Calligra Words

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Calligra Words
Developer KDE
Initial releaseApril 11, 2012;13 years ago (2012-04-11) [1]
Stable release
4.0.1 [2]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg / 2 September 2024
Operating system Unix-like, Windows
Type Word processor
License LGPL
Website calligra.org/words/

Calligra Words is a word processor, which is part of Calligra Suite and developed by KDE as free software.

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History

When the Calligra Suite was formed, unlike the other Calligra applications Words was not a continuation of the corresponding KOffice application – KWord. [3] The Words was largely written from scratch – in May 2011 a completely new layout engine was announced. [4] The first release was made available on April 11, 2012, using the version number 2.4 to match the rest of Calligra Suite. [1]

In 2024, the Calligra Office suite — including Calligra Words — received a major update with the release of Calligra 4.0, which fully transitioned the suite to the Qt 6 and KDE Frameworks 6 platforms and introduced a modern user interface overhaul, including a redesigned sidebar and interface improvements for Calligra Words. [5]

Reception

Initial reception of Calligra Words shortly after the 2.4 release was mixed. While Linux Pro Magazine Online's Bruce Byfield wrote, “Calligra needed an impressive first release. Perhaps surprisingly, and to the development team’s credit, it has managed one in 2.4.,” he also noted that “words in particular is still lacking features”. He concluded that Calligra is “worth keeping an eye on”. [6]

On the other hand, Calligra Words became the default word processor in Kubuntu 12.04 – replacing LibreOffice Writer. [7]

Formula editor

Formulas in Calligra Words are provided by the Formula plugin. It is a formula editor with a WYSIWYG interface.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Calligra 2.4 Released". Calligra.org. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  2. ↑ https://invent.kde.org/office/calligra/-/tags/v4.0.1.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Calligra Words is not a fork of KWord". blogs.kde.org. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "How to make a new layout engine for Calligra Words in 4 months". blogs.kde.org. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Calligra 4.0 Office Suite Is Here with Qt 6 Port, New Sidebar Design, and More". 9to5Linux. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Calligra: The Other Office Suite Narrows the Gap". Linux Pro Magazine Online. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Calligra Suite: Better Office & Graphics Applications". IT Diary. 29 April 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.


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