Libreoffice is working on a new release: LibreOffice 25.8 is coming soon packed with lots of new features

[thedighubs]

dear Community 🤩

just want to share this good news with you.

Libreoffice is working on a new release: LibreOffice 25.8 is coming soon.

LibreOffice 25.8 is coming: The free office suite will bring numerous improvements and new features for Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, and other updates. Among the most important updates are the integration of additional PDF 2.0 features, such as AES-256 encryption, support for PDF/A-4, and the ability to export documents as PDF 2.0.

vgl https://www.heise.de/news/LibreOffice-25-8-Ein-letztes-Mal-fuer-macOS-10-15-10513335.html


more infos:

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Releasenotes for 25.8 : https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/25.8

 

[mikeymikec]

I'm slightly puzzled by LibreOffice 24/25 auto-updating itself despite me doing a custom install and unticking the update component.

I think I'll do a trawl through the configuration options to find another "don't auto update" setting.

 

[thedighubs]

good day dear Mikeymikec

many thanks for the reply - and for sharing your thoughts and experience.

I'm slightly puzzled by LibreOffice 24/25 auto-updating itself despite me doing a custom install and unticking the update component.

interesting - well i have to think about the behaviour of the libreoffice - if the sw did the same here too.

I think I'll do a trawl through the configuration options to find another "don't auto update" setting.

sure thing - i guess that there are some options...

have a great day..

greetings

 

[mikeymikec]

interesting - well i have to think about the behaviour of the libreoffice - if the sw did the same here too.

If you do an install of say LibreOffice 7.x on Windows, the only 'update' functionality is a notification in the top-right corner to say there's an update to download, which IIRC if triggered will just download the standard LO install exe.

However, if you do an install of LO 24.x on Windows, the first time you start it will take ages longer than LO7 to first-start (on a reasonably fast and modern machine it can take about a minute), then check the version number and it's on the latest version.

In Tools > Options there's an update section with which the functionality can be switched off, but I have to say there's some special logic being used whereby it auto-updates before one gets the chance to change that option; what if a PC crashes every time on the latest version? Maybe starting LO in safe mode will stop the auto-update from happening, but I feel that this could been made a lot easier with a prompt to update rather than it being done completely automatically. It's rather like the absurd idea in >Win8 of getting rid of the F8 early startup menu because HOODOLLALLY: a boot time saving of 2 seconds!

 

[misuspita]

it might not be the best place to say this, but there is a problem in romanian language module, somehow it has hungarian grammar check installed which is both wrong and a political problem if you know Eastern Europe politics.

 

[mikeymikec]

it might not be the best place to say this, but there is a problem in romanian language module, somehow it has hungarian grammar check installed which is both wrong and a political problem if you know Eastern Europe politics.

It's probably worth your while doing some searching of the bug database to see if it's already been reported:

Bugzilla Main Page

bugs.documentfoundation.org

 

[Fenixgoon]

Big fan of Libre office 👍

 

[thedighubs]

thank you dear Fenixpoon

thank you alot for the posting and for sharing your thoughts. Awesome.
#i am also a very big fan of Libre Office. Its so outstanding.

greetings 🤩


By the way: — your answers make me happy - since i see that here in this forum some user like Libre Office. Thats a great thing to me. 🤩

Above all - i am so glad to be here in the forums - its a great place for idea sharing and knowledge exchange!! Thank you so much.. Keep up the great work!!

Best,
matze

 

[mikeymikec]

The new auto-update component is not very cleverly designed (at least in 24.2.x), it is triggered even if LibreOffice is started in safe mode. I wonder if the only way to stop it is to disconnect the Internet, start LibreOffice, disable the feature in LO's options, restart LO then reconnect?

 

[nakedfrog]

LOL, "Fenixpoon", fun typo.

 

[thedighubs]

good day dear nakedfrog - hello dear Mikeymikec 🤩

many thanks for the replies -

The new auto-update component is not very cleverly designed (at least in 24.2.x), it is triggered even if LibreOffice is started in safe mode. I wonder if the only way to stop it is to disconnect the Internet, start LibreOffice, disable the feature in LO's options, restart LO then reconnect?

very interesting - thanks for sharing your experience here!
This is a valuable asset!👍


have a great day
greetings.

