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🚀 Introducing eXo Platform 7.1: A More Intuitive, Open-Source Digital Workplace for Developers & Teams

#opensource #java #productivity #sharepoint

eXo Platform has just released version 7.1, building on last year’s major technical overhaul in 7.0.
If you work with Java, self-hosted collaboration tools, or open-source intranet platforms, this update brings a lot of valuable improvements — both for end users and developers extending the platform.

🔧 What’s New in eXo Platform 7.1?

A More Modern & Intuitive User Experience

Version 7.1 focuses strongly on usability and daily efficiency:

  • Documents→ new thumbnail & tree views, drag-and-drop folder import, offline mode, and network drive support.

  • Productivity→ customizable personal workspace, enhanced unified search, and a redesigned App Center.

  • Chat (Matrix-based) → message replies, reactions, voice messages, sound/push notifications, and full-screen mode.

  • Engagement → forum-style activity feeds, decentralized engagement campaigns, and gamification widgets.

🧱 A Fully Updated, Developer-Friendly Tech Stack
Building on the modernization introduced in 7.0, eXo 7.1 integrates a refreshed set of technologies, improving stability, security, and compatibility:

  • JDK 21
  • Tomcat 10
  • Spring 6 & Spring Boot 3.1
  • Elasticsearch 8.14
  • OnlyOffice 9.1 For developers maintaining custom extensions or integrations, this means cleaner APIs, better performance, and easier long-term maintenance.

⚙️ Better Admin & Developer Experience
Admins (and the developers who support them) get several welcome additions:

  • Improved user and group management
  • No-code configuration for authentication pages
  • Expanded UI customization options
  • A faster, cleaner admin console This release strengthens eXo’s goal of making the platform easier to extend, theme, and integrate with enterprise systems.

🧩 Why Developers Care
Extensibility, Interoperability & Open Source
eXo Platform is more than a ready-to-use digital workplace — it’s a modular, API-driven Java platform.
Developers can:

  • Build custom apps using REST APIs and extension points
  • Integrate with external systems (SSO, doc servers, messaging, ElasticSearch, etc.)
  • Customize the UI using Web Components and Vue.js
  • Deploy fully on-premise or in sovereign/private cloud environments If you prefer self-hosted, privacy-preserving alternatives to major SaaS ecosystems, eXo positions itself as a European,open-source alternative to Microsoft 365 & Sharepoint

🆓 Open-Source Edition Available
eXo offers:

  • Community Edition (CE)→ fully open source on GitHub
  • Enterprise Edition (EE) → additional features & professional support Both can be deployed self-hosted, in private cloud, or in secure environments (including SecNumCloud).

🔍Try It Yourself
An instant trial for version 7.1 is now available:
👉 https://trial.exoplatform.org/
Website : https://www.exoplatform.com/

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