The Document Foundation

The Document Foundation is a self-governing charitable body, established under German law by free software advocates, that looks after the LibreOffice office suite. It carries on work first started by the OpenOffice.org community and relies on volunteers worldwide and on donors to keep its projects running.

What The Document Foundation does

• LibreOffice: a free office suite developed by a global volunteer community.
• The Document Liberation Project: developer tools that convert proprietary file formats into the open ODF standard, reducing vendor lock-in.
• Membership: people contributing to LibreOffice or the Document Liberation Project can apply to become members.
• Corporate participation: companies can sponsor individuals to contribute alongside other volunteers.

Who it works with

The foundation serves users of LibreOffice and open document formats, plus the volunteers and sponsoring companies that build them.

Key facts

• Legal form: charitable foundation under German law
• Governance: a Board of Directors, a Membership Committee and a Board of Trustees made up of active contributors
• Origins: continues the OpenOffice.org community's work