After the release of LibreOffice 26.8 in September 2026, the number of downloads worldwide quickly exceeded 1 million in the first week. As of September 4, the cumulative number of downloads had risen to 1.03 million, setting a new record for the first-week downloads of this version. The key feature of this update is that it does not include any artificial intelligence functions, which has received significant attention in the open-source software community where such features are highly sought after.
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LibreOffice 26.8 achieved over one million downloads in its first week, featuring no AI functions.
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2026-09-03
LibreOffice 26.8 exceeded one million downloads in its first week
One week after release, LibreOffice 26.8’s global downloads surpassed 1 million.
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2026-09-04
LibreOffice 26.8 had over one million downloads in its first week
As of September 4th, LibreOffice 26.8’s cumulative downloads reached 1.03 million times, setting a new record for this version.