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    Calligra Suite

    A comprehensive open-source office and graphic art suite developed by the KDE community.

    DEGermany·Founded 2010
    Headquarters
    🇩🇪Germany
    Data Hosting
    Self-hosted
    Structure
    Independent
    Compliance
    ▣GDPR◆EU HQ▦EU Data

    Calligra Suite key facts

    Last updated
    Legal entity
    KDE e.V.
    Headquarters
    Germany (DE)
    Ownership
    Part of KDE e.V.
    Founded
    2010
    Data hosting
    Self-hosted
    Infrastructure
    Hetzner (Website hosting via KDE infrastructure)
    Deployment
    Self-hosted
    Open source
    No
    US Cloud Act exposure
    Low (no US parent)
    Replaces
    Microsoft Office 365, Google Workspace, Adobe Creative Cloud, Apache OpenOffice, Microsoft 365

    About Calligra Suite

    Calligra Suite is an integrated suite of applications for office tasks and creative work, developed as a community effort under the KDE umbrella. Born from a fork of KOffice in 2010, it distinguishes itself by being 'the office suite for artists,' integrating productivity tools like word processing and spreadsheets with specialized creative applications like Karbon for vector graphics. As a free and open-source project, Calligra does not operate as a commercial business. It is maintained by a global network of volunteers and supported legally and financially by KDE e.V., a German registered non-profit association based in Berlin. The software is primarily distributed as desktop applications for Linux, Windows, and macOS, ensuring that user data remains under the user's local control rather than being stored in a central cloud.

    Alternative to

    Microsoft Office 365Google WorkspaceAdobe Creative CloudApache OpenOfficeMicrosoft 365

    Target Segments

    Other

    Deployment Options

    Self-hosted

    Hosting & Security

    Infrastructure

    Hetzner (Website hosting via KDE infrastructure)

    Key Features

    Words: Word processor with ODF support
    Sheets: Spreadsheet tool for data calculation
    Stage: Presentation application with rich feature set
    Kexi: Visual database creator and manager
    Karbon: Vector graphics editor application
    Plan: Project management tool for moderate to large projects
    Flow: Diagram and flowcharting application
    Native support for OpenDocument Format (ODF)

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