FreeOffice
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How to keep FreeOffice up-to-date
We are continuously improving FreeOffice, the best free alternative to Microsoft Office, with bug fixes and new features. Please read the following instructions to ensure that your installation is always up-to-date.
FreeOffice 2021 for Windows
By default, FreeOffice for Windows keeps itself up-to-date by automatically downloading service packs from our servers.
If you have not installed the automatic update tool or simply want to know if your version of FreeOffice is up-to-date, you can also check for updates manually.
Start one of the FreeOffice applications, click on the "?" icon in the ribbon and choose the command Check for updates. If you are running FreeOffice in classic mode with menus, choose the command Help > Check for updates.
2023-06-07: Revision 1066 (Windows), 1064 (Mac, Linux)
| All programs | ||
| – | Miscellaneous bug fixes | |
2023-03-07: Revision 1062
| All programs | ||
| – | Miscellaneous bug fixes | |
2022-12-10: Revision 1060
| All programs | ||
| – | Miscellaneous bug fixes | |
2022-11-16: Revision 1058
| All programs | ||
| 54104 | Windows | Due to a bug in the Windows 11 22H2 update, it was no longer possible to open documents directly in FreeOffice by double-clicking in Explorer. This Windows bug is now circumvented. |
| 54146 | You can now disable the function of the Insert key, which toggles between insert and overwrite mode, in FreeOffice. This prevents accidental switching to overwrite mode and also circumvents a bug in the DeepL app that mistakenly sends this keystroke to programs. | |
| 54087 | Windows | Not all available paper sizes were offered for some printers. |
2022-10-05: Revision 1054
| All programs | ||
| 52709 | New feature: Some printer drivers delay the launch of TextMaker, PlanMaker and Presentations for up to 45 seconds if the printer is switched off or inaccessible. This problem is now circumvented. | |
2022-08-12: Revision 1050
| All programs | ||
| 45254 | New feature: The dialog box Options now has a Manage button that enables you to import and export your Office configuration files, such as keyboard mappings, toolbars, or user dictionaries. This allows you to synchronize them between different PCs or to restore your current settings in future versions of SoftMaker FreeOffice. | |
| 52652 | Windows | New feature: The option Prefer using larger controls in the dialog box Options allows you to specify whether icons, scrollbars, etc., should be enlarged when the screen is scaled to 150%. |
2022-04-07: Revision 1046
| All programs | ||
| – | Miscellaneous bug fixes | |
2022-03-22: Revision 1044
| All programs | ||
| – | Miscellaneous bug fixes | |
2021-12-17: Revision 1042
| All programs | ||
| – | Miscellaneous bug fixes | |
2021-11-29: Revision 1040
| All programs | ||
| 51133 | Mac | In macOS 12, file dialogs now have the correct size again. |
| 51423 | Mac | If FreeOffice 2018 was already installed on the Mac, no application icon was shown for FreeOffice PlanMaker 2021. |
| – | Miscellaneous bug fixes | |
2021-10-19: Revision 1036
| Revision 1036 was the initial revision of FreeOffice 2021. |
