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allgaeu-tobias
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Why is there no current portable version of LibreOffice?

The current version of LibreOffice is 24.8.0.
https://portableapps.com/apps/office/libreoffice_portable is stuck at version 24.2.3.
And https://www.libreoffice.org/download/portable-versions/ tells:

No Portable Version (MultilingualStandard) is currently available

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LibreOffice is packaged for portable use by PortableApps.com with permission and assistance from The Document Foundation. For more information and support please visit this page [https://portableapps.com/apps/office/libreoffice_portable]
Why is there no current portable version of LibreOffice?

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Soon

It is in the process of being built.

That linked post is the place to check the status of upcoming releases, and if they are not in the list you can comment to alert us that an update is available.

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Version Changes – New Régime

LibreOffice changed the way versions are number as at February 2024. And in line with that a new 'Release Plan' was constructed.

PortableApps had been packaging 24.2.5 but then LibreOffice released 24.8.0 on 22 August 2024 (in effect the new LibreOffice 'Fresh') so my guess is the 24.2.5 package was abandoned to concentrate on 24.8.0. As things stand 24.2.6 (in effect the latest LibreOffice 'Still') should be released on or around September 05 2024 — so my guess would be that PortableApps have decided to just go with 24.2.6 (Still) when it became available, no point in chasing 24.2.5 when it is to be superseded very soon.

On the other hand maybe PortableApps will hold off and just wait until 24.8 reaches a version that would be considered a 'Still' release and deal with that when it becomes available.

For fairly thorough details of the LibreOffice Release Plan see this: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleasePlan

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And besides what Abraxian

And besides what Abraxian said
it's also quite a lot of work by such a big app.
I would wait till the 5th and check than again.

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Why is there no current portable version of LibreOffice?

It is now 2024-09-28.

Version 24.2.3 is available for download on portableapps.com.

Version 24.8.2 (2024-09-27) is available for download on libreoffice.org.

What is the planned version lag on portableapps.com?

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This Weekend, Available Shortly, Apologies

I'll be building the updated Fresh 24.8.2 and Still 24.2.6 packages of LibreOffice Portable this weekend and submitting them to The Document Foundation. They should hopefully be released soon after but they can take up to a couple weeks to post them to their mirrors.

I've been dealing with a few personal issues. A few mental health dips including the usual one around Sept 11, some family health issues, a couple physical things including bruised (maybe broken?) ribs, and some financial stuff (ad revenue has now dipped below monthly hosting costs). I'm doing ok but working on some stuff outside of PA.c that has taken my attention. On the positive side, I also did get out for two quick weekend trips to see my Mom and my friend visiting from New Zealand. My apologies for the delays on some apps like LibreOffice and the lack of being more clear with what was up.

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hosting sponsoring?

understand.
wish you all the best!
what about asking the hoster for a cooperation, like free hosting for a sponsored by link?
my fav tec blogger did it, by this traffic it should be no problem!
as he is now longer on top 7 tech sites, long no longer needing it.
i hope i could help.
million thanx for the great job!

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