> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://itsfoss.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # LibreOffice Delivers First Major Release Of 2025 - URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/libreoffice-25-2-release/ - Published: 2025-02-07T09:37:03.000Z - Updated: 2025-02-07T09:37:03.000Z - Description: The LibreOffice 25.2 release is here, bringing with it many new refinements, alongside tweaks that improve user experience. - Author: Sourav Rudra - Tags: Application Releases, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15 ✨ Release highlights — Windows 7 and 8/8.1 support dropped. — Can set the default zoom level in Writer. — A new duplicate entry handling feature in Calc. --- It turns out we have something of an open source office suite wave going on. Closely following the recent [ONLYOFFICE Docs 8.3 release](https://itsfoss.com/onlyoffice-docs-8-3-release/), we now have the **LibreOffice 25.2 release** that promises many useful refinements. Being one of the [best open source alternatives](https://itsfoss.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-microsoft-office/) to Microsoft Office on Linux, offerings like LibreOffice strengthen my belief that building commercial-grade, mainstream software based on open source principles really works. Anyhow, let's check out what's included with this new release. 😃 ## 🆕 LibreOffice 25.2: What's New? ![a screenshot that shows the about dialog for libreoffice 25.2 being open on a linux 6.12 powered computer](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2025/02/LibreOffice_25.2_a.png) Starting off with the changes to **Writer**, LibreOffice 25.2 now allows users to set a default zoom level when opening documents, substituting the zoom level data stored in a document. In the Navigator, it is now possible to track comments when they are focused, remove all content of the same type, and resizing the nearby area of comments will now show a visual guide. ![libreoffice 25.2's writer app with five paragraphs of gibberish text with a comment one one of the words being shown towards the right-hand side](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2025/02/LibreOffice_25.2_b.png) LibreOffice 25.2 Writer. Additionally, there are tweaks to the Track Changes feature, with it now allowing the user to manage a large number of changes in lengthy documents without a fuss. In the case of **Impress**, the presentation component of LibreOffice, objects can now be easily centered on a slide, automatic repeating of slides can be enabled in windowed mode, and interaction dialogs are more efficient due to now being asynchronous. ![the impress app on libreoffice 25.2 with the new text glow and soft edge effects in action](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2025/02/LibreOffice_25.2_c.png) LibreOffice 25.2 Impress. Other highlights include the ability to set text glow and soft edge effects, as well as updated templates that come with improved images. Finally, we have **Calc**, the spreadsheets utility, which now features a new “*Handle Duplicate Records*” dialog for easy duplicate data removal. I tested it out with some random data that had some duplicate entries, and it worked well. ![there is a handle duplicate records dialog open on libreoffice 25.2 calc app](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2025/02/LibreOffice_25.2_d.png) LibreOffice 25.2 Calc. The Function Wizard and Functions Sidebar deck also sees some changes in the form of upgrades to search, and new sheet protection options have been added for pivot tables, pivot charts and AutoFilters. ### 🛠️ Other Changes and Improvements Moving on, there are a few other changes that you should know about: - Support for Windows 7 and 8/8.1 has been sunset. - This release can read/write documents in ODF 1.4. - Significant upgrades to the application theming system. - An accessibility fix for an issue where the position of UI elements was not correctly reported on Linux. The [release blog](https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/02/06/libreoffice-25-2/?ref=itsfoss.com) and [release notes](https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/25.2?ref=itsfoss.com) have more details if you are up for some longer reads. ### ⚙️ How to Install/Upgrade? If you are going for a fresh install, then the [official website](https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download-libreoffice/?ref=news.itsfoss.com) and [Flathub](https://flathub.org/apps/org.libreoffice.LibreOffice?ref=news.itsfoss.com) are the most reliable places to get LibreOffice packages for **Linux**, **Windows**, and **macOS**. If you are looking for installation instructions, then you can refer to my [earlier coverage](https://itsfoss.com/libreoffice-24-2-is-here/#:~:text=%E2%9A%99%EF%B8%8F%20How%20to%20Install/Upgrade%3F) of an older LibreOffice release. [LibreOffice 25.2](https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download-libreoffice/?ref=news.itsfoss.com) Existing users can expect their Linux distributions to offer the upgrade via their respective repositories, the official LibreOffice PPA, or Flathub. If, for some reason, your LibreOffice flatpak did not receive the upgrade, then you can use the following command: ``` flatpak update org.libreoffice.LibreOffice ``` **Suggested Read** 📖 [15 LibreOffice Tips to Get More Out of itLibreOffice is an excellent office suite. These LibreOffice tips will enable you to use it more effectively.![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/icon/android-chrome-192x192-2.png)It's FOSSAbhishek Prakash![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/thumbnail/LibreOffice-logo.jpeg)](https://itsfoss.com/libreoffice-tips/?ref=news.itsfoss.com)