LibreOffice 26.8 hits 1M downloads in first week, highest ever
The Document Foundation credits the record-breaking adoption to major features and a deliberate choice to avoid AI integration.
What to know
- LibreOffice 26.8 set a record with 1,031,162 downloads in its first week—higher than any previous release.
- The Document Foundation explicitly chose not to integrate AI features, contrasting with Microsoft and Apple's recent AI additions.
- Major feature improvements—Paragraph Composer for justified text, better CJK/RTL script support, and a distraction-free Draft view—drove adoption.
- Linux users acquired the software through additional channels beyond the official website, meaning total real-world adoption is substantially higher.
“With so much software now infused with AI – even where it barely makes sense – LibreOffice opting to not join in is a refreshing choice that also provides choice.”
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The Document Foundation announced today the general availability of LibreOffice 26.2.6 as the sixth maintenance update to the latest LibreOffice 26.2 office suite series with over 30 bug fixes. https:// 9to5linux.com/libreoffice-26-2 -6-open-source-office-suite-released-with-more-than-30-bug-fixes
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Why does it look like a full featured word processor from 1998? Is this a nostalgia thing?
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LibreOffice 26.2.6 is available for download https:// blog.documentfoundation.org/bl og/2026/09/04/libreoffice-26-2-6/ # Announcements # LibreOffice # PressReleases
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Ohhhhh. Add that to TIL. I shall review it and probably remove it. Libre is too much like a complex windows 3.1 UI over a translated office 2003 in Dutch. So back to the hunt I go.
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its a constant pain for rtl language regions , most people don't touch default settings so most docs you receive are hacked together turds in terms of layout consistency that need manual editing to stop you from tearing your hair out working on them
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Hint: No AI! LibreOffice 26.8 set a new first-week download record LibreOffice 26.8 was download more than 1 million times in its first week of release, the highest first-week figure of any release of the free office suite. Microsoft’s enshittAIfication continues, having recently foisted a floating AI icon in the corner of Word, Excel and…
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For en uge siden annoncerede LibreOffice 26.8, helt store opdatering .. nye funktioner, mange forbedringer af kompatibilitet og ydeevne Hvad er der sket i ugen siden da? - 1.031.162 downloads - 50.061 visninger, deler og kan lide på sociale medier .. kombinere # Mastodon , Bluesky, X / Twitter (ikke brugt så meget mere) og Facebook-indlæg om…
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Eine Million Downloads von # LibreOffice 26.8 seit der Veröffentlichung letzte Woche! Und weitere Statistiken: https:// de.blog.documentfoundation.org /2026/09/02/eine-woche-libreoffice-26-8-die-statistiken/ # foss # opensource # freesoftware # office
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One million downloads of # LibreOffice 26.8, since its release last week! And more stats: https:// blog.documentfoundation.org/bl og/2026/09/02/one-week-of-libreoffice-26-8-the-stats/ # foss # openSource # freesoftware