This page contains information on the ODS file extension (OpenDocument spreadsheet), a popular document file format
| File extension | .ods |
| Category | Document File |
| Description | ODS was a format developed by Sun Microsystems and is used by the OpenOffice and StarOffice suites. The ODS file extension is given to files that are created with the calc program - a spreadsheet application which is XML based but contains spreadsheets, charts and other graphical elements held in rows and columns much like Microsoft Excel. |
| Actions | Convert ODS file View other document file formats |
| Technical Details | The OpenDocument Format (ODF) is an XML-based file format for representing electronic documents such as spreadsheets, charts, presentations and word processing documents. The standard was developed by the OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards), and it is free and open format. OpenDocument format supports document representation: A single XML document and as a collection of several subdocuments within a package. |
| Associated programs | Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Office 2010 OpenOffice Calc |
| Developed by | Sun Microsystems |
| MIME type | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet |
| Useful links | Detailed information on the ODS File Format Convert ODS file |
Convert ODS file
Using Zamzar it is possible to convert ODS files to a variety of other formats
- ods to csv (Comma Separated Values)
- ods to doc (Microsoft Word Document)
- ods to html (Hypertext Markup Language)
- ods to html4 (Hypertext Markup Language)
- ods to html5 (Hypertext Markup Language)
- ods to mdb (Microsoft Access Database)
- ods to pdf (Portable Document Format)
- ods to rtf (Rich Text Format)
- ods to xml (Extensible Markup Language)
- ods to xls (Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet)
- ods to xlsx (Microsoft Excel 2007 Spreadsheet)