 

[mikeymikec]

I just had a chance to play with it on a new install today, so I installed LO 24.8 (the usual version I install, I have the install file on a memory stick), after the install was finished I switched off WiFi, started LO for the first time (it started in the normal historic way for a new LO install, slightly longer by a second or two while it generated its user profile), I then switched off automatic update in Tools > Options, closed LO, switched on the WiFi, restarted LO (still normal), re-enabled AU, closed LO, then it auto-updated.

 

[thedighubs]

hi dear mikeymikec

thank you so much 👍

I then switched off automatic update in Tools > Options, closed LO, switched on the WiFi, restarted LO (still normal), re-enabled AU, closed LO, then it auto-updated.

you are so awesome and supportive

this encourages lots of others to test LO!!!

thank you...
greetings

BTW: i also will do some tests at the weekend

 

[thedighubs]

hello dear @mikeymikec, hello dear @nakedfrog hello dear @Fenixgoon and misuspita 🤩

many thanks for your replies - and for sharing your thoughts and ideas about LibreOffice,

btw: we had a big big LO-conference in Hungary: The LibreOffice Conference in Budapest in September 25:

i just want to share this with you ,,,, - since i want to share some thoughts - bout the topics that were discussed at the meeting..

it was a central meeting point and driver of development: a review of the key points and impulses: it was a central meeting point for developers, community activists, translators, QA teams, documentation staff, and advocacy groups. Over 50 talks, workshops, and sessions covered a broad spectrum, including:

• Development, APIs, Extensions, Future Technologies
  Quality Assurance (QA)
  Localization, Documentation, Native Language Projects
  Usability, Design & Accessibility
  Open Document Format, Document Liberation, and Interoperability
  Advocacy, Marketing & Community Building

...see also the extensions section below - and the detailed links for even more!

see Budapest - the meeting-point: a nice city in Hungary:


source - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budap...ellért_Hill,_2019-07-10_Budapest-Panorama.jpg

some of the Key Innovations & Trends and Developments:

LibreOffice 25.8 – Performance & Compatibility: Released shortly before the conference, version 25.8 focuses heavily on speed, stability, and compatibility. Writing and spreadsheet modules open files up to 30% faster, especially for files with many graphical objects and large XLSX documents.

Here are some of the most notable topics and trends emerging from the conference and current developments:

The LibreOffice Conference 2025 in Budapest demonstrated that LibreOffice is on the move – in many dimensions at once. Version 25.8 brings noticeable improvements in speed, compatibility, and usability. With new Calc functions, improved Microsoft format import, support for PDF 2.0, and more sophisticated UI options, the Office suite becomes more powerful and accessible.

For the community and open source, this means closer proximity to users, more standards, more integration – and a clear path toward performance and accessibility. Particularly exciting are the impulses from the areas of interoperability and automation – for example, through ScriptForge – as well as the indications that older operating systems and 32-bit versions will soon often no longer be supported.:: see also the enhancements below – and the detailed links for even more!

In short: A solid release that doesn't feature any major changes, but improves many details – and thus further strengthens the LibreOffice community project.


source: the overview on some sessions: - see link below:

The meeting in Budapest - the significance for the community & outlook

....I think such meetings are very important – in my opinion, they are drivers of development – and act as catalysts: They connect technical developers with users, translators, QA, and user organizations. This generates momentum that flows into features, bug fixes, localization, and documentation.
Development is increasingly moving toward improving not only feature richness, but also user experience, accessibility, and performance on older or less resource-intensive systems. For organizations and administrations, compatibility with proprietary formats and open standards will continue to be a major lever – not only to reduce exchange problems, but also to ensure digital sovereignty. If we look at Schleswig-Holstein, we see this topic and these aspects already present there – these aspects are also very important there.

