CollaboraOnline

Denmark tried to legislate open source and Big Tech pushed back hard. Nearly 20 years later, open-source solutions are running citizen services in municipalities across the country and even powering the tax authority in Greenland. In this episode...

Meet Collabora Office for desktop - the Collabora Online experience on your computer. Same look, same code, your files, your device. Create, edit, chart, track and present with a clean, intuitive UI and excellent interop with both ODF and Micro...

Formatting data shouldn’t be complicated, and in Collabora Online, it isn’t. In this Feature Friday, we explore the Format Cells dialog: the central place for shaping how your numbers, text, borders, colours, and layouts appear. From clearer budge...

Meet the smarter, cleaner way to work in Collabora Online. With Contextual Tabs, the toolbar adapts to what you’re working on — showing only the tools you need, exactly when you need them. As you click and interact with different content, the rele...

At the Smart Country Convention 2025 (SCCON) in Berlin, Thorsten Behrens, Managing Director of Collabora Productivity, shared how Collabora Online — as part of openDesk, the open-source office and collaboration suite designed specifically for publ...

Open source is “free”—so why do serious teams pay for it? In this episode, Eloy Crespo breaks down the real value behind paid open-source offerings: support, SLAs, performance, security, compliance, integrations, and long-term sustainability. We ...

Today we’re exploring one of those subtle but powerful features in Collabora Online — the responsive layout. It automatically adapts to any window size, so your tools and workspace always stay comfortable and easy to use. Whether you’re editing o...

Create clean, connected diagrams and engaging slides with Shapes & Connectors in Collabora Online. In this Feature Friday, we show how to add, style, and link shapes in both Draw and Impress, using connectors that automatically stay attached as yo...

“True digital sovereignty can only exist when you combine open source and open standards. Full stop.” The Dutch are known for building bikes and canals — but these days they’re also building digital sovereignty. In this episode, we sit down with...

Headers and footers help keep documents organized and professional. With Collabora Online, you can easily add page numbers, insert fields that update automatically, and adjust layouts to fit your needs. Whether it’s a report, a book, or everyday w...

At COOL Days 2025 in Budapest, Leif-Joran from Friprogramvaru-Syndikatet reflects on nine years of partnership with Collabora Online. From supporting nonprofits and SMEs to providing privacy-first hosting and development, their journey shows how c...

Salim from Nextcloud shares how diving into “easy hacks” with Collabora Online opened the door to open source development. Starting with small contributions, he discovered the joy of coding, collaborating, and building tools that matter in the Nex...

Collaboration works best when it’s secure. With Secure View in Collabora Online, you can share documents safely without ever handing over the original file. Watch to see how it works. Free demo: https://www.collaboraoffice.com/collabora-online ...

Markus Gürtler, Senior Technology Evangelist at B1 Systems, shares his perspective on openDesk—a sovereign, modular workspace solution designed for the public sector. With Collabora Online as a key component, openDesk integrates leading open-sourc...

Watermarks have long been used to mark documents as Draft, Confidential, or simply to add clarity. With Collabora Online, you can apply them digitally to keep your files clearly identified. The watermark remains in place while editing, exporting t...

At COOL Days in Budapest, Lavinia from XWiki shares how Collabora filled the missing piece in their platform - bringing fully featured document editing directly into wiki pages. After two years of smooth integration, the collaboration continues to...

What does the decline of print journalism have to do with the future of open source software? In this episode of Open Matters, we’re joined by Neil Mohr, former editor of Linux Format, to explore surprising parallels between the world of magazine...

“It’s almost like coming home.” Thorsten Behrens, former Managing Director of allotropia, shares his excitement about officially joining Collabora Productivity after decades of collaboration. Having worked with some colleagues for over 20 years on...

Need to reuse a slide? With Collabora Online Impress, you can copy entire slides — design, layout, and content included — in just a click. No rebuilding, no extra work. Save time, keep your style consistent, and bring slides from one presentation...

In this interview, Francesco Sardara — an ARHS Group, Accenture developer contracted to the European Commission — shares how and why the Commission is integrating Collabora Online to power secure, collaborative document editing across multiple EU ...

Filling out documents just got smarter with the new Form Filling API in Collabora Online! This powerful feature lets you generate and populate documents automatically, saving time and eliminating manual errors. Whether you’re working with invoices...