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This looks like the EU is finally offering an alternative suite of office tools to replace US corporate offerings from Google and Microsoft.

https://office.eu/

Edit: this is *not* an EU-backed programme, but an EU-based company offering an EU-hosted and owned office alternative to Microsoft/GCP providing migration and infrastructure services.

Apr 2 at 7:58amWeb
Show threadBen EvansApr 2
@ReggieHere My understanding is that it's a non-friendly fork of a Russian suite that still uses OOXML as its internal format - so still far too linked to the oligarchs.
Show threadRegApr 2

@kittylyst

I'd not heard that and it's disappointing (and baffling) if they've chosen OOXML over ODF as a default rather than as an interoperability option.

The screenshots on the page are inconclusive, showing both XLSX and ODT.

Show threadOliver SchafeldApr 4

The FAQ mentions ODT.

https://office.eu

Show threadTor LillqvistApr 4

@kittylyst @ReggieHere No. This is not that. What you are thinking of is Euro-Office, which is a completely different thing. Euro-Office is a fork of OnlyOffice. Which indeed has Russian roots and apparently Russian ownership (hidden behind various shell companies) and a largely Russian developer base.

This (Office.EU) is a "fork" (if you want to call it that) of Nextcloud and Collabora Office.

Show threadStฤณn van DrongelenApr 4
@tml @kittylyst @ReggieHere "Wake up, sweetie, the new GNU/Linux copypasta just dropped."
Show threadBen EvansApr 4
@tml @ReggieHere Thanks for clearing that up. Glad that this whole area isn't confusing at all!
Show threadReg5d ago

@tml

It's a Libre office version on Nextcloud (not OnlyOffice)

@kittylyst

Show threadNicovel0 ๐Ÿ‰Apr 2
@ReggieHere while I am really happy to see this, letโ€™s note that the name of this service is a little misleading: it is run by a NL based company, not the European Parliament or commission. It does seems to do what it says on the tin, which is to provide an EU/EFTA based cloud office suite.
Show threadNicovel0 ๐Ÿ‰Apr 2
@ReggieHere the Register had a fairly comprehensive article about them: https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/05/office_eu_suite/
Office EU waves sovereignty flag with a familiar stack under the bonnet

: Euro productivity suite appears to be hosted Nextcloud and Collabora Online

The Register
Show threadRegApr 2

@Nicovel0

Useful thanks, missed this.

Good point about organisations self hosting

Show threadRegApr 2

@Nicovel0

Agreed, although with open source applications and EU compliant hosting and storage it's still a significant improvement on M$ and Google.

Developing tools to transition from US corporate alternatives will undoubtedly encourage orgnisations to switch, but it would be nice to see an official EU version or at least some alternative commercial options alongside this one.

Show threadNicovel0 ๐Ÿ‰Apr 2
@ReggieHere oh absolutely, and that is the biggest step. Once people/companies are on a system like this it is much easier to move to another host or self host than if still in a big tech cloud. Really hoping to do this for my family soon.
Show threadRegApr 2

@Nicovel0

Agreed, and giving CIOs simple options to migrate will take away excuses.

The one glaring omission to the growing list of EU alternatives is an open source mobile operating system to compete with Android and iOS.

Show threadToni AittoniemiApr 2

@ReggieHere Replaced with what, is the question though. The first thought was to fork OnlyOffice, which is a RUSSIAN product of all things.

Itโ€™s almost as if itโ€™s impossible to adapt the most common of office package, and contribute to itโ€™s development?

That would be the logical thing to do, but no, we must have something else..

Show threadMike AndersonApr 2
@gimulnautti @ReggieHere because they have to pretend that there was something stopping them switching all these years. Otherwise you could infer that all the money they spent on licenses was pure waste (or successful lobbying).
Show threadRegApr 2

@mspcommentary

Good point.The lobbying industry is going to heavily counter any EU moves to migrate away from US products.

