Editing Calligra (section)

== 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
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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
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 |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
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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
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[[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>