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{{Short description|Business software}}
{{Primary sources|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox software
| name       = Calligra Suite
| logo       = [[File:Calligra-logo.svg|150px]]
| screenshot = Calligra Stage 4.png
| caption    = Calligra Stage screenshot
| collapsible =
| developer  = [[KDE]]
| released   = {{Start date and age|2000|10|23|df=y}}<ref name=KDE2.0>{{cite web |url=http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-2.0.php |title=KDE 2.0 Release Announcement |publisher=KDE |date=23 October 2000 |access-date=1 May 2012 |archive-date=31 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131084059/http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-2.0.php |url-status=live }}</ref> (as [[KOffice]])<br/>{{Start date and age|2012|04|11|df=y}} (as Calligra 2.4)<ref name="2.4 release"/><ref name=fork2010>{{cite web |url=https://aseigo.blogspot.com/2010/12/rose-by-any-other-name.html |title=A rose by any other name |author=Aaron Seigo |date=2010-12-07 |access-date=2013-06-29 |archive-date=2011-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928205642/http://aseigo.blogspot.com/2010/12/rose-by-any-other-name.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=lwnfork2010>{{cite web|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/419822/|title=Behind the KOffice split|first=Joe|last=Brockmeier|work=Linux Weekly News|date=14 December 2010|access-date=20 June 2013|archive-date=6 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706094238/http://lwn.net/Articles/419822/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q864680|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| latest release date    = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q864680|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| latest preview version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q864680|P348|P548=Q51930650}}
| latest preview date    = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q864680|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}
| programming language = [[C++]] ([[Qt (software)|Qt]], [[KDE Platform]])
| operating system = [[Unix-like]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]]<ref name=CalligraAndroid>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.kde.org/node/4521 |title=Calligra on Android |publisher=blogs.kde.org |access-date=2012-03-30 |archive-date=2012-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420215759/http://blogs.kde.org/node/4521 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| platform   =
| size       = ~185&nbsp;[[Megabyte|MB]] ([[XZ Utils|xz-compressed]] [[source code]]), ~20&nbsp;[[Megabyte|MB]] (all translations)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://download.kde.org/stable/calligra-latest |title=Index of /Stable/Calligra-latest |access-date=2015-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518141010/http://download.kde.org/stable/calligra-latest/ |archive-date=2015-05-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| language   = 31 languages<ref>{{Cite FTP |url=ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/calligra-latest/calligra-l10n/ |server=ftp.kde.org |url-status=dead |title=FTP link }}</ref><!-- Number of files there +1 for en_US -->
| genre      = [[Graphic art software|Graphic art]] and [[office suite]]
| standard = [[OpenDocument]] (ISO/IEC 26300)
| license    = [[GNU General Public License|GPL]], [[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL]]
| website    = {{official URL}}
}}
'''Calligra Suite''' is a [[Graphic art software|graphic art]] and [[office suite]] by [[KDE]].<ref name=fork2010 /><ref name=lwnfork2010 /> It is available for [[Desktop computer|desktop PCs]], [[tablet computer]]s, and [[smartphone]]s. It contains applications for [[word processor|word processing]], [[spreadsheet]]s, [[presentation program|presentation]], [[relational database management system|databases]], [[vector graphics]], and [[digital painting]].

Calligra uses the [[OpenDocument]] format as its default file format for most applications and can import other formats, such as [[Microsoft Office]] formats.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calligra.org/words/ |title=Calligra Words |publisher=Calligra |access-date=2012-03-30 |archive-date=2015-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905225955/https://www.calligra.org/words/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Calligra relies on [[KDE Platform|KDE technology]] and is often used in combination with [[KDE Plasma Workspaces]].

== Supported systems ==

=== Desktops ===
Calligra's main platform is [[Desktop computer|desktop PCs]] running [[Linux]], [[FreeBSD]], [[macOS]], and [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calligra.org/get-calligra/ |title=Get Calligra |publisher=Calligra.org |access-date=2012-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504022553/http://www.calligra.org/get-calligra/ |archive-date=2012-05-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> of which Linux is the best supported system.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://slangkamp.wordpress.com/2012/04/09/the-problem-with-supporting-windows/ |title=The problem with supporting Windows |publisher=Slangkamp.wordpress.com |date=2012-04-09 |access-date=2012-05-01 |archive-date=2020-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111212539/https://slangkamp.wordpress.com/2012/04/09/the-problem-with-supporting-windows/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On desktop systems, the whole range of features is available.

