Comparison of OpenDocument software

The OpenDocument format (ODF), an abbreviation for the OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications, is an open and free (excluding maintenance and support)^[1] document file format for saving and exchanging editable office documents such as text documents (including memos, reports, and books), spreadsheets, databases, charts, and presentations. This standard was developed by the OASIS industry consortium, based upon the XML-based file format originally created by OpenOffice.org, and ODF was approved as an OASIS standard on May 1, 2005. It became an ISO standard, ISO/IEC 26300, on May 3, 2006.

The following tables list applications supporting OpenDocument 1.0 (ISO/IEC 26300:2006) and OpenDocument 1.1 (OASIS Standard).^[2]

Text documents

Word processors

	Version	Operating systems	Office suite	Developer	License	ISO/IEC 26300:2006	Notes
AbiWord	2.4.2	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Unix-based systems, ReactOS		AbiSource	GPL	Yes	Only supports basic ODT documents. Complex ones created in OpenOffice are likely to be broken in AbiWord.
Calligra Words	2.4	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Unix-based systems	Calligra Suite	KDE Project	GPL / LGPL	Yes
Collabora Office	All	Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS, iPadOS, ChromeOS	Collabora Office	Collabora	MPL2	Yes	enterprise-ready edition of LibreOffice
Collabora Online	All	Any (Web-based)	Collabora Online	Collabora	MPL2	Yes	enterprise-ready edition of LibreOffice
Google Docs & Spreadsheets	2006	Any (Web-based)	Standalone or Google Apps	Google	Proprietary	Yes
IBM Lotus Symphony	1.0	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X	IBM Lotus Symphony	IBM	Proprietary	Yes	Based upon OpenOffice.org
IBM Workplace Documents	2.5	Any (Web-based)	IBM Workplace Collaboration Services	IBM	Proprietary	Yes	no longer being actively marketed
KWord	1.4	Linux, Unix-based systems	KOffice	KDE Project	LGPL	Yes
LibreOffice Writer	4.0.3	Windows, Linux, Unix-based systems, Mac OS X, Solaris	LibreOffice	LibreOffice	MPL2	Yes	Multiple ODF versions supported (ISO/ODF 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3/1.3 Extended )
Microsoft Office Word	2007 SP2	Windows	Microsoft Office	Microsoft	Proprietary	Yes	some limitations^[3]
NeoOffice Writer	2.1	Mac OS X	NeoOffice	Patrick Luby and Edward Peterlin	GPL	no (not valid)
OpenOffice.org Writer	3.0.0	Windows, Linux, Unix-based systems, Mac OS X, Solaris	OpenOffice.org	OpenOffice.org	LGPL	Yes	adjustable ODF version (ISO/ODF 1.2)
OpenOffice.org Writer	2.4.1	Windows, Linux, Unix-based systems, Mac OS X, Solaris	OpenOffice.org	OpenOffice.org	LGPL	Yes
OpenOffice.org Writer	1.1.5	Windows, Linux, Unix-based systems, Mac OS X	OpenOffice.org	OpenOffice.org	LGPL / SISSL		Import only
StarOffice Writer	8	Windows, Linux, Solaris	StarOffice	Sun Microsystems	Proprietary	Yes
TextMaker	2006 and higher	Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Pocket PC, Windows CE	SoftMaker Office	SoftMaker	Proprietary	Yes	TextMaker 2006 - not valid files; TextMaker 2010 - valid
TextEdit	1.5 and higher	Mac OS X	Standalone	Apple Inc.	Bundled with Mac OS X/Source code available	Yes
WordPerfect	X4 (2008)	Windows	Corel WordPerfect Office X4	Corel	Proprietary		Import only
Zoho Writer	2006	Any (Web-based)	Standalone	AdventNet	Proprietary	Yes
	Version	Operating systems	Office suite	Developer	License	ISO/IEC 26300:2006	Notes

Other applications

Besides word processors, other programs can and do support the OpenDocument text format. See the List of applications supporting OpenDocument for more.

