


It includes a bunch of new features, including a ribbon interface that resembles Microsoft Office. LibreOffice released in-house web version with collaborative online editingĭocument Foundation released the new version of its open-source office LibreOffice 5.3. The LibreOffice client on the Mac App Store falls into this latter category because it’s not based on the same source code as the base LibreOffice projectĢ017. Italo Vignoli, head of marketing and public relations at LibreOffice, said that the change was reflective of a “new marketing strategy” where TDF will focus on releasing free, community versions of LibreOffice while “ecosystem companies” develop “value-added” releases targeted at enterprise customers. It’s an unexpected step for The Document Foundation (TDF) - the organization behind LibreOffice - which since its inception has made all versions of LibreOffice available at no charge. LibreOffice, the popular open source document processing suite, has begun charging users who download the software through the Mac App Store a one-time fee of $8.99. LibreOffice begins charging Mac App Store users $8.99