=== Smartphones and tablets ===
{{As of|2014}}, Calligra's efforts to create touchscreen-friendly versions are centered on reusable [[Qt Quick]] components.<ref name="Calligra Gemini"/> For smartphone-like formfactors 3rd party documents viewers Coffice for Android<ref name="Coffice"/> and Sailfish Office for [[Sailfish OS]]<ref name="Sailfish"/> are available that make use of these components.<ref name="Calligra Gemini"/>
[[File:Calligra Gemini icon.svg|64px|left|alt=|Icon of Calligra Gemini]]
The Calligra project shipped [[Krita|Krita Sketch/Gemini]]<ref name="KritaSketch"/> and the tablet-focused Plasma Active document viewer with Calligra 2.8.<ref name="2.8 release" /> Calligra 2.9 ships Calligra Gemini, an enhanced version of Calligra Active with added document editing features and runtime switching between desktop and touchscreen interfaces.<ref name="Calligra Gemini"/>

== History ==

{| - class="wikitable floatright" style="float:right"
|+ Major releases
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Version
! scope="col" style="width: 230px;" | Key feature
! Date
|-
! 2.4<ref name="2.4 release" />
| First release
| 2012-04-11
|-
! 2.5<ref name="2.5 release">{{cite web |url=http://www.calligra.org/news/calligra-2-5-released/ |title=Calligra 2.5 Released |publisher=Calligra.org |date=2012-08-13 |access-date=2013-02-08 |archive-date=2013-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308094245/http://www.calligra.org/news/calligra-2-5-released/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[tablet computer|Tablet]] version
| 2012-08-13
|-
! 2.6<ref name="2.6 release">{{cite web |url=http://www.calligra.org/news/calligra-2-6-released/ |title=Calligra 2.6 Released |date=5 February 2013 |publisher=Calligra.org |access-date=2013-02-08 |archive-date=2013-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213052647/http://www.calligra.org/news/calligra-2-6-released/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Calligra Author
| 2013-02-05
|-
! 2.7<ref name="2.7 release">{{cite web |url=http://www.calligra.org/news/calligra-2-7-released/ |title=Calligra 2.7 Released |date=August 2013 |publisher=Calligra.org |access-date=2013-10-14 |archive-date=2013-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805194845/http://www.calligra.org/news/calligra-2-7-released/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| New toolbox for Words
| 2013-08-01
|-
! 2.8<ref name="2.8 release">{{cite web |url=https://www.calligra.org/news/calligra-2-8-released/ |title=Calligra 2.8 Released |date=5 March 2014 |publisher=Calligra.org |access-date=2014-03-05 |archive-date=2020-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202163529/https://calligra.org/news/calligra-2-8-released/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Krita Gemini
| 2014-03-05
|-
! 2.9<ref name="2.9 release">{{cite web |url=https://www.calligra.org/news/calligra-2-9-released/ |title=Calligra 2.9 Released |publisher=Calligra.org |access-date=2014-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315044918/https://www.calligra.org/news/calligra-2-9-released/ |archive-date=2015-03-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| Calligra Gemini
| 2015-02-26
|-
! 3.0<ref name="3.0 release">{{cite web |url=https://www.calligra.org/news/calligra-3-0-released/ |title=Calligra 3.0 released |date=15 January 2017 |publisher=Calligra.org |access-date=2017-01-28 |archive-date=2021-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123112518/https://calligra.org/news/calligra-3-0-released/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Remove Author, Stage,<br>Flow, Braindump
| 2017-01-15
|-
! 3.1.0<ref name="3.1.0 release">{{cite web |url=https://www.calligra.org/news/calligra-3-1-0-released/ |title=Calligra 3.1.0 released |date=February 2018 |publisher=Calligra.org |access-date=2018-03-14 |archive-date=2020-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109023425/https://calligra.org/news/calligra-3-1-0-released/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Words, Sheets, Karbon, Gemini, and Plan.
| 2018-02-01
|-
!3.2<ref>{{Cite web|title=Calligra 3.2|url=https://calligra.org/news/calligra-3-2-0-released/index.html|access-date=2021-06-19|website=calligra.org|archive-date=2021-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608211154/https://calligra.org/news/calligra-3-2-0-released/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Gemini, Karbon and Stage
|2020-04-29
|-
!4.0<ref name="4.0 release">{{Cite web|title=Calligra 4.0 is Out!|url=https://carlschwan.eu/2024/08/27/calligra-office-4.0-is-out/|access-date=2024-08-27|website=carlschwan.eu|date=27 August 2024 |archive-date=2024-08-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240827213958/https://carlschwan.eu/2024/08/27/calligra-office-4.0-is-out/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Port to Qt6 and new interface
|2024-08-27
|}

