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Comparison of Office Open XML and OpenDocument
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<h2 id="comparison">Comparison</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>File format</th><th>Office Open XML</th><th>OpenDocument</th></tr><tr><th>Based on a formatdeveloped by</th><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a></td><td>StarDivision / <a href="/facts/Sun_Microsystems/VJ9EzEFd">Sun Microsystems</a></td></tr><tr><th>Predecessor file format</th><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Office_XML_formats/TjwRL1cd">Microsoft Office XML formats</a></td><td><a href="/facts/OpenOffice.org_XML/jb6krPw5">OpenOffice.org XML</a></td></tr><tr><th>Standardized by</th><td><a href="/facts/Ecma_International/HCbnIU6n">Ecma International</a>, <a href="/facts/International_Organization_for_Standardization/IacYR7Yg">ISO</a>/<a href="/facts/International_Electrotechnical_Commission/hSK0kjwI">IEC</a></td><td><a href="/facts/OASIS_(organization)/a2r8y7tX">OASIS</a>, <a href="/facts/International_Organization_for_Standardization/IacYR7Yg">ISO</a>/<a href="/facts/International_Electrotechnical_Commission/hSK0kjwI">IEC</a></td></tr><tr><th>First public release date</th><td>2006</td><td>2005</td></tr><tr><th>First stable version</th><td>Ecma International Standard ECMA-376 Office Open XML File Formats 1st edition</td><td>OASIS OpenDocument Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.0</td></tr><tr><th>Latest stable version</th><td>ISO/IEC IS 29500-1:2012—Office Open XML File Formats<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></td><td>OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.3</td></tr><tr><th>Latest ISO/IEC standardised version</th><td>ISO/IEC IS 29500-1:2012—Office Open XML File Formats<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></td><td>ISO/IEC IS 26300-1:2015—Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.2<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th>Language type</th><td><a href="/facts/Markup_language/WwhlNVIu">Markup language</a> (<a href="/facts/XML/clNgUfWk">XML</a>)</td><td><a href="/facts/Markup_language/WwhlNVIu">Markup language</a> (<a href="/facts/XML/clNgUfWk">XML</a>)</td></tr><tr><th>XML schema representation</th><td><a href="/facts/XML_Schema_(W3C)/X6Uly3dm">XML Schema (W3C)</a> (XSD) and <a href="/facts/RELAX_NG/16dj0TGq">RELAX NG</a> (ISO/IEC 19757-2)</td><td><a href="/facts/RELAX_NG/16dj0TGq">RELAX NG</a> (ISO/IEC 19757-2)</td></tr><tr><th>Expression of extensibility rules</th><td><a href="/facts/Namespace-based_Validation_Dispatching_Language/aYEcvsGW">NVDL</a> (ISO/IEC 19757-4)</td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Compression format</th><td><a href="/facts/ZIP_(file_format)/qDrrYIB9">ZIP</a></td><td><a href="/facts/ZIP_(file_format)/qDrrYIB9">ZIP</a></td></tr><tr><th>Container structure</th><td><a href="/facts/Open_Packaging_Conventions/Cj36HX3a">Open Packaging Conventions</a> (ISO/IEC 29500-2:2021)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/OpenDocument/pMtcVuNr">ODF Package</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th>Metadata format</th><td><a href="/facts/Dublin_Core/krf0ert0">Dublin Core</a> (ISO 15836)</td><td>subset of <a href="/facts/Dublin_Core/krf0ert0">Dublin Core</a> and “urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:meta” elements</td></tr><tr><th>Drawing language</th><td><a href="/facts/DrawingML/cjywgVJq">DrawingML</a>, <a href="/facts/Vector_Markup_Language/rbxTcUzX">VML</a></td><td>“urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:drawing” elements and “urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:svg-compatible” elements</td></tr><tr><th>Mathematical notation language</th><td><a href="/facts/Office_MathML/cjywgVJq">Office MathML</a> (OMML)</td><td><a href="/facts/MathML/uKRIc3Fy">Mathematical Markup Language</a> (ISO/IEC 40314)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th>Change-tracking</th><td>supported<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td><td>supported<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th>Conditional formatting in spreadsheets</th><td>supported<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td><td>supported<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th>Spreadsheet formula language</th><td>part of the standard</td><td>based on <a href="/facts/OpenFormula/PDNX2vJw">OpenFormula</a></td></tr><tr><th>Macro language</th><td>application-defined</td><td>application-defined</td></tr><tr><th>Digital signatures</th><td>part of the standard</td><td>supported</td></tr><tr><th>Thumbnails</th><td><a href="/facts/JPEG/HQ8QS3uB">JPEG</a> (ISO/IEC 10918)</td><td><a href="/facts/Portable_Network_Graphics/mwgK6xw5">PNG</a> (ISO/IEC 