Collabora Online

If you’re relying on Microsoft 365, you might be surprised to learn that blocking vendor access is a paid add-on.

We explore why data sovereignty is non-negotiable & how open-source alternatives keep your data where it belongs.

🔗 Read more: www.collaboraonline.com/blog/who-has...

New weekend, new chapters on our open-source journey. 🦫

Grab your coffee and enjoy — we’re back with two new episodes of The Open Road to Freedom, exploring the intersection of communities, software, and companies.

Enjoy the stories! 💜

Where was that comment again?
Page 12? Page 59?

With the Comments list in Collabora Online Writer, the guessing game is over. Instantly see every comment — neatly listed, in order, and ready to jump to with a single click.

🔗 Try it out in the demo: www.collaboraonline.com/demo/?mtm_ca...

Sheet View in Collabora Online Calc #FeatureFriday YouTube video by Collabora Online

Working on a collaborative spreadsheet & suddenly your rows disappear because someone applied a filter?

With Sheet View in #CollaboraOnline, each collaborator can filter, sort, & explore data without changing what others see.

🔗See how it works: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQTw...

#FeatureFriday

⬅️ Before: sticky notes, printed scripts, guessing what slide comes next.

➡️ After: Impress’s Presenter Console — where your notes, preview, navigation, and timing all sit together on a clean, simple screen.

Learn more about these features in our blog.
🔗 www.collaboraonline.com/blog/4-more-...

Your document’s file format matters more than you think.

From closed binary files like .DOC to open standards like ODF, file formats shape how we work, share, and preserve information.

🔗 Explore how formats evolved & how Collabora Online helps you collaborate freely across them: buff.ly/QaP46GK

Open, evolving 💜

Collabora Online Development Edition (CODE) is our rolling open-source build, designed for testing, learning & contributing.

☑️ Test new features early, explore monthly updates & see what’s coming next.

🔗 Try CODE: www.collaboraonline.com/code/?mtm_ca...

The Call for Speakers for COOL Days 2026 is open! 💜

Whether you’ve mastered a unique Collabora Online integration, contributed to the LibreOffice codebase, or are passionate about digital sovereignty, we want to hear from you.

🔗 Submit your talk and join us: eventyay.com/e/8aa0a1d5/cfs

Not everyone wants to run their own infrastructure — and that’s okay.

Our network of 230+ trusted partners worldwide is here to help you run Collabora Online with reliable, secure hosting.

🔗 Find a trusted partner today: www.collaboraonline.com/partners/

Land der Tiere, a vegan animal sanctuary in northern Germany, uses Collabora Online with @nextcloud.bsky.social to collaborate in real time between staff and volunteers — reliably and with open-source values.

🔗 Read the full case study: www.collaboraonline.com/case-studies...

Thinking about working with open-source office tools or moving away from proprietary platforms?

Join us for two Collabora webinars this March.

📆 12 March – Introduction to Collabora Office
📆 26 March – Collabora Online vs Microsoft

🔗 See details & register: www.collaboraonline.com/events/

From building his first computer at age 12 to becoming a Software Engineer at Collabora, Pranam Lashkari shares how open source shaped his career, and why user freedom and privacy matter.

🔗 Read the full interview: www.collaboraonline.com/blog/an-inte...

#CollaboraOnline #OpenSource

New weekend, new chapters on our open-source journey. 🦫

Grab your coffee and enjoy — we’re back with two new episodes of The Open Road to Freedom, exploring the intersection of communities, software, and companies.

Enjoy the stories! 💜

Ever wanted your own private document editor but felt intimidated by the setup?

This guide walks you through running Collabora Online with Docker in just a few minutes — on a Raspberry Pi or other Linux system.

🔗 Watch the full guide: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xngS...

Working with multiple document formats shouldn’t be a risk.

This white paper explains how Collabora handles document interoperability across Microsoft Office formats, Google Docs, and open standards, without breaking layouts, losing comments, or creating version chaos.

🔗 Read Now: buff.ly/tBCehP7

📅 March is packed with events.

