
The Apache OpenOffice 4.1 series was first introduced back in 2014. Apache OpenOffice also continues to rely on Java 8 32-bit in 2022. It's hardly an exciting update with there being very little significant work to Apache OpenOffice over the past decade while LibreOffice continues rolling on with their strong half-year feature releases. With this release there also is a change to the master password encoding so users are encouraged to back-up existing OpenOffice profiles before upgrading.Īpache OpenOffice 4.1.13 brings some visual enhancements to its Print Preview mode, fixes inconsistent labeling of unsaved documents, and fixes opening of ODF documents from LibreOffice 7. While LibreOffice has become the dominant open-source office suite, Apache OpenOffice continues limping along and today marks its v4.1.13 release.Īpache OpenOffice 4.1.13 is out today as a bug-fix release and to deliver security fixes and minor enhancements to users.

It's been nearly 12 years since LibreOffice forked from following Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems and then the subsequent creation of Apache OpenOffice in 2011.
