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What is a .ods file?
An .ods file is an OpenDocument spreadsheet — the open equivalent of an Excel workbook.
This extension has been used by more than one format
5 different formats have claimed .ods over the years, so two files with the same extension aren't necessarily the same kind of thing.
How to open a .ods file
- WindowsLibreOffice Calc
- WindowsExcel (2010 and later)
- WindowsGoogle Sheets
- MacLibreOffice
- MacNumbers
How to convert a .ods file
- Save As .xlsx for Excel users, or .csv for raw data.
MIME type
When a .ods file travels over the web, servers label it with this MIME type:
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheetThe technical record
For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .ods.
| Format name | Version | MIME type | PUID |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenDocument Spreadsheet | 1.0 | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet | fmt/137 |
| OpenDocument Spreadsheet | 1.1 | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet | fmt/294 |
| OpenDocument Spreadsheet | 1.2 | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet | fmt/295 |
| OpenDocument Spreadsheet | 1.3 | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet | fmt/1755 |
| OpenDocument Spreadsheet | 1.4 | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet | fmt/2045 |