ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors 10.0 Is a Ground-Up Rebuild With Optional AI Tools and a New Start Page
*The free office suite starts over with a fresh start window, an AI add-on you choose to install and 33 security fixes.
Open your usual office suite after an update and you expect a few tweaks. Open ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors 10.0, released on October 13, 2026, and you may do a double take: the developers describe it as a fully rebuilt app, and the first thing you meet is a redesigned start page.
A heads-up before you update
Because the app was rebuilt, some settings cannot be carried over. After installing, you sign in to your cloud services again in the Clouds section, and if you used a custom user name instead of your system account name, you enter it again in Settings. It is a five-minute chore, but better to know it is coming.
A new front door
The buttons that used to sit elsewhere now live in a left sidebar, and the panels for cloud services and templates were redesigned. One trade-off: local document templates are gone, so only online templates remain. Linux users get a thinner window border with a drop shadow, a cosmetic touch that makes the suite look more at home on the desktop.
AI, but on your terms
The AI plugin no longer ships in the default package; you install it as an add-on, which will please anyone who wants a quieter, lighter suite. Those who do install AI Tools (a beta) get a redesigned chat interface, prompt templates per editor, custom Quick Actions for selected text, model selection for assistants, MCP server support, web search and an improved text-rewriting tool that handles selections inside tables while keeping formatting. The beta can also run Document Builder tasks as well as PowerShell and Bash commands, which is powerful and worth treating with care.
Document editing and security
The Document Editor adds a horizontal line settings window, clips text correctly in paragraphs with exact line spacing and understands the keepNext setting for tables and content controls. On the security front, the release closes 33 vulnerabilities, including unprotected hyperlinks in DOCX files and a sandbox bypass for macros, and the developers mention Odoo as a new cloud provider.
Our verdict
Anyone opening DOCX files from strangers should update soon, since the hyperlink and macro fixes matter more than any new button. Teams that live in the cloud will like the cleaner start page, while AI skeptics can relax because the assistant is now strictly opt-in. Just plan a few minutes to sign back in, and if you depend on local templates, keep a copy of them elsewhere.
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