After putting focus on security patches, we now introduce openDesk 1.12 which comes along with OpenProject 17, that introduces several improved features for your project management and improvements on other components.
openDesk 1.12.0 introduces OpenProject 17.1 which comes along with various new features and improvements. Here are some of the most important features for openDesk:
With OpenProject 17.0, teams can collaborate on documents in real time, directly in OpenProject. Multiple users can edit a document at the same time and see each other’s changes instantly. This helps teams develop ideas together, align on content, and keep everything centrally available.
OpenProject 17 introduces several great improvements that make meeting preparation and documentation more intuitive, structured, and efficient. With draft mode, agendas can be created and refined collaboratively without notifying participants too early. This allows moderators to align internally before opening the meeting and sharing it with the full group.
Once the meeting starts, keeping discussions focused can be challenging. Presentation mode helps moderators guide participants through the agenda step by step, making it easier to stay on topic and ensure that all items are addressed in order. Meetings can now include multiple text-based outcomes, making it easier to document decisions, agreements, or next steps directly where they belong. These outcomes remain part of the meeting documentation and can be reviewed later. To support follow-up and planning, meetings can also be subscribed to via iCal, allowing participants to stay informed about schedules and updates in their personal calendar tools.
OpenProject 17 introduces a redesigned project home, now split into two dedicated tabs. This makes it easier to distinguish between high-level project information and operational details and helps teams understand a project’s structure at a glance. Please note that in addition to the redesign, the project overview page has been renamed to project home.
The search now includes additional context such as type and status, helping users find relevant content faster. As a positive side effect of that, several autocompleters have been improved to provide more accurate suggestions and reduce ambiguity when entering data.
Alt texts for images and improved chart colors make OpenProject more accessible and easier to use for everyone.
User visibility can now be restricted more strictly for people who are not members of the same project, supporting privacy-sensitive environments.
You can find the full list of new features of OpenProject 17.1 in the Release Notes.
The release of Open-Xchange 8.45 implements a range of user experience improvements across mail and calendar components. The overall interface behaves more consistently, accessibility has been strengthened — including refinements to keyboard navigation and focus handling — and numerous issues have been resolved to make everyday interactions smoother and more reliable.
The UDM HTTP REST API and UMC Server now support structured logging, making it easier to parse and analyze logs in centralized logging systems. Please note: This release has structured logging deactivated by default. The next update of Portal has it enabled by default.
You can find the full update information at Univention.
The update of XWiki to version 17.4.8 contains several improvements, fixes several issues and closes a security gap.
You can find the full changelog for openDesk 1.12 on openCode.
The digital transformation of government services took a significant leap forward at this year's Smart Country Convention. ZenDiS unveiled openDesk 1.0, a comprehensive open-source collaboration suite developed specifically for public administration. Beyond just software, it represents a fundamental shift towards technological independence and a new approach to digital governance in Europe.
ZenDiSThis technical guide shows you how to install openDesk on your own server using K3s, putting digital independence in your own hands.
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