To write this article, I went beyond the limits of my technical knowledge, which is that of an advanced user who has studied standard formats and their characteristics in depth, to understand why standard
Open Document Format Archive
28 Jun 2025
A Technical Dive into ODF
20 Jun 2025
Understanding ODF compliance and interoperability
The Open Document Format (ODF) is an open standard format for office documents, which offers a vendor-independent, royalty-free way to encode text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more.
However, to realise its potential, it is necessary
14 Jun 2025
ODF: An Analysis of the Adoption of the Open Document Format
Over the course of its 20-year history, the ODF standard has been adopted, or at least recommended, by numerous supranational bodies and several countries on almost every continent. However, this does not necessarily mean that
11 Jun 2025
The end of Windows 10 is approaching, so it’s time to consider Linux and LibreOffice
The Document Foundation and LibreOffice support the international campaign @endof10 https://endof10.org/
The countdown has begun. On 14 October 2025, Microsoft will end support for Windows 10. This will leave millions of users
30 May 2025
ODF and proprietary formats: a comparison
When we create or share a document – whether a simple text, complex spreadsheet or professional presentation – we make a choice that goes far beyond the file extension. This is because the format
23 May 2025
Why is the Open Document Format (ODF) important?
Consider the history of control over user files, whether for organisations or individuals
Think about all the documents you have created in your lifetime: School assignments. Work presentations and reports. Household budgets. Letters. Perhaps even