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The OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications (often abbreviated to OpenDocument or ODF) is an open format for saving and exchanging documents such as formatted text, spreadsheets, databases, charts, and presentations. OpenOffice.org used OpenDocument as its native format from version 2.0 onward. Versions 2.0–2.3.0 default to the ODF 1.0 file format; versions 2.3.1–2.4.3 default to ODF 1.1; versions 3.0 onward default to ODF 1.2.

Resources in This Category

• Apache ODF Toolkit (incubating)

  http://incubator.apache.org/odftoolkit/
  Provides a home for libraries that ease the development of applications that support ODF.

• ISO and IEC Approve OpenDocument OASIS Standard for Data Interoperability of Office Applications

  http://www.iso.org/iso/news.htm?refid=Ref1004
  Press release from ISO concerning the approval of ODF v1.0 as the standard ISO/IEC 26300.

• OASIS News: Members Approve OpenDocument as OASIS Standard

  http://www.oasis-open.org/news/oasis_news_05_23_05.php
  Official press release covering the approval of ODF v1.0.

• OASIS OpenDocument Essentials

  http://books.evc-cit.info/
  Online book with useful information for developers about how to work with the format. Available in HTML and PDF formats, with option to purchase a hard-copy.

• OASIS OpenDocument Technical Committee

  http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=office
  Project for the development of an open, XML-based document format. Includes a list of activities, workgroups, and documents.

• ODF Add-in for Microsoft Word

  http://odf-converter.sourceforge.net/
  Includes a plug-in which allows import and export of OpenDocument files. Documentation, downloads, and information for contributors.

• Odt2txt

  https://github.com/dstosberg/odt2txt/
  Open-source command-line tool which converts OpenDocument Text to plain text.

• Open Document Format for Office Applications

  http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.1/OpenDocument-v1.1.html
  Contains OpenDocument standards, locations of downloads and versions.

• OpenDocument Fellowship

  http://opendocumentfellowship.com/
  Grass roots group promoting the file format. Details of activities, online resources, and membership information.

• OpenDocument Viewer

  http://opendocumentfellowship.com/odfviewer
  Cross-platform viewer for ODF files. Download, FAQ, and development status.

• OpenDocument XML.org

  http://opendocument.xml.org/
  Community gathering place and information resource for the OpenDocument Format (ODF) OASIS Standard. Includes news and a wiki knowledgebase.

• Rob Weir: An Antic Disposition

  http://www.robweir.com/blog/
  Contains a number of ODF related articles.

• WebODF

  http://www.webodf.org/
  A JavaScript library to view and edit OpenDocument Format files on the web. Supports OpenDocument Text, Spreadsheet, and Presentation files.

• What Is OpenDocument?

  http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2006/07/27/what-is-opendocument.html
  Sam Hiser looks at ODF, how it implements XML for office documents, the technical and political wranglings in the standard, and the currently available tools and applications.

• Wikipedia: OpenDocument

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument
  Encyclopedia article explaining the format, its features and implications.

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