LibreOfficeFeb 4

Big new update to #LibreOffice, the free and private office suite. Version 26.2 is here, with:

📝 Markdown support
📊 Connectors in Calc
🚀 Spreadsheet speedups

...plus many other new features, improvements and fixes. Learn more and download it: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/04/libreoffice-26-2-is-here/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware

Show threadcosFeb 4
@libreoffice is markdown just import / export or can libreoffice restrict the UI to just markdown supported features?
Show threadRicardoFeb 4
@cos @libreoffice just import/export. A feature request asking for ui support was recently closed as "won't fix" (rightly so, IMO).
Show threadcos
@RGBes @libreoffice why? If I open a markdown file, I would like to make sure I don't use features it can't represent. Of course saving the file in ODT should lift the restrictions.
Feb 4 at 6:16pmWeb
Show threadRicardoFeb 4
@cos @libreoffice When loading a non-native file format, LibO translate it into its own internal representation, you never really work on the non-native format, you always import/export it, which means that after a few rounds you can get a messy file. On any program, it's always better to work with the native format. Also, using Writer to write a markup file is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut 😉 Better use a lean, quick markup editor and only at the end import it for the final touches.