This is an overview of software support for the OpenDocument format, an open document file format for saving and exchanging editable office documents.
Current support
A number of applications support the OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications; listed alphabetically they include:
Word processors
AbiWord 2.4+ (import from 2.4.0, export from 2.4.2; used to require separate download and installation of plugins – up to version 2.6.8). Adobe Buzzword beta, a web-based word processor with limited ODF support owing to its beta status. Atlantis Word Processor 1.6.5+ can import ODT documents. Calligra Words uses ODT as its native file format. Collabora Office Writer for Mobile and Desktop apps uses ODT as its native file format. Collabora Online Writer uses ODT as its native file format. eyeOS Cloud computing operating system with eyeDocs Word Processor has basic support for ODF text documents. EasiWriter (for RISC OS) Version 9.1 can import/save ODT files on RISC OS. FileApp allows viewing OpenDocument files on iPhone and iPad. FocusWriter, a distraction-free word processor. Google Docs, a web-based word processor and spreadsheet application derived from the application Writely. Gwennel, a WYSIWYG word processor written in assembly language, under 200 KB. IBM Lotus Notes 8.0+ includes an office suite for creating text, spreadsheet and presentation files. IBM Lotus Symphony Viewer allows viewing OpenDocument texts, spreadsheets and presentations on iPad and iPhone. JustSystems Ichitaro (Japanese), read/write support via plug-in from version 2006, full built-in support from 2007. LibreOffice Writer (an OpenOffice.org fork) uses ODT as its native file format. Go-oo, an OpenOffice.org fork which was later merged with Libreoffice (Development discontinued). Microsoft Office 2021 supports ODF 1.3 (Windows and MacOS) Microsoft Word native support since Office 2007 SP2 (support for previous versions are available through several plugins). Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office. Microsoft OpenXML/ODF Translator Add-in for Office. Currently no ODF support on the Mac OS X version of Microsoft Office. Mobile Office, an office package for Symbian mobile phones. Microsoft WordPad included with Windows 7 has limited support for opening and saving in the ODT format. Nisus Writer Pro 1.2+ for Mac OS X. OnlyOffice online and desktop editors, both online and offline suites support ODT for opening, editing and exporting. OpenDocument Viewer, a free Android app for reading ODT, released under GPLv3 (also available from F-Droid). OpenOffice Writer – full support from 2.0, import-only in 1.1.5. IBM Lotus Symphony Documents 1.0+ (OpenOffice.org 1.0 derivative; Development discontinued). NeoOffice Writer – full support from 2.0 (OpenOffice.org 2.0.3 derivative), import only in 1.2.2 (OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 derivative). StarOffice 8+ Writer (OpenOffice.org 2.0 derivative; Development discontinued). RomanianOffice, a proprietary word processor based on OpenOffice.org. Open Word Processor allows editing OpenDocument text files (.odt) on iPad. ownCloud Documents, a plugin for ownCloud, allows creation and collaborative editing of ODT files stored in ownCloud. TechWriter (for RISC OS) Version 9.1 of TechWriter can import/save ODT files on RISC OS. TextEdit, (In Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard) can read/write ODT format but does not retain all formatting. Bean 1.1.0+, basic word processor with limited ODT support implemented in Mac OS X. TextMaker starting with version 2008. Visioo Writer 0.6.1 (in development) — document viewer, incomplete support. WordPerfect Office (import-only in X4). Zoho Writer, an online word processor, allows reading and writing of ODT.
Other applications
Apple Inc.'s Quick Look, the built-in quick preview feature of Mac OS X, supports OpenDocument format files starting with Mac OS X v10.5. Support is limited to basic ODF implementation in Mac OS X. Oxygen XML Editor 9.3+ allows users to extract, validate, edit, transform (using XSLT or XQuery) to other file formats, compare and process the XML data stored in OpenDocument files. Validation uses the latest ODF Documents version 1.1 Relax NG Schemas. IBM WebSphere Portal 6.0.1+ can preview texts from ODT files as HTML documents. IBM Lotus Domino 8.0+ KeyView (10.4.0.0) filter supports ODT, ODS, ODP for viewing files. FreeViewer ODT File Viewer, can read/write ODT files, can convert ODT files to HTML documents.
Data management
phpMyAdmin 2.9.0+ – database manager, exports to ODT.