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LibreOffice’s “No-AI” release smashes records: 2 million downloads already
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Nemeski mander.xyz nemeski@mander.xyz
Joined: 2025-06-29
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Link: https://cybernews.com/tech/libreoffice-no-ai-two-million-downloads-record/
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Runecrush376 lemmy.world Runecrush376@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-01-18
#2 · Quote Reply

Really nice.
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eurodyne piefed.world eurodyne@piefed.world
Joined: 2026-07-25
#3 · (edited) Quote Reply

Do updates count? Because I can’t download it more than I already have.

Edit: Eureka!, I found I could delete the web download version and reinstall via homebrew!
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massacre lemmy.world massacre@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
#4 · Quote Reply
eurodyne wrote:
Do updates count? Because I can’t download it more than I already have. Edit: Eureka!, I found I could delete the web download version and reinstall via homebrew!

You know what, I'm going to uninstall so I can download even harder!
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No1 aussie.zone No1@aussie.zone
Joined: 2023-06-21
#5 · (edited) Quote Reply

Yet, somehow can't stop putting annoying banners across the top every time I open it .....

But seriously, haven't used anything else for 20 years. Thanks!
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Clippy piefed.social Monkey@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-03-24
#6 · Quote Reply
eurodyne wrote:
Do updates count? Because I can’t download it more than I already have. Edit: Eureka!, I found I could delete the web download version and reinstall via homebrew!

You can install it from your distro's repos, snap, appimage, and flatpak.
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FiniteBanjo feddit.online FiniteBanjo@feddit.online
Joined: 2025-12-23
#7 · (edited) Quote Reply

This is fantastic news, I'll go search it up. Hopefully it's available on my distro without any fandangling.

Edit: It's just the most recent update to the main branch.
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hemmes lemmy.world hemmes@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-09
#8 · Quote Reply
eurodyne wrote:
Do updates count? Because I can’t download it more than I already have. Edit: Eureka!, I found I could delete the web download version and reinstall via homebrew!

He’s already downloaded! He can’t download any farther!
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Skeezix lemmy.world skeezix@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
#9 · (edited) Quote Reply

Does the UX still look like it was designed in 1998?
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sapphironZA lemmy.world sapphironZA@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-09-10
#10 · Quote Reply

How much is that compared to normal releases. Looks more like a continuation of the normal upward trendline.
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𝚝𝚛𝚔 aussie.zone trk@aussie.zone
Joined: 2023-06-16
#11 · Quote Reply
Skeezix wrote:
Does the UX still look like it was designed in 1998?

Yes, thankfully. Function over form 🙏
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Auli lemmy.ca Auli@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-17
#12 · Quote Reply
Skeezix wrote:
Does the UX still look like it was designed in 1998?

It does not look like 1998 software.
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adarza lemmy.ca adarza@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2024-05-29
#13 · Quote Reply
Skeezix wrote:
Does the UX still look like it was designed in 1998?

it has a few toolbar looks for you to choose from, including a ribbon-like one if that's your preference.
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adarza lemmy.ca adarza@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2024-05-29
#14 · (edited) Quote Reply
sapphironZA wrote:
How much is that compared to normal releases. Looks more like a continuation of the normal upward trendline.

that's all it looks like to me..

https://stats.documentfoundation.org/downloads#month,os

the spike in 2019 (the big push to win10 before 7's eol jan'20) was far more significant, too.
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dan69 lemmy.world dan69@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-02-01
#15 · Quote Reply

Bless you libre office!
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eurodyne piefed.world eurodyne@piefed.world
Joined: 2026-07-25
#16 · Quote Reply
Clippy wrote:
You can install it from your distro's repos, snap, appimage, and flatpak.

It turns out that homebrew was the way to go!
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beyoublahaj lemmy.world beyoublahaj@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-07-17
#17 · Quote Reply
No1 wrote:
Yet, somehow can't stop putting annoying banners across the top every time I open it ..... But seriously, haven't used anything else for 20 years. Thanks!

Damn the people that have been stuck with ms365/office were right all these years...

No One is using LibreOffice
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bonesawmcl lemmy.world bonesawmcl@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-10-03
#18 · Quote Reply
beyoublahaj wrote:
Damn the people that have been stuck with ms365/office were right all these years... No One is using LibreOffice

I see what you did there
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moldy_rice piefed.keyboardvagabond.com moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com
Joined: 2026-08-07
#19 · Quote Reply

I'm confused. Is there another release that does have AI?
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moldy_rice piefed.keyboardvagabond.com moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com
Joined: 2026-08-07
#20 · (edited) Quote Reply

This is what happens when the US forces Google drive and Microsoft to delete ICC judges' accounts, making them loose all their cloud docs.

Europeans wisely choose data sovereignty
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Jankatarch lemmy.world Jankatarch@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-07-12
#21 · (edited) Quote Reply
moldy_rice wrote:
I'm confused. Is there another release that does have AI?

No. They just essentially listed "we will never have AI, I guarantee it" as a feature and it was awesome.
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Trainguyrom reddthat.com Trainguyrom@reddthat.com
Joined: 2023-06-10
#22 · Quote Reply
Auli wrote:
It does not look like 1998 software.

It does if you configure it to use an icon pack from 1998 though!
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kestrel7_7 lemmy.world kestrel7_7@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-07-31
#23 · Quote Reply
Skeezix wrote:
Does the UX still look like it was designed in 1998?

Have there been any significant advances in word processor UX since then? No, these days the computer industry is more interested in ripping people off than making useful software.
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Laser feddit.org Laser@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-23
#24 · Quote Reply
moldy_rice wrote:
I'm confused. Is there another release that does have AI?

Yeah, a third grade AI shop from Redmond sells it
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