[[File:Calligra Active 2.5 - presentation.png|right|thumb|300px|Calligra Active 2.5 displaying a presentation]]
Calligra was created after disagreements within the KOffice community in 2010 – between [[KWord]] maintainer Thomas Zander and the other core developers.<ref name="LWN-KOffice">{{cite web |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/419822/ |title=Behind the KOffice split |website=lwn.net |author=Joe Brockmeier |date=14 December 2010 |access-date=20 June 2013 |archive-date=6 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706094238/http://lwn.net/Articles/419822/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://lists.kde.org/?l=koffice-devel&m=128782551919625&w=2 |title=KOffice split |publisher=KDE |date=2010-10-23 |access-date=2012-06-13 |archive-date=2013-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102010415/http://lists.kde.org/?l=koffice-devel&m=128782551919625&w=2 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://lists.kde.org/?l=koffice-devel&m=128812911619277&w=2 |title=Re: KOffice split |publisher=KDE |date=2010-10-26 |access-date=2012-06-13 |archive-date=2013-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102003252/http://lists.kde.org/?l=koffice-devel&m=128812911619277&w=2 |url-status=live }}</ref> (See {{section link| KOffice | History}}.) Following arbitration with the community members, several applications were renamed by both parties.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/calligra-devel/2011-June/001663.html |title=KOffice arbitration is finished |date=11 June 2011 |publisher=KDE |access-date=2012-03-30 |archive-date=2018-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430050053/https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/calligra-devel/2011-June/001663.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Most developers, and all but KWord maintainer Thomas Zander,<ref name="LWN-KOffice"/> of particular applications joined the Calligra project. Three applications, [[Kexi]], [[Krita]] and [[KPlato]] and the user interfaces for mobile devices have been completely moved out of KOffice and are only available within Calligra. A new application called Braindump has been added to Calligra after the split and KWord was replaced by the new word processor [[Calligra Words]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.kde.org/node/4538 |title=Calligra Words is not a fork of KWord |publisher=blogs.kde.org |access-date=2012-06-13 |archive-date=2012-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510151201/http://blogs.kde.org/node/4538 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

KOffice 2.3, released 31 December 2010, along with subsequent bugfix releases (2.3.1–2.3.3) was still a collaborative effort of both the KOffice and Calligra development teams.<ref name="LWN-KOffice"/> According to its developers, this version is stable enough for real use, and Karbon14, Krita and KSpread are recommended for production work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.koffice.org/news/koffice-2-3-0-released/ |title=KOffice 2.3.0 Released |publisher=KOffice.org |date=2010-12-31 |access-date=2012-06-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607105555/http://www.koffice.org/news/koffice-2-3-0-released/ |archive-date=2011-06-07 }}</ref>

On 18 May 2011, the Calligra team began releasing monthly snapshots while preparing for the release of Calligra 2.4.

The first version of the Calligra Suite for Windows was released on 21 December 2011. The package is labeled as “highly experimental” and “not yet suitable for daily use”.<ref>{{cite web|title = Calligra Packages for Windows Released| date=21 December 2011 |url = http://www.calligra.org/news/calligra-packages-for-windows-released/|access-date = 2012-01-19|archive-date = 2021-01-18|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210118230435/https://calligra.org/news/calligra-packages-for-windows-released/|url-status = live}}</ref>

