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Austria's Armed Forces switches to LibreOffice: After long-planned preparations, the Austrian Armed Forces have completed the switch to LibreOffice ...
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LibreOffice: The absence of AI functions is now considered a feature: The developers of LibreOffice have consciously chosen not to integrate artificial ...
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This open-source Microsoft 365 alternative is better than others because it stays boring
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Office alternative to Microsoft: LibreOffice without AI features breaks download record - | Golem.de
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Key FactsLibreOffice 26.8 Sets Download Record Without Default AI
Sep 9, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cybernews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cybernews.com
- Released on August 26, 2026, version 26.8 recorded 1,031,162 official downloads within one week, a project record.
- The project says the two-million total excludes most Linux installations from distribution repositories, so actual adoption may be higher.
- The default installation contains no AI, while optional extensions support local models that, according to the foundation, keep documents on-device.
- The Berlin-based Document Foundation says it has no subscriptions, upsells, telemetry, or user data to monetize.
LibreOffice 26.8 is out – local first, and with no AI: It looks a bit clunky, but it does the job – and on your own computer
theregister.com/applications/2026/08/28/libreoffice-268-is-out-local-first-and-with-no-ai/5293301

LibreOffice developers criticize Microsoft's Ribbon GUI in Office: The Document Foundation (TDF), developer and maintainer of the LibreOffice software ...
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As Office 2021 end of support deadline looms, LibreOffice promotes "true" lifetime license
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Euro-Office launched as open-source alternative to Microsoft and Google: A group of tech companies has released the first version of a new online office suite ...
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Euro-Office must default to ODF to be considered "genuinely European", LibreOffice argues
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LibreOffice: First technical details of the major overhaul: The Document Foundation wants to bring LibreOffice to the browser and to smartphones ...
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OpinionComment: More office chaos, please.: LibreOffice now also wants to be in the browser and on smartphones - | even though Collabora has been doing that for a long ...
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I tried Euro-Office so you don't have to, and LibreOffice is still the one to beat
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LibreOffice Online returns and dispute with Collabora escalates: Die Document Foundation will LibreOffice Online wiederbeleben. Das Projekt lag seit 2022 auf Eis ...
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I Replaced Microsoft 365 With This Free Alternative: LibreOffice is saving me money on an offline word processor, and it doesn't have Microsoft Copilot either.
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Austrian Armed Forces switch from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice: The switch to open source is being done to strengthen the country's technological ...
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Microsoft is being phased out: Austrian Armed Forces switch to LibreOffice: The use of open source software is not about saving money, but about “digital ...
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Microsoft suddenly bans LibreOffice developer's email account, blocks appeal
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