.ODF File

The odf file extension is used for Open Document Interchange Format.

Open Document Architecture (ODA) defines a compound document format that can contain raw text, raster images and vector graphics. In the original release the difference between this standard and others like it is that the graphics structures were exclusively defined as CCITT raster image and Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM - ISO 8632). This was to limit the problem of having word processor and desktop publisher software be required to interpret all known graphics formats.

The documents have both logical and layout structures. Logically the text can be partitioned into chapters, footnotes and other subelements akin to HTML, and the layout fill a function similar to Cascading Style Sheets in the web world. The binary transport format for an ODA-conformant file is called Open Document Interchange Format (ODIF) and is based on the Standard Generalized Markup Language and Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1).

MIME types:
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula
application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula

An odf file extension is related to the Open Document Interchange Format (ODIF) used by various Office suites, like StarOffice, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org etc.

How to open:

Use OpenOffice.org to work with the *.odf files.

How to convert:

Compatible tools are able to export *.odf files to other formats.