@gimulnautti

Show threadToni AittoniemiApr 2
@ReggieHere @mspcommentary And/or present their โ€ownโ€ propriotary solutions, which would be just a little make-up on top of another US product, Euro-washed.
Show threadRegApr 2

@gimulnautti

Yes, pretty sure there's an option to install US cloud environments on third party infrastructure, but more likely that there'll be a price war that'll scupper European alternatives.

Controlling the data of a country is the 21st century equivalent of owning the means of production.

@mspcommentary

Show threadToni AittoniemiApr 2
@ReggieHere @mspcommentary 100%
Show threadRegApr 2

@gimulnautti

This is run on Collbra Office afaik, the OnlyOffice version still exists alongside:
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/05/office_eu_suite/

Office EU waves sovereignty flag with a familiar stack under the bonnet

: Euro productivity suite appears to be hosted Nextcloud and Collabora Online

The Register
Show threadClive ThompsonApr 4

@ReggieHere

Totally fascinating, I had no idea this existed โ€” thank you for pointing it out

Show threadLucaApr 4
@clive @ReggieHere I'm not sure what you mean with the abbreviation EU here, but what is clear to me after looking at their website is that this service is offered by a private company. I also found this article from a month ago trying to find out what the company is actually offering. https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/05/office_eu_suite/
Office EU waves sovereignty flag with a familiar stack under the bonnet

: Euro productivity suite appears to be hosted Nextcloud and Collabora Online

The Register
Show threadRobert SanderApr 4
@mbbmk @clive @ReggieHere
I don't think the office.eu SaaS offering has something to do with https://github.com/Euro-Office which is a fork of OnlyOffice done by NextCloud, IONOS and others.
It has also nothing to do with the European Union but is provided by a private company from the Netherlands.
Euro-Office

Your sovereign office. Euro-Office has 20 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.

GitHub
Show threadLucaApr 4
@gurubert @clive @ReggieHere Yes, you are right. Here is some more context on Euro Office. https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/02/eurooffice_forks_onlyoffice/
Forking frenzy ensues after Euro-Office launch sparks OnlyOffice backlash

: Meanwhile, Collabora splits from LibreOffice Online amid claims TDF ejected 'all Collabora staff and partners'

The Register
Show threadClive ThompsonApr 4

@ReggieHere @gurubert @mbbmk

thank you for all this!

Show threadGerard Cunningham โœ’๏ธApr 4

@mbbmk @gurubert @clive @ReggieHere

So far I haven't seen anything that would persuade me to replace LibreOffice...

Show threadReg5d ago

@faduda

It is just Libre Office on NextCloud.

@mbbmk @gurubert @clive

Show threadJeff McNeillApr 4
@mbbmk @clive @gurubert @ReggieHere Wait a sec, the Register's journalists don't "run a web server" because they "have a day job"? Why am I even reading this rag?
Show threadLucaApr 5
@jeffmcneill @clive @gurubert @ReggieHere I must have missed that part in the two articles I shared above. Sorry, if you had the feeling you wasted your time reading those. I for myself learned quite a bit reading them.
Show threadJeff McNeillApr 5
@mbbmk @clive @gurubert @ReggieHere Oh, don't feel too bad, I'm kinda used to running into content written by obvious hacks, it's just a bit amazing when they come out and admit that they are.
Show threadReg5d ago

@gurubert

It's a LibreOffice version afaik, but yes, EU (cf US) company, based but not affiliated with the EU institution.

@mbbmk @clive

Show threadTor LillqvistApr 4

@ReggieHere NO NO NO. STOP THIS NONSENSE.

Sorry. But this has *nothing* to do with the EU.

This company just has an .eu domain, which anybody can have. And then they cheekily name their product so that people easily get misled into thinking that the EU is involved. Very fishy.

Please either edit your toot, or even delete it, and write a new one with correct information.

Show threadReg5d ago

@tml

Yes, some confusion here.It's a commercial offering from a Dutch firm that is selling itself on the fact that the applications are open source and the servers are based in the EU but not run by US corporates.

The migration path is the interesting part really.