Further information - background and details:


shedule: https://events.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice-conference-2025/schedule/#

sessions: https://events.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice-conference-2025/talk/#

speakers: https://events.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice-conference-2025/speaker/

have a great day..

greetings

 

[Fenixgoon]

hello dear @mikeymikec, hello dear @nakedfrog hello dear @Fenixgoon and misuspita 🤩

many thanks for your replies - and for sharing your thoughts and ideas about LibreOffice,

btw: we had a big big LO-conference in Hungary: The LibreOffice Conference in Budapest in September 25:

i just want to share this with you ,,,, - since i want to share some thoughts - bout the topics that were discussed at the meeting..

it was a central meeting point and driver of development: a review of the key points and impulses: it was a central meeting point for developers, community activists, translators, QA teams, documentation staff, and advocacy groups. Over 50 talks, workshops, and sessions covered a broad spectrum, including:

• Development, APIs, Extensions, Future Technologies
  Quality Assurance (QA)
  Localization, Documentation, Native Language Projects
  Usability, Design & Accessibility
  Open Document Format, Document Liberation, and Interoperability
  Advocacy, Marketing & Community Building

...see also the extensions section below - and the detailed links for even more!

see Budapest - the meeting-point: a nice city in Hungary:

View attachment 130250
source - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest#/media/Datei:View_from_Gellért_Hill,_2019-07-10_Budapest-Panorama.jpg

some of the Key Innovations & Trends and Developments:

LibreOffice 25.8 – Performance & Compatibility: Released shortly before the conference, version 25.8 focuses heavily on speed, stability, and compatibility. Writing and spreadsheet modules open files up to 30% faster, especially for files with many graphical objects and large XLSX documents.

Here are some of the most notable topics and trends emerging from the conference and current developments:

The LibreOffice Conference 2025 in Budapest demonstrated that LibreOffice is on the move – in many dimensions at once. Version 25.8 brings noticeable improvements in speed, compatibility, and usability. With new Calc functions, improved Microsoft format import, support for PDF 2.0, and more sophisticated UI options, the Office suite becomes more powerful and accessible.

For the community and open source, this means closer proximity to users, more standards, more integration – and a clear path toward performance and accessibility. Particularly exciting are the impulses from the areas of interoperability and automation – for example, through ScriptForge – as well as the indications that older operating systems and 32-bit versions will soon often no longer be supported.:: see also the enhancements below – and the detailed links for even more!

In short: A solid release that doesn't feature any major changes, but improves many details – and thus further strengthens the LibreOffice community project.

View attachment 130251
source: the overview on some sessions: - see link below:

The meeting in Budapest - the significance for the community & outlook

....I think such meetings are very important – in my opinion, they are drivers of development – and act as catalysts: They connect technical developers with users, translators, QA, and user organizations. This generates momentum that flows into features, bug fixes, localization, and documentation.
Development is increasingly moving toward improving not only feature richness, but also user experience, accessibility, and performance on older or less resource-intensive systems. For organizations and administrations, compatibility with proprietary formats and open standards will continue to be a major lever – not only to reduce exchange problems, but also to ensure digital sovereignty. If we look at Schleswig-Holstein, we see this topic and these aspects already present there – these aspects are also very important there.

Further information - background and details:


shedule: https://events.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice-conference-2025/schedule/#

sessions: https://events.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice-conference-2025/talk/#

speakers: https://events.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice-conference-2025/speaker/

have a great day..

greetings

thank you for the great update on Libre Office. I'm somewhat of a casual user - at home i need to type basic word documents, do simple math calculations in CALC, and occasionally make a chart (at work i have acess to MS Office). the chart function in LO-CALC is not nearly as quick/intuitive as MS Office in terms of moving the chart, modifying chart elements, and changing which data the chart draws from. if that process can be made more seamless, i think that would be a big improvement (of course that is totally selifsh and there may be more important items).

that being said, LO is currently phenomenal. with a little bit extra effort, i can do everything i can do with the paid MS365 suite. that is damn impressive and the LO team should be very proud of their accomplishments.

 

[lxskllr]

I standardized our office around libreoffice, and .odt. Just had to cleanup some old document blanks, and everything else has been smooth.