OpenDocumentyhteensopivissa

OpenDocument Format (ODF) is an open, XML-based standard for office documents. It defines a family of file formats for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and metadata, designed to be platform- and application-neutral. Documents encoded in ODF are typically packaged as ZIP archives containing XML files that describe content, styles, and metadata.

ODF was developed by the OASIS standards organization and later standardized by ISO/IEC as ISO/IEC 26300. It emerged as a vendor-neutral alternative to proprietary document formats and has since been supported by multiple office suites and governments seeking interoperability and long-term accessibility.

Key formats in the OpenDocument family include text documents (ODT), spreadsheets (ODS), presentations (ODP), and graphics (ODG). Other components cover forms, drawings, and formulas. The standard uses a modular structure with content.xml holding content, styles.xml for styles, meta.xml for metadata, and a manifest file in the container.

Implementation and adoption: OpenDocument is implemented by LibreOffice, Apache OpenOffice, Calligra Suite, and others, and is supported to varying degrees by commercial products. It provides a basis for cross-application data exchange and long-term archival, with many public institutions adopting it to avoid vendor lock-in.

Criticism and limitations: While broadly interoperable, real-world fidelity can vary between implementations, and feature parity with some proprietary formats is incomplete. ODF remains under active development to improve compatibility, performance, and accessibility.