Spreadsheet documents

	Version	Operating systems	Office suite	Developer	License	ISO/IEC 26300:2006	Notes
Calligra Sheets	2.4	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Unix-based systems	Calligra Suite	KDE Project	GPL / LGPL	Yes
Collabora Office	All	Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS, iPadOS, ChromeOS	Collabora Office	Collabora	MPL2	Yes	enterprise-ready edition of LibreOffice
Collabora Online	All	Any (Web-based)	Collabora Online	Collabora	MPL2	Yes	enterprise-ready edition of LibreOffice
EditGrid		Any (Web-based)		Team and Concepts	Proprietary	Yes
Gnumeric	1.12.5	Linux, Unix-based systems, Windows		GNOME	GPL	Yes	Saves in ODF 1.2
Google Spreadsheets		Any (Web-based)	Google Docs & Spreadsheets	Google	Proprietary	no (not valid)
IBM Lotus Symphony	1.0	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X	IBM Lotus Symphony	IBM	Proprietary	Yes
IBM Workplace Documents	2.5	Any (Web-based)	IBM Workplace Collaboration Services	IBM	Proprietary	Yes	no longer being actively marketed
KSpread / KCells	1.4	Linux, Unix-based systems	KOffice	KDE Project	LGPL	Yes
LibreOffice Calc	3.3.0	Windows, Linux, Unix-based systems, Mac OS X, Solaris	LibreOffice	LibreOffice	MPL2	Yes
Microsoft Office Excel	2007 SP2	Windows	Microsoft Office	Microsoft	Proprietary	No (different results in validators)
NeoOffice Calc	1.2	Mac OS X	NeoOffice	Patrick Luby and Edward Peterlin	GPL		Import only
NeoOffice Calc	2.2.5	Mac OS X	NeoOffice	Patrick Luby and Edward Peterlin	GPL	Yes	[1]
OpenOffice.org Calc	2.0	Windows, Linux, Unix-based systems, Mac OS X, Solaris	OpenOffice.org	OpenOffice.org	LGPL	Yes
StarOffice Calc	8	Windows, Linux, Solaris	StarOffice	Sun Microsystems	Proprietary	Yes
Zoho Sheet	2006	Any (Web-based)	Standalone	AdventNet	Proprietary	Yes
	Version	Operating systems	Office suite	Developer	License	ISO/IEC 26300:2006	Notes

Presentation documents

	Version	Operating systems	Office suite	Developer	License	ISO/IEC 26300:2006	Notes
Calligra Stage	2.4	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Unix-based systems	Calligra Suite	KDE Project	GPL / LGPL	Yes
Collabora Office	All	Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS, iPadOS, ChromeOS	Collabora Office	Collabora	MPL2	Yes	enterprise-ready edition of LibreOffice
Collabora Online	All	Any (Web-based)	Collabora Online	Collabora	MPL2	Yes	enterprise-ready edition of LibreOffice
IBM Lotus Symphony	1.0	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X	IBM Lotus Symphony	IBM	Proprietary	Yes
IBM Workplace Documents	2.5	Any (Web-based)	IBM Workplace Collaboration Services	IBM	Proprietary		no longer being actively marketed
KPresenter / KOffice Showcase	1.4	Linux, Unix-based systems	KOffice	KDE Project	LGPL	no (not valid)
LibreOffice Impress	3.3.0	Windows, Linux, Unix-based systems, Mac OS X, Solaris	LibreOffice	LibreOffice	MPL2	Yes
Microsoft Office PowerPoint	2007 SP2	Windows	Microsoft Office	Microsoft	Proprietary	Yes
NeoOffice Impress	1.2	Mac OS X	NeoOffice	Patrick Luby and Edward Peterlin	GPL		Import only
NeoOffice Impress	2.2.5	Mac OS X	NeoOffice	Patrick Luby and Edward Peterlin	GPL	Yes	[2]
OpenOffice.org Impress	2.0	Windows, Linux, Unix-based systems, Mac OS X, Solaris	OpenOffice.org	OpenOffice.org	LGPL	Yes
StarOffice Impress	8	Windows, Linux, Solaris	StarOffice	Sun Microsystems	Proprietary	Yes
Zoho Show	2006	Any (Web-based)	Standalone	AdventNet	Proprietary	no (not valid)
	Version	Operating systems	Office suite	Developer	License	ISO/IEC 26300:2006	Notes

Conversion / publishing systems

	Version	Operating systems	Office suite	Developer	License	ISO/IEC 26300:2006	Notes
Docvert	4.0b1	Client: any browser (open source or proprietary HTTP clients are compatible with GPLv3 web service interface). Server: Many.	Many	Matthew Holloway	GPLv3	Yes
3BOpenDoc	2.1	Desktop: Any (Web-based) Server: Linux, Windows	Many	3BView	Proprietary	Yes	Server based
JODConverter	4.0.0	Windows, Linux, Unix-based systems, Mac OS X	N/A	http://www.jodconverter.org	Apache 2.0	Yes
Collabora Online	6.4	Any modern browser. Or apps for Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS, iPadOS, ChromeOS. Or it can be embedded as a daemon/service and scripted.	Many	Collabora	MPL2	Yes
	Version	Operating systems	Office suite	Developer	License	ISO/IEC 26300:2006	Notes

OpenDocument Format version in exported files

Root elements in ODF files take an office:version attribute, which indicates which version of OpenDocument Format specification it complies with. The version number is in the format revision.version. If the file has a version known to an XML processor, it may validate the document. Otherwise, it is optional to validate the document, but the document must be well formed. Informations from OpenDocument specification ^[4]

Following table contains list of ODF specification version attribute office:version="1.X" used in files exported from OpenDocument software.

