The story
Founded by Philippe Kalaf and Robert McQueen on Jul 2005, in Cambridge.1
Private company
Collabora
Logo: Collabora Limited, PD, via Wikipedia3
Software and consulting company with open-source focus
Collabora Ltd is a private open-source software consulting company headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, with an additional office in Montreal. It provides consulting, training, and product development services to organizations using open-source technologies. Collabora is best known for developing Collabora Online, an online office suite that enables collaborative editing in a browser, and Collabora Office, a desktop office productivity software suite.2 It was founded by Philippe Kalaf and Robert McQueen.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
Jul 2005Founded1
- HeadquartersMontreal1
- Founded inCambridge1
- Websitewww.collabora.com
- Legal formprivate company limited by shares1
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Collabora Ltd is a private open-source software consulting company headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, with an additional office in Montreal. It provides consulting, training, and product development services to organizations using open-source technologies.2
Leadership
Who has led Collabora, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderPhilippe Kalaf1
- FounderRobert McQueen1
Products and brands
- Collabora Online
- Telepathy
Listed on Wikidata.1
Products
Collabora Office and Collabora Online – Branded versions of LibreOffice developed by Collabora Productivity, a major contributor to LibreOffice. The Document Foundation states most LibreOffice development is done by commercial partners like Collabora. Collabora also maintains CODE, a testbed version of LibreOffice Online.
Productivity and applications
Monado – An open-source XR platform and OpenXR runtime for Linux.
Pitivi – A video editor.
From Wikipedia’s article on Collabora, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- Jul 2005Founded Founded in Cambridge1
Links
- Websitewww.collabora.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/collabora1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/Collaboraltd1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCPh7R2PWtJHmTfSGWuLkGTg1
- LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/collabora1
- WikipediaCollabora
- WikidataQ5145791
Sources
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- 1WikidataCollabora on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaCollabora on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsCollabora logo by Collabora Limited, PD
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