After seven beta versions and one release candidate, was "tagged" on May 20 and is scheduled for release on May 27.
While not as popular as the more mature , KOffice has developed a reputation for being a faster and "lighter" application that is adding new functionality more rapidly.
The project is closely developed with , but only requires KDE libraries to run, not the whole desktop, .
KOffice 2.0.0 will include six main applications - KWord, KSpread, KPresenter, KPlato (project management), Karbon (vector-based drawing), and Krita (image manipulation).
Like the transition from KDE3 to KDE4, 2.x represents the largest paradigm shift in the project's history.