[tdf-announce] LibreOffice 24.8.1, the first minor release of the recently announced LibreOffice 24.8 family, is available for download

The LibreOffice 24.8 family is optimised for the privacy-conscious 
office suite user who wants full control over the information they share


Berlin, 12 September 2024 - LibreOffice 24.8.1, the first minor release 
of the LibreOffice 24.8 family of the free, volunteer-supported office 
suite for Windows (Intel, AMD and ARM), MacOS (Apple and Intel) and 
Linux, is available at https://www.libreoffice.org/download. For users 
who don't need the latest features and prefer a more tested version, TDF 
maintains the previous LibreOffice 24.2 family, with several months of 
back-ported fixes. The current version is LibreOffice 24.2.6.

LibreOffice is the only software for creating documents that contain 
personal or confidential information that respects the privacy of the 
user - ensuring that the user is able to decide if and with whom to 
share the content they create. As such, LibreOffice is the best option 
for the privacy-conscious office suite user, and offers a feature set 
comparable to the leading product on the market.

In addition, LibreOffice offers a range of interface options to suit 
different user habits, from traditional to modern, and makes the most of 
different screen sizes by optimising the space available on the desktop 
to put the maximum number of features just a click or two away.

The biggest advantage over competing products is the LibreOffice 
Technology Engine, the single software platform on which desktop, mobile 
and cloud versions of LibreOffice - including those from ecosystem 
companies - are based. This allows LibreOffice to provide a better user 
experience and to produce identical and fully interoperable documents 
based on the two available ISO standards: the Open Document Format (ODT, 
ODS and ODP) and the proprietary Microsoft OOXML (DOCX, XLSX and PPTX). 
The latter hides a great deal of artificial complexity, which can cause 
problems for users who are confident that they are using a true open 
standard.

End users looking for support will be helped by the immediate 
availability of the LibreOffice 24.8 Getting Started Guide, which can be 
downloaded from the following link: https://books.libreoffice.org/. In 
addition, they will be able to get first-level technical support from 
volunteers on the user mailing lists and the Ask LibreOffice website: 
https://ask.libreoffice.org.

A short video highlighting the main new features is available on 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx--aRv6af8 and PeerTube 
https://peertube.opencloud.lu/w/ibmZUeRgnx9bPXQeYUyXTV.


LibreOffice for Enterprise

For enterprise-class deployments, TDF strongly recommends the 
LibreOffice Enterprise family of applications from ecosystem partners - 
for desktop, mobile and cloud - with a wide range of dedicated 
value-added features and other benefits such as SLAs: 
https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-in-business/.

Every line of code developed by ecosystem companies for enterprise 
customers is shared with the community on the master code repository and 
improves the LibreOffice technology platform. Products based on 
LibreOffice Technology are available for all major desktop operating 
systems (Windows, macOS, Linux and ChromeOS), mobile platforms (Android 
and iOS) and the cloud.

The Document Foundation has developed a migration protocol to help 
companies move from proprietary office suites to LibreOffice, based on 
the provision of an LTS (long-term support) enterprise-optimised version 
of LibreOffice, plus migration consulting and training provided by 
certified professionals who offer value-added solutions that are 
consistent with proprietary offerings. Reference: 
https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/professional-support/.

In fact, LibreOffice's mature code base, rich feature set, strong 
support for open standards, excellent compatibility and LTS options from 
certified partners make it the ideal solution for organisations looking 
to regain control of their data and break free from vendor lock-in.


LibreOffice 24.8.1 availability

LibreOffice 24.8.1 is available from 
https://www.libreoffice.org/download/. Minimum requirements for 
proprietary operating systems are Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 (no longer 
supported by Microsoft) and Apple MacOS 10.15. Products based on 
LibreOffice technology for Android and iOS are listed at 
https://www.libreoffice.org/download/android-and-ios/.

LibreOffice users, free software advocates and community members can 
support The Document Foundation by making a donation at 
https://www.libreoffice.org/donate.


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