Updated
Updated · Computerworld · Jun 9
Nextcloud Adds Euro-Office to Hub, Targets 6,000 Apps in 12 Months
Updated
Updated · Computerworld · Jun 9

Nextcloud Adds Euro-Office to Hub, Targets 6,000 Apps in 12 Months

3 articles · Updated · Computerworld · Jun 9

Summary

  • Nextcloud’s Hub 26 Spring release adds Euro-Office as a second office-suite option alongside Collabora, giving users browser-based document, spreadsheet, presentation and PDF editing inside its workplace platform.
  • The move strengthens Nextcloud’s pitch to European organizations seeking sovereign alternatives to U.S. tech, while new AI features add noise suppression in Talk, cross-app call launching and more capable Assistant agents.
  • Nextcloud also introduced a Governance app for enterprise customers, with sensitivity labels, retention and legal-hold tools, audit reporting and a compliance score aimed at governments and regulated industries.
  • A new ISV program is meant to widen that ecosystem: CEO Frank Karlitschek said AI could lift available apps 10-fold from 600 to 6,000 over the next 12 months, with Nextcloud offering promotion, subscriptions and technical support.

Insights

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