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OpenDocument
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OpenDocument Format (ODF) for Office Applications, also known as OpenDocument, standardized as ISO 26300, is an open file format for word processing documents, spreadsheets, presentations and graphics using ZIP-compressed XML files. It was developed with the aim of providing an open, XML-based file format specification for office applications.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- <!-- This section is linked from [[ODP]] --> Specifications
- History
- Conception
- Further standardization
- Application support
- Software
- Accessibility
- Licensing
- Public access to the standard
- Additional royalty-free licensing
- Response
- Support for OpenDocument
- Adoption
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
OpenDocument Format (ODF) for Office Applications, also known as OpenDocument, standardized as ISO 26300, is an open file format for word processing documents, spreadsheets, presentations and graphics using ZIP-compressed XML files. It was developed with the aim of providing an open, XML-based file format specification for office applications.
The standard is developed and maintained by a technical committee in the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) consortium. It was based on the Sun Microsystems specification for OpenOffice.org XML, the default format for OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice. It was originally developed for StarOffice "to provide an open standard for office documents."
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