OpenDocument

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The OpenDocument Format (ODF), short for the OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications, is a free and open document file format for saving and exchanging editable office documents. This standard was developed by the OASIS industry consortium.

The standard was publicly developed by a variety of organizations, is publicly accessible, and can be implemented by anyone without restriction. The OpenDocument format is intended to provide an open alternative to proprietary document formats including the popular but undocumented DOC, XLS, and PPT formats used by Microsoft Office, as well as Microsoft Office Open XML format (this latter format has various licensing requirements that prevent some competitors from using it). Organizations and individuals that store their data in an open format such as OpenDocument avoid being locked in to a single software vendor, leaving them free to switch software if their current vendor goes out of business, raises their prices, changes their software, or changes their licensing terms to something less favorable.

OpenDocument is the only standard for editable office documents that has been vetted by an independent recognized standards body, has been implemented by multiple vendors, and can be implemented by any supplier (including proprietary software vendors as well as developers using the non-proprietary GNU GPL).

See Also

• OpenOffice.org
• KOffice
• IBM Workplace
• NeoOffice
• StarOffice
• TextMaker

External links

• OASIS Open Document Format Technical Committee
• OpenDocument Fellowship - An industry coalition that promotes the use of OpenDocument
• Friends of OpenDocument, Inc.
• Spread OpenDocument