I have wanted to use the #collaboraonline online office suite for my online Office suite for a long time.
After a lot of experime
ntation and learning I have it working on my self hosted #Nextcloud and it does what I want and seems responsive. However one of the big learning points is that most of my online writing requirements are met with the built in #markdown editor.
Calligra: حزمة برامج مكتبية مفتوحة المصدر!
Calligra هي حزمة برامج مكتبية متكاملة تدعم إنشاء المستندات والجداول والعروض التقديمية والمزيد.
المميزات:
- دعم لأنظمة Linux وWindows وmacOS.
- أدوات متقدمة للرسم والتصميم.
- توافق مع تنسيقات الملفات الشهيرة. 
الموقع الرسمي: https://calligra.org
#Calligra #OpenSource #OfficeSuite #gnutux
#برامج_مكتبية
Tipp: Richtig Suchen und Ersetzen in Pages
Sie haben ein größeres Textdokument in Apples iWork-Anwendung und müssen Teilinhalte verändern? So gehen Sie vor.
Cloud-ish: Create a Multi-Device Office Suite Using Syncthing and LibreOffice
Hot off the press! This is post number 3 in my homelab journey series. In this post, I explore a temporary pivot away from using a homelab server while addressing some hardware issues.
ONLYOFFICE 8.3 Released with Improved RTL Support, Enhanced Compatibility & New Features Across All Editors
The new release introduces dozens of features and improvements across all the editors, making it worth highlighting in this blog post.
heise+ | Statistik mit Numbers: So geht das mit Apples Tabellenkalkulation
Es muss nicht immer Excel sein: Apples Tabellenkalkulation eignet sich gut für Einsteiger, um Umsatzergebnisse oder Personaldaten auszuwerten – und vieles mehr.
#LibreOffice 25.2.1 has been released (#DocumentFoundation / #OpenDocument / #OpenOffice / #StarOffice / #ApacheOpenOffice / #OpenOfficeOrg / #OfficeSuite / #ProductivitySoftware) https://libreoffice.org/
Workflow interrupted: Microsoft discontinues Office 365 connectors for Teams
Microsoft's corporate customers can use Office 365 connectors to connect their workflows with MS Teams. The company is now discontinuing the function.
Is your office suite secretly sabotaging your productivity? 
A study by Nielsen and Empower exposes shocking inefficiencies in how businesses worldwide use office suites.
Time wasted = money lost.
Swipe to explore the key findings and see how Collabora Online can reclaim your workday.
Ready to save time? Try the demo: https://www.collaboraonline.com/demo/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nielsenstudy
Выпущен офисный пакет ONLYOFFICE 8.3 с поддержкой iWork и Hancom, вставкой штампов в PDF, функцией слияния фигур и многим другим
ONLYOFFICE Docs 8.3 is Released With About 30 New Features #Onlyoffice #OnlyofficeDocs #Opensource #Releases #Officesuite
https://ostechnix.com/onlyoffice-docs-8-3-is-released/
heise+ | Von Microsoft zu Open Source: Wie Schleswig-Holstein den Wechsel schaffen will
Während viele andere Bundesländer weiter auf Microsoft setzen, schlägt Schleswig-Holstein einen eigenen Weg ein und entscheidet sich für Open-Source-Software.
There are many well-known Online Office Suites to choose from, but why should
consider using Collabora Online over Microsoft 365?
Take a look at our side-by-side feature comparison and discover the advantages
of open source!
https://www.collaboraonline.com/comparison/?utm_campaign=Comparison&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Mastodon&utm_content=Comparison
FOSS NEWS
LibreOffice 25.2 released with ODF 1.4 support, option to remove personal information from documents, new downloadable themes, customizable UI colors, "Recent Documents" menu now includes filtering options based on the active application, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/2/libreoffice-25-2-launches-with-odf-1-4-support-ui-overhaul-and-enhanced-privacy-controls/
ONLYOFFICE Docs 8.3 released with support for more file types, new “Merge Shapes” feature, improved right-to-left language support, new AutoFill options for Spreadsheets etc.:
https://news.itsfoss.com/onlyoffice-docs-8-3-release/
Firefox 135 released with support for XZ packaging for Linux binaries, support for closing only the current tab on Linux and macOS if the Quit keyboard shortcut is used while multiple tabs are opened, safeguards to prevent websites from overwhelming the Back history by spamming numerous consecutive visits over a short time, “Copy Without Site Tracking” right-click option renamed to “Copy Clean Link” etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-135-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new
Firefox 136 will offer hardware video decoding for AMD GPUs on Linux, vertical tabs, support for PNG format when copying images out of Firefox, new HTTPS-First behavior etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-136-promises-hardware-video-decoding-for-amd-gpus-on-linux-vertical-tabs
Brave 1.75 adds custom scriplet support, to write and inject custom scriplets into web pages, e.g. to disable Web APIs on untrusted sites or prevent websites from disabling right-click functionality:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/2/brave-1-75-empowers-users-with-custom-scriptlets-for-enhanced-browsing-experience/
Thunderbird 135 released wtih support for XZ packaging for Linux binaries, support for specifying a cookieStoreId when creating a space, ability to ignore unsupported subkeys/signatures when importing compliant OpenPGP keys, support for CardDAV address books and calendars to use the same OAuth2 code as mail:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-thunderbird-135-released-with-xz-packaging-for-linux-binaries
NewPipe v0.27.6 released to address YouTube related issues like HTTP 403 errors, missing video streams etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/2/open-source-youtube-client-newpipe-releases-v0-27-6-with-some-enhancements-and-bug-fixes/
(Take that YouTube lol)
(Linux news in original post)
ONLYOFFICE 8.3 cross-platform office suite released with PDF stamps, Merge Shapes, iWork & Hancom support, enhanced collaboration, and more.
https://linuxiac.com/onlyoffice-8-3-free-office-suite-released/
5 reasons why FreeOffice is a great Microsoft Office alternative
https://squeet.me/display/962c3e10-1f4b134f-b67c0dca42ed299b
5 reasons why FreeOffice is a great Microsoft Office alternative
I use FreeOffice myself, mostly because it starts up super quickly (ready in under 5 secs) and has an interface that resonates with me.
Yes, LibreOffice is just as powerful and is much better known, but I find it takes nearly 30 secs to start up ...continues
See https://gadgeteer.co.za/5-reasons-why-freeoffice-is-a-great-microsoft-office-alternative/
Libre Office Suit is extensively tested by the Quality Assurance team - After tests minimum version updates are done
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/01/31/libreoffice-qa-team-fixing-a-bug-in-three-days/