From community events to partner days, we’ll be out and about across Europe, talking all things Collabora Online.

Swipe through to see where you can meet us.

🔗 See all upcoming events: buff.ly/WcZTVMP

This is what “context-aware” actually feels like — in Collabora Online.
Click a sparkline in Calc and the Sparkline tab appears automatically, giving you the right tools right when you need them.
Less clutter. Fewer clicks.

🔗 Try it in the demo: www.collaboraonline.com/demo/?mtm_ca...

You know that moment when you realise you’ve typed the same paragraph for the fifth time today?

With AutoText in Collabora Online, you can save common text snippets and insert them instantly with a simple shortcut.

Try it in the free demo: www.collaboraonline.com/demo/?mtm_ca...

Thanks to all those who have worked on translating #CollaboraOnline on @weblate.org. You rock! 💜🤟🦫

🥇Jeff Huang — 445 strings
🥈Amadɣas — 342 strings
🥉BoneNI — 95 strings

See the full January stats.
🔗 forum.collaboraonline.com/t/weblate-st...

Join the fun today 👉 buff.ly/opM1MZM

A few moments from last year’s COOL Days 🦫

We’re bringing that energy to Hamburg, and the Call for Speakers is now open. If you’d like to share your experience with Collabora Online, LibreOffice, or open source, we’d love to hear from you.

📆 27–29 April 2026

🔗 Submit your talk: buff.ly/8S60WH5

New weekend, new chapters on our open-source journey. 🦫

We’re back with two new episodes of The Open Road to Freedom, exploring the intersection of communities, software, and companies.

Enjoy the stories! 💜

Focus on what makes your product unique.

If your platform handles files or workflows, document editing shouldn’t be the weak link. Building it yourself is complex & steals time from your core product — that’s why leading platforms integrate Collabora Online.

👉 Find out more: buff.ly/chdXDfq

You don’t cook in the fridge — and you don’t store files in your editor.

Here’s why Collabora Online keeps editing and storage separate, and how that design gives organisations more flexibility and control.

🔗 Find out more: www.collaboraonline.com/blog/why-the...

🗨️ Does Collabora Online speak your language? It can.

Help shape Collabora Online in your language by translating the UI, help texts, and apps — no coding needed. You’ll also get a closer look at how the product works behind the scenes.

👉 Start today: collaboraonline.github.io/post/transla...

Ever lose time fighting the interface instead of doing the work?

Part III of A Faster, Friendlier Collabora Online walks through recent UI updates across presentations, documents & spreadsheets, focused on everyday tasks & real usage.

🔗 Explore what’s new: www.collaboraonline.com/blog/a-faste...

It’s International Pancake Day — and yes, this recipe is written collaboratively.

Real-time edits, nested comments, & @mentions in Collabora Online keep everything in sync (no flipping required).

🔗 Taste it in the free demo: www.collaboraonline.com/demo/?mtm_ca...

#CollaboraOnline #OpenSource

Who controls educational data, and where it lives, matters.

Join our upcoming webinar to explore how integrating Collabora Online supports students and educators to collaborate with privacy & long-term control in mind.

📆 19 February, 15:00 CET

🔗 Register: www.collaboraonline.com/events/webin...

How often does a tiny spreadsheet action slow you down?

With smarter autofill in Calc, dragging to fill now shows a live preview before you commit. Extend a series or repeat values — with confidence, and without cleanup afterward.

🔗 Try it in the demo: www.collaboraonline.com/demo/?mtm_ca...

We would like to express gratitude to the numerous #FOSS volunteers and #opensource companies helping to improve #FreeSoftware every day! 💜

Celebrate with us by becoming a part of our wonderful community and discovering ways to contribute to #CollaboraOnline!

👉️ collaboraonline.github.io

DigitalPakt Schule 2.0 is taking shape — with €5bn in funding and a focus on sustainable digital learning.

This blog reflects on lessons from DigitalPakt 1.0 & why interoperability, maintenance, and smart procurement matter for schools.

🔗 Read now: www.collaboraonline.com/blog/digital...