The Calligra team was originally scheduled to release the final 2.4 version in January 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/calligra-devel/2011-December/003350.html |title=2.4 Beta 5 |date=4 December 2011 |publisher=KDE |access-date=2012-03-30 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124517/https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/calligra-devel/2011-December/003350.html |url-status=live }}</ref> but problems in the undo/redo feature of Words and Stage required a partial rewrite and caused a delay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.kde.org/node/4541 |title=Calligra Words: undo/redo framework |publisher=blogs.kde.org |access-date=2012-03-30 |archive-date=2012-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405224031/http://blogs.kde.org/node/4541 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Calligra 2.4 was released on 11 April 2012.<ref name="2.4 release">{{cite web |url=http://www.calligra.org/news/calligra-2-4-released |title=Calligra 2.4 Released |publisher=Calligra.org |date=2012-04-11 |access-date=2012-06-13 |archive-date=2021-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328192345/https://calligra.org/news/calligra-2-4-released/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Calligra 2.4 launched with two mobile-oriented user interfaces: Calligra Mobile<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calligra.org/news/calligra-2-4-snapshot-1-tour/ |title=Calligra 2.4 Snapshot 1 Tour |publisher=Calligra |date=2011-05-18 |access-date=2012-03-30 |archive-date=2020-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128023514/https://calligra.org/news/calligra-2-4-snapshot-1-tour/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Calligra Active. Calligra Mobile's development was initiated in summer 2009 and was first shown during [[Akademy]] / Desktop Summit 2009 by [[KO GmbH]] as a simple port of KOffice to Maemo. Later [[Nokia]] hired KO to assist them with a full-fledged mobile version, including a touchscreen-friendly user interface which was presented by Nokia during Maemo Conference in October 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dot.kde.org/2009/10/13/nokia-sponsors-koffice-development-mobile-devices |title=Nokia Sponsors KOffice Development for Mobile Devices |date=13 October 2009 |publisher=KDE.News |access-date=2012-03-30 |archive-date=2021-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327084638/https://dot.kde.org/2009/10/13/nokia-sponsors-koffice-development-mobile-devices |url-status=live }}</ref> The first [[alpha version]] was made available in January 2010.<ref>{{cite news| title = KOffice Based Office Viewer Launched for Nokia N900| url = http://dot.kde.org/2010/01/21/koffice-based-office-viewer-launched-nokia-n900| author = Jonathan Riddell| agency = KDE.NEWS| publisher = KDE| date = 2010-01-21| access-date = 2011-09-18| archive-date = 2020-07-29| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200729225727/https://dot.kde.org/2010/01/21/koffice-based-office-viewer-launched-nokia-n900| url-status = live}}</ref> Along with the launch of the [[Nokia N9]] smartphone, Nokia released its own [[Poppler (software)|Poppler]] and Calligra-based office document viewer under GPL.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calligra.org/news/calligra-provides-the-engine-for-nokias-harmattan-office/ |title=Calligra provides the Engine for Nokia's Harmattan Office |publisher=Calligra.org |date=2011-10-24 |access-date=2012-05-01 |archive-date=2021-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401175424/https://calligra.org/news/calligra-provides-the-engine-for-nokias-harmattan-office/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://harmattan-dev.nokia.com/pool/harmattan/free/o/office-tools/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130213215230/http://harmattan-dev.nokia.com/pool/harmattan/free/o/office-tools/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2013-02-13 | title = Index of /pool/harmattan/free/o/office-tools |publisher=Harmattan-dev.nokia.com | access-date = 2014-03-14 }}</ref>

''Calligra Active'' was launched in 2011 after the [[Plasma Active]] initiative to provide a document viewer similar to ''Calligra Mobile'' but for tablet computers.<ref name=Calligra24Beta>{{cite web |url=http://www.calligra.org/news/first-beta-version-of-the-calligra-suite/ |title=First Beta Version of the |publisher=Calligra Suite |date=2011-09-14 |access-date=2012-03-30 |archive-date=2013-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324013724/http://www.calligra.org/news/first-beta-version-of-the-calligra-suite/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2012, KDE, KO GmbH, and Intel released Krita Sketch, a variant of Calligra's Krita painting application, for [[Windows 7]] and [[Windows 8|8]].<ref name="KritaSketch">{{cite web|url=https://dot.kde.org/2012/12/19/krita-sketch-mobile-artistry|title=Krita Sketch - Mobile Artistry|work=KDE.news|date=19 December 2012|access-date=2 December 2014|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112004223/https://dot.kde.org/2012/12/19/krita-sketch-mobile-artistry|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muktware.com/2012/12/free-sketching-app-krita-sketch-now-available-for-windows-8/3766|title=Free Sketching App Krita Sketch Now Available For Windows 8|work=Muktware|access-date=2014-12-02|archive-date=2014-12-02|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141202174830/http://www.muktware.com/2012/12/free-sketching-app-krita-sketch-now-available-for-windows-8/3766|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 24 March 2013, KDE developer Sebastian Sauer released ''Coffice'', a Calligra-based document viewer, for [[Android (operating system)|Android]].<ref name="Coffice">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.kde.org/2013/03/24/coffice-calligra-android-available-now|title=Coffice - Calligra on Android available now|first=Sebastian|last=Sauer|work=blogs.kde.org|date=24 March 2013|access-date=14 October 2013|archive-date=9 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009051250/https://blogs.kde.org/2013/03/24/coffice-calligra-android-available-now|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Jolla]] continued Nokia's efforts on a smartphone version. In 2013 Jolla launched Sailfish Office.<ref name="Sailfish">{{cite web|url=https://github.com/sailfishos/sailfish-office|title=sailfishos/sailfish-office|work=GitHub|date=27 July 2022|access-date=2 December 2014|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412155227/https://github.com/sailfishos/sailfish-office|url-status=live}}</ref> Sailfish Office reuses the [[Qt Quick]] components from Calligra Active.<ref name="Calligra Gemini">{{cite web|url=https://dot.kde.org/2014/11/21/calligra-gemini-added-calligra-suite|title=Calligra Gemini Added to Calligra Suite|work=KDE.news|date=21 November 2014|access-date=2 December 2014|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126055921/https://dot.kde.org/2014/11/21/calligra-gemini-added-calligra-suite|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Calligra Gemini - presentation touch.png|right|thumb|300px|Calligra Gemini displaying a presentation]]
In September 2013 a merger of Krita and Krita Sketch, named Krita Gemini, was launched on [[Windows 8.1]]. Development was funded by Intel to promote ''2in1'' [[convertible notebook]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/20240/krita-gemini-desktop-und-tablet-version-in-einem.html|title=Krita Gemini: Desktop- und Tablet-Version in einem - Pro-Linux|work=Pro-Linux|language=de|access-date=2014-12-02|archive-date=2020-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729175524/https://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/20240/krita-gemini-desktop-und-tablet-version-in-einem.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/krita-gemini-twice-as-nice-on-a-2-in-1|title=Krita* Gemini* - Twice as Nice on a 2 in 1|access-date=2014-12-02|archive-date=2018-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625050412/https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/krita-gemini-twice-as-nice-on-a-2-in-1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://magazin.intel.de/moderne-kunst-digitales-malatelier-auf-einem-2in1/|title=Moderne Kunst: Digitales Malatelier auf einem 2in1|publisher=Intel Magazin|language=de|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141202174830/http://magazin.intel.de/moderne-kunst-digitales-malatelier-auf-einem-2in1/|archive-date=2014-12-02}}</ref> On 5 March 2014 Krita Sketch and Gemini were also released as part of Calligra 2.8 for non-Windows platforms.<ref name="2.8 release" />