Tested sample documents contained one simple sentence (text documents), 10 rows with numbers (sheets), 2 slides (presentation documents). Validation was tested in two different ODF validators.^[5]^[6]

	Tested software version	ODF version attribute in exported file office:version="1.X"	File type	Validation of simple new document^[5]^[6]	Notes
AbiWord	2.6.4	1.0	ODT	valid
Adobe Buzzword	beta 3, build 600113	1.0	ODT	not valid	(errors in styles.xml and content.xml)
EditGrid	11/2008	1.0	ODS	valid
Gnumeric	1.9.3	1.0	ODS	not valid
Google Docs & Spreadsheets	11/2008	1.0	ODT, ODS	valid - ODT, different results - ODS
IBM Lotus Symphony	1.1.0	1.1	ODT, ODS, ODP	valid
IBM Lotus Symphony	3.0.0 FP2	1.2	ODT, ODS, ODP
Inkscape	0.4.6	1.0	ODG	not valid
KOffice	1.6.3	attribute is missing	ODT, ODS, ODP	valid - ODT, ODS, not valid - ODP	ODT, ODS - valid ODF 1.0 and 1.1
KOffice	2.1.2	1.2	ODT, ODS, ODP
Microsoft Office	2007 SP2	1.1	ODT, ODS, ODP	different results - ODS, valid - ODT, ODP
Microsoft Office - SUN ODF Plugin	1.2	1.1	ODT, ODS, ODP	valid
Microsoft Office - SUN ODF Plugin	3.1	1.2	ODT, ODS, ODP
Microsoft Office - OpenXML/ODF Translator Add-in	2.0	attribute is missing	ODT, ODS, ODP	different results - ODT, valid - ODS, not valid - ODP	ODF 1.1 implemented^[7]
NeoOffice	2.2.5	1.0	ODT	not valid - ODT	(error in styles.xml)
OpenOffice.org	2.0 - 2.3.0	1.0	ODT, ODS, ODP	valid (tested 2.3.0)
OpenOffice.org	2.3.1 - 2.4.2	1.1	ODT, ODS, ODP	valid
OpenOffice.org	3.0	1.1 and 1.2	ODT, ODS, ODP	valid	adjustable ODF version
StarOffice	8.0 product update 10	1.1	ODT, ODS, ODP	valid
RedOffice	4.0	1.0	ODT, ODS, ODP	valid
TextEdit	1.5 (244)	1.0	ODT	different results in validators	(settings.xml is missing^[5])
TextMaker	2008 rev.494	1.0	ODT	not valid	(error in styles.xml)
TextMaker	2010	1.0	ODT	Yes
WordPad	6.1 (2009)	attribute is missing	ODT	different results in validators	(settings.xml is missing^[5] - ODF 1.0/1.1 validation)
Zoho Office Suite	11/2008	1.0	ODT, ODS, ODP	valid - ODT, ODS, not valid - ODP
	Tested software version	ODF version attribute in exported file office:version="1.X"	File type	Validation of simple new document^[5]^[6]	Notes

OpenDocument Format validators

https://web.archive.org/web/20090130070736/http://tools.odftoolkit.org/odfvalidator/
https://web.archive.org/web/20081026030022/http://tools.services.openoffice.org/odfvalidator/
https://web.archive.org/web/20081222095552/http://opendocumentfellowship.com/validator
Open Document Format (ODF) Accessibility Evaluator - alpha stage (in development)[3]
OASIS - Office wiki - How to validate an ODF document [4]

References

^ "Latest News". Business Standard India.
^ "Members Approve OpenDocument Version 1.1 as OASIS Standard". OASIS. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
^ Microsoft. "Differences between the OpenDocument Text (.odt) format and the Word (.docx) format used by Word Web App". Retrieved 2013-07-12.
^ "OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) TC | OASIS". wayback.archive-it.org.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "ODF Validator | OpenDocument Fellowship". Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
^ ^a ^b ^c "ODF Validator 1.0". Archived from the original on 2008-10-26. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
^ "OpenXML/ODF Translator Add-ins for Office". odf-converter.sourceforge.net.

External links

Application support for ODF (OpenDocument Fellowship)

[1] "Latest News". Business Standard India.

[2] "Members Approve OpenDocument Version 1.1 as OASIS Standard". OASIS. Retrieved 2007-02-15.

[3] Microsoft. "Differences between the OpenDocument Text (.odt) format and the Word (.docx) format used by Word Web App". Retrieved 2013-07-12.

[4] "OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) TC | OASIS". wayback.archive-it.org.

[opendocumentfellowship-5] "ODF Validator | OpenDocument Fellowship". Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2008-11-15.

[openoffice.org-6] "ODF Validator 1.0". Archived from the original on 2008-10-26. Retrieved 2008-11-15.

[7] "OpenXML/ODF Translator Add-ins for Office". odf-converter.sourceforge.net.

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