What is ODT File Format? How to Open And Convert ODT File?

This article will introduce what ODT files are, how to open ODT files on various platform and devices, and how to convert ODT files to different formats.

What is the ODT file format?

ODT files are OpenDocument Text files, which are created by the free OpenOffice Writer text editing software.

ODT files are similar to the DOCX file format that is widely used in Microsoft Word. Both are files that can store text, images, objects and formatting and are compatible with many applications.

How do I open an ODT file?

ODT files are created by OpenOffice Writer, so this software is the best choice for opening ODT files. However, LibreOffice Writer, AbiSource AbiWord, Doxillion and several other free text editors can also open it.

If you want to open ODT files online, Google Docs and Microsoft Word Online are both ideal choices.

If you want to use Google Docs to edit ODT files. First, you need to upload the file to Google Cloud Drive, and then open it with Google Docs.

Similarly, to edit ODT files in Microsoft Word Online, you need to upload the files to OneDrive first, or you can upload them directly from Word Web Edition.

ODT Viewer is a free ODT viewer that supports Windows operating systems, but it only supports browsing, not editing.

Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect can open and edit ODT files, but both of them are paid software.

Many of these programs also run on macOS and Linux, but the mac version of NeoOffice and the Linux version of Calligra Suite are both better respectively

Since they are online tools, they can be used on any operating system as long as there is a browser.

One of the ways to open ODT files in Android system is to install OpenDocument Reader, while iOS system can use OOReader.

How can I convert ODT files to other formats?

Both Zamzar and FileZigZag can easily convert ODT files to other formats. Zamzar can save ODT files to DOC, HTML, PNG, PS and TXT, while FileZigZag can also convert them to PDF, RTF, STW, OTT and other file formats.

However, if you have MS Word, OpenOffice Writer or any other program that can open ODT, you can use it to save to other formats. In addition to these formats, most programs also support common text formats such as DOCX.

Still can’t open ODT files?

If you can’t open it with the above program, it’s probably not an ODT file. Some files have similar extensions, which makes them easily confused with each other.

For example, ADT files cannot be opened in the OpenOffice program.

Similarly, ODM files may appear to be related to OpenOffice Writer, but these files are media files used in OverDrive.

Also, ODS, ODP, ODG and ODF files are very similar and are used in OpenOffice’s Calc, Impress, Draw and Math programs respectively.