In April 2014, Intel and KO GmbH extended the promotion deal to Gemini versions of [[Calligra Stage|Stage]] and [[Calligra Words|Words]].<ref name="Calligra Gemini Linux">{{cite web|url=https://kath-leinir.blogspot.com/2014/10/calligra-gemini-now-also-for-linux.html|title=Calligra Gemini – now also for Linux :)|access-date=2014-12-02|archive-date=2018-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627170834/http://kath-leinir.blogspot.com/2014/10/calligra-gemini-now-also-for-linux.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 28 August 2014, the first snapshot of Calligra Gemini was released by KO GmbH for Windows.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://heap.kogmbh.net/leinir/|title=Calligra Gemini .:. Downloads from leinir|date=2016-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202224405/http://heap.kogmbh.net/leinir/|archive-date=2016-12-02|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/leinir/status/506476094753873920|title=leinir on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2014-12-02|archive-date=2016-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305040249/https://twitter.com/leinir/status/506476094753873920|url-status=live}}</ref> On 21 November 2014, KDE announced that Calligra Gemini would officially be released as part of Calligra 2.9.<ref name="Calligra Gemini" /> As with Krita, this Gemini release adds a touchscreen interface to Words and Stage and users can switch between desktop and touch mode at runtime. Calligra Gemini is a continuation of Calligra Active and Sailfish Office developments but with added editing capabilities.<ref name="Calligra Gemini" /> On 19 October 2014, a Linux version was presented.<ref name="Calligra Gemini Linux" />

The koffice.org website was replaced by a placeholder in early September 2012.<ref name="ILikeWhiteEmptySpaces">{{cite web|url=http://koffice.org/ |title=Archived copy of the official website, showing a placeholder |access-date=2013-09-20 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909150020/http://koffice.org/ |archive-date=2012-09-09 }}</ref> {{As of|2014}} KOffice was declared unmaintained by KDE.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://projects.kde.org/projects/unmaintained/koffice|title=KOffice – Overview – KDE Projects|publisher=KDE|quote=Unmaintained Projects » KOffice|access-date=2018-04-29|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091124/https://projects.kde.org/projects/unmaintained/koffice|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocsmag.com/2016/02/02/calligra-suite-the-other-free-office-suite/|title=Calligra Suite: The Other Free Office Suite|date=2 February 2016|access-date=29 April 2018|archive-date=30 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430123838/http://www.ocsmag.com/2016/02/02/calligra-suite-the-other-free-office-suite/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The koffice.org domain now redirects to Calligra.org.

