Security News > 2022 > August > LibreOffice 7.4 released with MS Office compatibility improvements
LibreOffice is the world's most widely used open-source office suite, available in 120 languages, Linux, Windows, and macOS operating systems, and supporting a range of architectures.
Version 7.4 is the fourth major release of branch seven that focuses on improving the project's interoperability and compatibility with proprietary MS Office document formats, and much work has been carried out on that front.
The latest release was made possible thanks to contributions from a global community of volunteers, as well as programmers from Collabora, RedHat, and TDF. In total, 147 individual contributors worked on LibreOffice 7.4 and made 658,000 changes, joined by a team of 528 volunteers who provided extensive localization options to support the program's documentation.
Apart from the above, LibreOffice 7.4 also brings a range of improvements and fixes in terms of interoperability, aiming to make opening MS Office files on the open-source suite less problematic.
The announcement promises dramatic improvements over the previous version related to file-type interoperability, so those who work between the two office suites are strongly recommended to upgrade to 7.4.
Finally, the Document Foundation has introduced a Migration Protocol to support companies that want to move from MS Office to LibreOffice for Enterprises, providing consultancy, training, and migration support.