LibreOffice 5.1 Is Working On New Features For A February Debut

The Document Foundation has kicked off their first bug hunting season for LibreOffice 5.1, the next major release of the popular, open-source, cross-platform office suite.

LibreOffice 5.1 is planned for release in early February while to catch some bugs early they're organizing the first bug hunt from 30 October to 1 November. Builds of LibreOffice 5.1 Alpha 1 are already available for testing. More details via The Document Foundation's blog.

Over on their Wiki is also the tentative 5.1 release notes. Among the changes so far are minor improvements to the Writer word application, Calc formula engine advancements, WebDAV improvements, user-interface enhancements, and more.

As written about recently, LibreOffice is also working on a new toolbar layout that is currently optional.