In Autumn 2015, Krita was split off into a project independent from Calligra, with the then current 2.9 versions though still developed as part of Calligra 2.9.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://krita.org/item/october-development-news-krita-moves-to-a-new-repository/|title=October Development News: krita moves to a new repository|work=krita.org|date=10 October 2015|access-date=31 May 2016|archive-date=24 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324225424/https://krita.org/item/october-development-news-krita-moves-to-a-new-repository/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Components ==
{| class="wikitable sortable noresize"
|+ Current list of components
|-
! Icon !! Name !! Description
|- <!-- Traditional office components -->
| [[File:Breezeicons-apps-48-words.svg|48px]]
| '''[[Calligra Words|Words]]'''
| A [[word processor]] with the ability to edit and save ISO/IEC 26300 OpenDocument Text (.odt) as part of OpenDocument Type ISO standard.
|-
| [[File:Breezeicons-apps-48-sheets.svg|48px]]
| '''[[Calligra Sheets|Sheets]]'''
| A [[spreadsheet]] program, formerly known as ''KSpread'' and ''Calligra Tables''.
|-
| [[File:Breezeicons-apps-48-stage.svg|48px]]
| '''[[Calligra Stage|Stage]]'''
| A [[presentation program]]. It was removed in Calligra 3.0,<ref name=Calligra3.0>{{Cite web |url=http://calligra.org/news/calligra-3-0-released/index.html |title=Calligra 3.0 released |date=15 January 2017 |access-date=2022-09-16 |archive-date=2022-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916002503/https://calligra.org/news/calligra-3-0-released/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> but returned in Calligra 3.2.<ref name=Calligra3.2>{{Cite web |url=http://calligra.org/news/calligra-3-2-0-released/index.html |title=Calligra 3.2 |access-date=2022-09-16 |archive-date=2022-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922064433/https://calligra.org/news/calligra-3-2-0-released/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- <!-- Creativity applications -->
| [[File:Breezeicons-apps-48-karbon.svg|48px]]
| '''Karbon'''
| A [[vector graphics editor]], formerly known as ''Karbon14''.<ref>{{cite mailing list | url = https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/calligra-devel/2012-February/004005.html | title = Karbon or Karbon14? | mailing-list = calligra-devel | date = 2012-02-26 | first = Jan | last = H. | quote = So lets make it official and written down what was done in practice anyway: drop the 14 from the name. | access-date = 2012-02-29 | archive-date = 2017-02-23 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170223023319/https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/calligra-devel/2012-February/004005.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable noresize"
|+ Former list of components<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://calligra.org/old-components/ |title=Old Components |access-date=2022-09-16 |archive-date=2022-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116124447/https://calligra.org/old-components/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! Icon !! Name !! Description
|- <!-- Traditional office components -->
| [[File:Breezeicons-apps-48-words.svg|48px]]
| '''Braindump'''
| A digital notetaking tools, similar to [[Microsoft OneNote]]. It was removed in Calligra 3.0<ref name=Calligra3.0 />
|- <!-- Creativity applications -->
| [[File:Breezeicons-apps-48-flow.svg|48px]]
| '''Flow'''
| A programmable [[flowchart]] drawing program with dynamically loadable [[stencil]]s, successor of koffice ''Kivio'' (though it could not load/import ''kivio'' files). It was removed in Calligra 3.0,<ref name=Calligra3.0 /> then was retired and replaced by Karbon in 3.2.0.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://calligra.org/log/CHANGELOG-3.2.0.txt |title=full changelog (3.2.0) |access-date=2022-09-16 |archive-date=2022-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828070818/https://calligra.org/log/CHANGELOG-3.2.0.txt |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Calligrakrita-base.svg|48px]]
| '''[[Krita]]'''
| A [[digital painting]] program with some [[image editing]] features. Formerly known as ''Krayon'' and ''KImageshop''. It was removed from Calligra 3.0 after becoming an independent product.<ref name=Calligra3.0 />
|-
| [[File:Calligra Author icon.svg|48px]]
| '''Author'''
| An [[e-book]] authoring application like [[iBooks Author]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ingwa2.blogspot.de/2012/08/calligra-author.html |title=Calligra Author |author=Inge Wallin |date=2012-08-14 |access-date=2012-09-14 |archive-date=2018-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404073022/http://ingwa2.blogspot.de/2012/08/calligra-author.html |url-status=live }}</ref> with [[EPUB]] export, introduced with Calligra Suite 2.6.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calligra.org/news/calligra-announces-author/ |title=Calligra Project Announces Calligra Author |publisher=Calligra.org |date=2012-08-14 |access-date=2012-09-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924043320/http://www.calligra.org/news/calligra-announces-author/ |archive-date=2012-09-24 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ingwa2.blogspot.de/2012/08/progress-in-calligra-author.html |title=Progress in Calligra Author |author=Inge Wallin |date=2012-08-19 |access-date=2012-09-14 |archive-date=2018-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402163424/http://ingwa2.blogspot.de/2012/08/progress-in-calligra-author.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ingwa2.blogspot.com/2012/09/more-progress-in-calligra-author.html |title=More Progress in Calligra Author |author=Inge Wallin |date=2012-09-05 |access-date=2012-09-14 |archive-date=2020-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822093233/http://ingwa2.blogspot.com/2012/09/more-progress-in-calligra-author.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was removed in Calligra 3.0.<ref name=Calligra3.0 />
|- <!-- Management applications -->
| [[File:Breezeicons-apps-48-kexi.svg|48px]]
| '''[[Kexi]]'''
| KEXI is a visual database applications creator. It can be used for designing database applications, inserting and editing data, performing queries, and processing data. Forms can be created to provide a custom interface to your data. All database objects – tables, queries, forms, reports – are stored in the database, making it easy to share data and design. It was spun-off from Calligra 4.0 as an independent product.<ref name="4.0 release" />
|-
| [[File:Calligra Plan icon.svg|48px]]
| '''[[Calligra Plan|Plan]]'''
| A [[project management]] application that can create [[Gantt chart]]s. Formerly known as ''KPlato''. It was spun-off from Calligra 4.0 as an independent product.<ref name="4.0 release" />
|}

