The Document Foundation announced that LibreOffice will exclude artificial intelligence features to prioritize local data privacy.

The Document Foundation announced in a blog post that the open-source document editor LibreOffice will not incorporate artificial intelligence features for the foreseeable future. Following the late August release of the software’s latest version, which contains no generative AI features, the nonprofit stated that this deliberate design position ensures user documents are not uploaded to remote servers and that the software operates without requiring a network connection.

Used by tens of millions of people and organizations, LibreOffice emphasized that users handling confidential, legally privileged, or personal data need the assurance that data remains on their local machine. The organization noted that no current AI integration meets all of its requirements regarding data privacy and avoiding reliance on a single provider, though users may still install extensions to connect the editor to local AI models.

LibreOffice stated it will continue to monitor the technology's development.