OpenDocument

The Open Document Format for Office Applications (ODF), also known as OpenDocument, standardized as ISO 26300, is an <a href="/facts/Open_file_format/TKcCW6mA">open file format</a> for <a href="/facts/Word_processor/qAR7lagF">word processing</a> documents, <a href="/facts/Spreadsheet/0cvc1GeB">spreadsheets</a>, <a href="/facts/Presentation_program/mj0nngQm">presentations</a> and graphics and using <a href="/facts/Zip_(file_format)/qDrrYIB9">ZIP</a>-compressed <a href="/facts/XML/clNgUfWk">XML</a> files. It was developed with the aim of providing an open, XML-based file format specification for office applications.
The standard is developed and maintained by a technical committee in the <a href="/facts/OASIS_(organization)/a2r8y7tX">Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards</a> (OASIS) consortium. It was based on the <a href="/facts/Sun_Microsystems/VJ9EzEFd">Sun Microsystems</a> specification for <a href="/facts/OpenOffice.org_XML/jb6krPw5">OpenOffice.org XML</a>, the default format for <a href="/facts/OpenOffice.org/561WcNgg">OpenOffice.org</a> and <a href="/facts/LibreOffice/MInj5kF7">LibreOffice</a>. It was originally developed for <a href="/facts/StarOffice/XbjDHKRV">StarOffice</a> "to provide an open standard for office documents."
In addition to being an OASIS standard, it is published as an <a href="/facts/International_Organization_for_Standardization/IacYR7Yg">ISO</a>/<a href="/facts/International_Electrotechnical_Commission/hSK0kjwI">IEC</a> international standard ISO/IEC 26300 – Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument). From March 2024, the current version is 1.4.

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