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LibreOffice breaks download records after declaring it has no AI features
(manualdousuario.net)
I've been using OpenOffice for forever, before it was cool
this post was submitted on 08 Sep 2026
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I remember using it when it was Star Office... Think it got given away on a cover disk on a magazine.
I used it. It was good for it's time.
Openoffice was always cool!
James was always cool.
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On the other hand, openai's codex literally bundles in libreoffice https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/1/codex-libreoffice/
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I love LibreOffice. It is a blast to the past to use it (for better or worse), and each app is incredibly flexible. I used it for creating practice plans last year, and the whiplash from Notion/Logseq and other "friendly" editing tools was tough to get used to. I wonder if there's room for an extension or built-in mode to present a simple or focus mode. It's been a while so I feel like I'd have to get back to using it daily to collect my thoughts on this 😅