== Reception ==
[[File:KDE mascot Konqi for office productivity applications.png|thumb|KDE mascot [[Konqi]] and Calligra Suite.]]
Initial reception shortly after the 2.4 release was positive. [[Linux Magazine|Linux Pro Magazine Online's]] Bruce Byfield wrote "Calligra needed an impressive first release. Perhaps surprisingly, and to the development team's credit, it has managed one in 2.4", but also noted that "Words in particular is still lacking features". He concluded that Calligra is "worth keeping an eye on".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Online/Features/Calligra-The-Other-Office-Suite-Narrows-the-Gap |title=Calligra: The Other Office Suite Narrows the Gap |publisher=Linux Pro Magazine Online |access-date=1 May 2012 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408010424/http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Online/Features/Calligra-The-Other-Office-Suite-Narrows-the-Gap |url-status=live }}</ref>

The German sister publication [[LinuxUser|LinuxUser 10/2012]] reviewed Calligra 2.5 on 12 September 2012. Its reception was mostly positive. Negative criticism centered on Words' stability: "During our review no Calligra module was completely free of crashes, however Words' crashes reached an amount that we cannot recommend it for general use." The reviewer Thomas Drilling on the other hand praised Calligra's usability, writing: "The consistent work flow, often stunningly intuitive workflows, and clear menu structure are well received." He then concluded: "The individual modules' quality varies: While Words shows weakness, image editor Krita, spreadsheet application Sheets, and presentation program Stage completely won us over. Flowcharting application Flow allures with its wide range of stencils which makes drawing flow charts come easy."<ref>{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Artikel/Print-Artikel/LinuxUser/2012/10/Calligra-KDE-Office-aus-einem-Guss
 |title        = Kleinere Baustelle. Calligra: KDE-Office aus einem Guss.
 |language     = de
 |trans-title  = Smaller Construction Site. Calligra: KDE Office Cast from the Same Mold.
 |author       = Thomas Drilling
 |date         = 12 September 2012
 |quote        = Keine Calligra-Komponente verschonte uns im Test gänzlich von Abstürzen, jedoch nahm deren Häufigkeit bei Words ein Ausmaß an, das uns veranlasst, Ihnen das Programm nicht für den Alltag zu empfehlen.<br>Das über fast alle Komponenten hinweg einheitliche Bedienerkonzept und die oft verblüffend intuitiven Workarounds sowie die übersichtliche Menüstruktur gefallen dagegen gut. Die Qualität der einzelnen Module bewegt sich allerdings auf sehr unterschiedlichen Niveau: Während Words deutlich schwächelt, überzeugen der Bildbearbeiter Krita, die Tabellenkalkulation Sheets und das Präsentationsprogramm Stage auf ganzer Linie. Der Flowcharter Flow lockt mit seiner großen Auswahl an Schablonen, die das Zeichnen von Flussdiagrammen schnell von der Hand gehen lässt.
 |publisher    = Linux New Media AG
 |access-date  = 14 September 2012
 |archive-date = 18 January 2018
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20180118181843/http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Artikel/Print-Artikel/LinuxUser/2012/10/Calligra-KDE-Office-aus-einem-Guss
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>

LinuxUser reviewed Calligra 2.6 in issue 3/2013. Reviewer Vincze-Aron Szabo reiterated positive criticism about Calligra's user interface and noted increased stability of Words compared to Calligra 2.5. Szabo's major point for negative criticism was Author's and Word's handling of long documents, resulting in decreased performance and crashes. The other reviewed components – Plan, Stage, Sheets, and Krita – were praised in terms of stability and intuitiveness.<ref>{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Artikel/Print-Artikel/LinuxUser/2013/03/Staerken-und-Schwaechen-des-kommenden-Calligra-2.6
 |title        = Vereinzelte Blüten
 |language     = de
 |trans-title  = A Few Blossoms
 |author       = Vincze-Aron Szabo
 |date         = 28 February 2013
 |publisher    = Linux New Media AG
 |access-date  = 17 November 2013
 |archive-date = 5 October 2017
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20171005075120/http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Artikel/Print-Artikel/LinuxUser/2013/03/Staerken-und-Schwaechen-des-kommenden-Calligra-2.6
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>

