[libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Online Editing .odt/.ods files anywhere online instantly - Intention for 2026

Hello

Over the years the desktop was the main document, spreadsheet platform but
as the cloud has risen the web has taken over and given users and the
world so many new options that didn't exist 10 years ago. I believe it's
time we explore libreoffice as a submodule that can be integrated into any
online software whether that is nextcloud, chat software, blog,
wiki's  anywhere where odt/ods files are being passed and can be edited on
a spot.

Making it possible would remove an entire category of I can't open / can't
edit / need local client problems.

- Browser Native?
- No client install?
- No export/import loops

If we can remove these constraints for Libre Users, then we would solve the
same pattern for any locked proprietary file workflows.

Can we explore incremental solutions?
Drop-in library, read only -> edit later? Progressive adaptation maybe:
show you can view on a spot, and bring in more developers that would want
to integrate in their software projects to build out edit capability?

Examples:
- A data engineer is telling their story online and has a spreadsheet that
is embedded into their story line, the spreadsheet is natively displayed.
- A user is using an open source email client and gets an attachment.
He/She doesn't need to download it then open it but instead previews it on
the spot on a mobile device with native libreoffice look and views what was
sent without delays and hoops.
- A chat between friends where the file gives write access to everyone,
allows users to start editing the file and collaborate on a project without
leaving the chat window.
- A website where you order a 'thank you for coming' gift for your recent
birthday party, allows you to edit,correct, fix, add, the addresses in
spreadsheet style just out of the box.

Above are some capabilities, explore them if you think they are useful.

This will make people work simpler, calmer and less brittle. I think it
spreads the development to multiple projects that would depend on it and
make fewers tickets without a patch attached.

Thank you for your time.

Lucas

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Lucas Szybalski
https://interestfull.com

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