremental improvements instead of big, sweeping changes.
Many of the improvements in version 25.8 are along the same lines as we've reported on in recent versions. First, it's faster than it was. Notably, this release should start faster, scroll through documents faster, and open Writer and Calc files faster.