A new version of this complete suite of applications has been released

Dec 9, 2013 15:45 GMT  ·  By

Calligra 2.8 Beta, an integrated suite of applications for office, creative, and management needs, was released on December 8.

The current version of the software also runs on mobile platforms, namely Calligra Mobile and Calligra Active. Users of any previous iterations have been asked to update as soon as possible, either by compiling the new build or by using the provided methods.

Highlights of Calligra 2.8 Beta:

• Words, the word processing application, now has support for comments in the text; • Author, the writer’s application, has the same enhancements as Words; • Sheets, the spreadsheet application, has improved support for pivot tables; • Kexi, the visual database creator, now comes with a new feature to open hyperlinks in forms.

A complete list of changes and updates can be found in the official changelog. Download Calligra 2.8 Beta right now from Softpedia.

Remember that this is a development version and it should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended for testing purposes only.