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.
Notable omissions from the 2.0.0 include the Kexi database tool, Kivio, the flow charting app, formula editor KFormula, and the KChart charting tool.
These applications and components are still under heavy development and may appear in the 2.1 release, slated for the end of 2009.