The Document Foundation unveils its own logo after 16 years of sharing LibreOffice's
The Document Foundation has adopted a new visual identity separate from LibreOffice's logo to distinguish its institutional role from the software project it stewards.
Summary
After 16 years of sharing LibreOffice's logo, The Document Foundation has introduced its own branding created with Berlin-based URA Design. The new logo—a stylized page—will appear on the foundation's website, social media, and institutional documents, while LibreOffice's visual identity remains unchanged. The move reflects TDF's expanded work beyond LibreOffice itself, including ODF standard development and policy advocacy on digital sovereignty.
Why TDF needed its own identity
- The new logo package includes vector and raster versions, favicon, and social media avatars
- A Visual Identity Style Guide specifies logo variants by context, color palette, typography, and usage rules
- Logo use is governed by TDF's existing trademark policy
- LibreOffice Writer and Impress templates will be updated to reflect the foundation's new branding
- The design references documents as central to TDF's mission while remaining visually distinct from LibreOffice's logo
Why it matters
The rebranding comes amid shifting dynamics in open-source office software, including TDF's split with Collabora and the EU-backed Euro-Office fork of OnlyOffice, which may signal TDF's strategic positioning beyond sole reliance on LibreOffice.
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