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What is a .odt file?
An .odt file is an OpenDocument text document, the native format of LibreOffice and OpenOffice.
This extension has been used by more than one format
6 different formats have claimed .odt over the years, so two files with the same extension aren't necessarily the same kind of thing.
How to open a .odt file
- WindowsLibreOffice Writer
- WindowsWord
- WindowsGoogle Docs
- MacLibreOffice
- MacPages
How to convert a .odt file
- Save As .docx or .pdf.
MIME type
When a .odt file travels over the web, servers label it with this MIME type:
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.textThe technical record
For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .odt.
| Format name | Version | MIME type | PUID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Description Tool Format | — | — | x-fmt/3 |
| OpenDocument Text | 1.0 | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text | fmt/136 |
| OpenDocument Text | 1.1 | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text | fmt/290 |
| OpenDocument Text | 1.2 | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text | fmt/291 |
| OpenDocument Text | 1.3 | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text | fmt/1756 |
| OpenDocument Text | 1.4 | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text | fmt/2044 |