For a full list of file formats that LibreOffice can read and write, see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice#Supported_file_formats
OpenDocument filename extensions
The most common filename extensions used for OpenDocument documents are:
*.odt for word processing (text) documents
*.ods for spreadsheets
*.odp for presentations
*.odb for databases
*.odg for graphics (vector drawings)
*.odf for formulas (mathematical equations)
File formats LibreOffice can open
LibreOffice can open a wide variety of file formats in addition to the OpenDocument formats,
including Portable Document Format (PDF), if an ODF file is embedded in the PDF (see Chapter
10 Printing, Exporting, and Emailing for more information).
Opening text documents
In addition to OpenDocument formats (.odt, .ott, .oth, .odm, and .fodt), Writer can open the formats
used by OpenOffice.org 1.x (.sxw, .stw, and .sxg), the following text document formats, and a
variety of legacy formats not listed below:
Microsoft Word 6.0/95/97/2000/XP/Mac) (.doc and .dot)
Microsoft Word 2003 XML (.xml)
Microsoft Word 2007/2010 XML (.docx, .docm, .dotx, .dotm)
Microsoft WinWord 5 (.doc) WordPerfect Document (.wpd)
Microsoft Works (.wps) Lotus WordPro (.lwp)
Abiword Document (.abw, .zabw) ClarisWorks/Appleworks Document (.cwk)
MacWrite Document (.mw, .mcw) Rich Text Format (.rtf)
Text CSV (.csv and .txt) StarWriter formats (.sdw, .sgl, .vor)
DocBook (.xml) Unified Office Format text (.uot, .uof)
Ichitaro 8/9/10/11 (.jtd and .jtt) Hangul WP 97 (.hwp)
T602 Document (.602, .txt) AportisDoc (Palm) (.pdb)
Pocket Word (.psw) eBook (.pdb)
Apple Pages 4 (.pages) HTML Document (.htm, .html)
... and many others
Most of these file types are automatically detected by LibreOffice, so they can be opened without
explicitly selecting the document type in the file picker.
When opening .htm or .html files (used for web pages), LibreOffice customizes Writer for working
with these files.
Opening spreadsheets
In addition to OpenDocument formats (.ods, .ots, and .fods), Calc can open the formats used by
OpenOffice.org 1.x (.sxc and .stc) and the following spreadsheet formats:
Microsoft Excel 97/2000/XP (.xls, .xlw, and .xlt)
Microsoft Excel 4.x–5.0/95 (.xls, .xlw, and .xlt)
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