Calligra 2.7 was reviewed by LinuxUser in its October 2013 issue. Thomas Drilling, the reviewer, drew a positive conclusion overall. Among the positive aspects he pointed out were better ''.docx'' file import than LibreOffice and the amount of new features gained by the new version of the suite. Source for negative criticism was once again Words' stability, although Drilling noted improvements in this regard.<ref>{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Artikel/Print-Artikel/LinuxUser/2013/10/Office-Suite-Calligra-2.7-im-Ueberblick
 |title        = Auf dem Gaspedal
 |language     = de
 |trans-title  = Full Throttle
 |author       = Thomas Drilling
 |date         = 23 September 2013
 |publisher    = Linux New Media AG
 |access-date  = 17 November 2013
 |archive-date = 7 October 2017
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20171007010543/http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Artikel/Print-Artikel/LinuxUser/2013/10/Office-Suite-Calligra-2.7-im-Ueberblick
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>

[[Network World]] editor Bryan Lunduke wrote about Calligra 2.8 in March 2014: “Karbon is an astoundingly nice vector design tool, and Flow, a diagramming tool, is incredibly handy from the design point of view as well. […] And Words is a great word processor.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/748260/opensource-subnet-calligra-2-8-the-office-suite-i-am-stupid-for-not-using.html|title=Calligra 2.8: The Office Suite I am stupid for not using|author=Bryan Lunduke|date=6 March 2014|work=Network World}}</ref> In August 2014 he wrote: “Calligra Suite has become a staple of my workflow even on non-KDE desktops.” [[Linux Insider]] also reviewed Calligra 2.8, concluding “Calligra Suite is a solid offering that has grown considerably since branching out from its traditional KOffice roots. It has something for everyone. Its tools fills the needs of writers, artists, content designers and office workers.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/80242.html|title=Calligra 2.8 Is Too Sweet for Words Alone|date=3 April 2014|access-date=2 December 2014|archive-date=21 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021172921/http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/80242.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017, sempreupdate.com.br wrote: “''[If you do not] depend on proprietary formats [...] especially .xls, .xlsx and .doc [...] and you use KDE it's worth trying. Yes, regarding [[LibreOffice]] Calligra is still two steps behind [but] it also brings small differentials that would be welcomed in LibreOffice.''“<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sempreupdate.com.br/calligra-a-suite-de-aplicacoes-do-kde/|title=Calligra a alternativa do KDE ao LibreOffice e ao MS Office|date=2017-07-20|work=SempreUPdate|access-date=2018-01-18|language=pt-BR|archive-date=2020-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129094057/https://sempreupdate.com.br/calligra-a-suite-de-aplicacoes-do-kde/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Technical details ==
Calligra is written with dependencies on [[KDE Frameworks]] 6 and [[Qt (software)|Qt]] 6. Older versions depend on KDE Frameworks 5/Qt5, [[KDE Platform 4]] and Qt 4, and even older versions of KOffice depend on [[KDElibs]] and Qt 3. Despite that Calligra Suite is released independently of the [[KDE Software Compilation]] or of the [[KDE Applications]].

All components of the Calligra Suite are released under [[free software license]]s and use [[OpenDocument]] as their native file format when applicable.

The developers of Calligra plan to share as much infrastructure as possible between applications to reduce bugs and improve the user experience.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koffice.org/announcements/announce-2.0alpha5.php|title=KOffice 2.0 Alpha 5 Release Announcement|date=21 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011051340/http://koffice.org/announcements/announce-2.0alpha5.php|archive-date=11 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> This is done by common technologies like [[Flake (KDE)|Flake]] and [[Pigment (KDE)|Pigment]]. Flake provides a way to handle shapes, which can contain text, images, formulas (via [[KFormula]]), charts (via [[KChart]]) or other objects, in a consistent way across all applications. The Calligra team also wants to create an OpenDocument library for use in other KDE applications that will allow developers to easily add support for reading and outputting OpenDocument files to their applications.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dot.kde.org/1179144063/|title=KOffice ODF Sprint Report|work=KDE.news|date=14 May 2007|access-date=23 January 2008|archive-date=13 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513062403/http://dot.kde.org/1179144063/|url-status=live}}</ref> Automating tasks and extending the suite with custom functionality can be done with [[D-Bus]]. Previously it was possible to also use scripting languages like [[Python (programming language)|Python]], [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]], and [[JavaScript]] through the [[Kross (KDE)|Kross]] scripting framework.

== See also ==
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
* [[Comparison of office suites]]
* [[List of office suites]]

== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|name=Calligra Suite official website}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130827154121/https://projects.kde.org/projects/calligra Calligra development home]

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