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
Open Document Format Archive
30 May 2025
ODF and proprietary formats: a comparison
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 a
16 May 2025
What is the Open Document Format (ODF)?
An introduction to the Open Document Format
The documents we create today, whether reports, spreadsheets or presentations, are essential for communicating, sharing and storing knowledge. However, the format in which these documents are saved often goes
09 May 2025
ODF 20th Anniversary Video
On May 1st, 2005, the Open Document Format (ODF) become an OASIS standard. One year after, it became an ISO/IEC standard. After two decades, it is the only true open standard for document formats
01 May 2025
Celebrating 20 Years of the OASIS Open Document Format (ODF) Standard
A Milestone for Open Document Formats and Digital Sovereignty
Berlin, 1 May 2025 – Today, The Document Foundation joins the open source software and open standards community in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ratification
29 Apr 2025
Germany committing to ODF and open document standards
Digital sovereignty is of vital importance for data freedom. If governments and organisations use proprietary or pseudo-standard formats, they limit the tools that citizens can use to access data.
So we’re happy to see that the IT Planning Council in Germany is