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What is a .odg file?

A .odg file is an OpenDocument Graphics (version 1.0). This is an image format — a picture, drawing or graphic. Confusingly, this extension has been used by 5 different formats over the years — they're all listed below.

This extension has been used by more than one format

5 different formats have claimed .odg over the years, so two files with the same extension aren't necessarily the same kind of thing.

How to open a .odg file

  • GIMP (free) and IrfanView open a very wide range of image formats, including obsolete ones.
  • XnView MP is the best bet for unusual or legacy image types.
  • Your operating system's built-in viewer may work for mainstream formats.

The registry records this extension against OpenDocument Graphics, OpenDocument Graphics, OpenDocument Graphics and others, so software from that family is the most likely match.

How to convert a .odg file

  • Open it in GIMP or XnView and export as .png (lossless) or .jpg (smaller).

MIME type

When a .odg file travels over the web, servers label it with this MIME type:

application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics

What's a MIME type?

The technical record

For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .odg.

Format nameVersionMIME typePUID
OpenDocument Graphics1.0application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphicsfmt/139
OpenDocument Graphics1.1application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphicsfmt/296
OpenDocument Graphics1.2application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphicsfmt/297
OpenDocument Graphics1.3application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphicsfmt/1753
OpenDocument Graphics1.4application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphicsfmt/2048

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