15948)</td></tr><tr><th>Interchange of digital font information</th><td><a href="/facts/OpenType/u0BfkC5I">Open Font Format</a> (ISO/IEC 14496-22)</td><td></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/PANOSE/5wDRYaof">PANOSE</a> font specifications</th><td>part of the standard<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Filename extensions</th><td>docx, docm, xlsx, xlsm, pptx, pptm</td><td>odt, ods, odp, odg, odf</td></tr><tr><th>Internet media types</th><td><p>application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documentapplication/vnd.ms-word.document.macroEnabled.12application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheetapplication/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.macroEnabled.12application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentationapplication/vnd.ms-powerpoint.presentation.macroEnabled.12</p></td><td><p>application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.textapplication/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheetapplication/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentationapplication/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphicsapplication/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula</p></td></tr><tr><th>Application support</th><td><a href="/facts/Office_Open_XML_software/cuhpElSM">Office Open XML software</a></td><td><a href="/facts/OpenDocument_software/gQRaT9qD">OpenDocument software</a></td></tr><tr><th>Standard licensing</th><td><ul><li>ISO/IEC copyrighted free download<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></li><li>Ecma copyrighted free download / copying allowed</li></ul></td><td><ul><li>ISO/IEC copyrighted free download<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></li><li>OASIS copyrighted free download / copying allowed</li></ul></td></tr><tr><th>Additional technology patent licensing</th><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Reasonable_and_non-discriminatory_licensing/qBAA4w9T">Reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing</a> (RAND-Z)</li><li><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Open_Specification_Promise/suyEKAKf">Microsoft Open Specification Promise</a> (OSP)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></li><li>Microsoft Covenant Not to Sue (CNS)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></li></ul></td><td><ul><li>Sun Microsystems intellectual property covenant</li><li>IBM Interoperability Specifications Pledge<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><th>Implementations covered by patent license</th><td>Patent license covers conforming implementations<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td><td>Patent license covers fully compliant implementations<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th>File format</th><th>Office Open XML</th><th>OpenDocument</th></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_document_markup_languages/6BQwzvLU">Comparison of document markup languages</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Standardization_of_Office_Open_XML/eUypRd76">Standardization of Office Open XML</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_document_markup_languages/8u1Ew6x2">List of document markup languages</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lightweight_markup_language/2N0GJx5b">Lightweight markup language</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://ecma-international.org/publications-and-standards/standards/ecma-376">[1]</a> ECMA-376: <i>Office Open XML File Formats</i></li> <li><a href="https://www.iso.org/standard/71691.html">[2]</a> ISO/IEC 29500-1:2016: <i>Office Open XML File Formats</i></li> <li><a href="https://www.iso.org/standard/66363.html">[3]</a> ISO/IEC 26300-1:2015: <i>Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.2</i></li> <li><a href="https://www.iso.org/standard/43485.html">[4]</a> ISO/IEC 26300:2006: <i>Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.0</i></li> <li><a href="https://www.iso.org/standard/45245.html">[5]</a> ISO/IEC TR 29166:2011: <i>Guidelines for translation between ISO/IEC 26300 and ISO/IEC 29500 document formats</i></li> <li><a href="https://ssrn.com/abstract=1201708">Lost in Translation: Interoperability Issues for Open Standards - ODF and OOXML as Examples</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"ISO/IEC 29500-1:2016". 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Microsoft. Retrieved 2008-12-05. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/interop/osp/" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/interop/osp/</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"Ecma Office Open XML File Formats overview". Archived from the original on 2006-11-17. 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