OpenOffice.org XML
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OpenOffice.org XML is an open
XML
-based file format
developed as an open community effort by Sun Microsystems
and other OpenOffice.org project contributors in 2000-2002. The open-source software application suite OpenOffice.org
1.x and StarOffice
6 used the format as their native and default file format for saving files. In 2005, the OpenOffice.org (since version 2.0) and StarOffice (since version 8) have switched to a new standardized file format - OpenDocument
, as their native and default format. The OpenOffice.org XML format is no longer widely used, but it is still supported in recent versions of OpenOffice.org, StarOffice and other software.
OpenDocument format (ISO/IEC 26300:2006) is based on OpenOffice.org XML and these formats are very similar in many technical areas. However, OpenDocument is not the same as the older OpenOffice.org XML format and these formats are not directly compatible.
StarOffice developers and later OpenOffice.org project members adopted XML to replace the old binary StarOffice file format. The goal was to have a complete specification encompassing all StarOffice (later OpenOffice.org) components, and to provide an open standard for office documents. The draft version of OpenOffice.org XML specification was also known as StarOffice XML File Format.
files to describe the documents. To minimize space, the files are compressed into an archive and given a suffix depending on what sort of data is contained in them.
Open format
An open file format is a published specification for storing digital data, usually maintained by a standards organization, which can therefore be used and implemented by anyone. For example, an open format can be implementable by both proprietary and free and open source software, using the typical...
XML
XML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
-based file format
File format
A file format is a particular way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file.Since a disk drive, or indeed any computer storage, can store only bits, the computer must have some way of converting information to 0s and 1s and vice-versa. There are different kinds of formats for...
developed as an open community effort by Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
and other OpenOffice.org project contributors in 2000-2002. The open-source software application suite OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org, commonly known as OOo or OpenOffice, is an open-source application suite whose main components are for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, and databases. OpenOffice is available for a number of different computer operating systems, is distributed as free software...
1.x and StarOffice
StarOffice
StarOffice, known briefly as Oracle Open Office before its discontinuation in 2010, is a proprietary office suite. It was originally developed by StarDivision which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999...
6 used the format as their native and default file format for saving files. In 2005, the OpenOffice.org (since version 2.0) and StarOffice (since version 8) have switched to a new standardized file format - OpenDocument
OpenDocument
The Open Document Format for Office Applications is an XML-based file format for representing electronic documents such as spreadsheets, charts, presentations and word processing documents....
, as their native and default format. The OpenOffice.org XML format is no longer widely used, but it is still supported in recent versions of OpenOffice.org, StarOffice and other software.
OpenDocument format (ISO/IEC 26300:2006) is based on OpenOffice.org XML and these formats are very similar in many technical areas. However, OpenDocument is not the same as the older OpenOffice.org XML format and these formats are not directly compatible.
StarOffice developers and later OpenOffice.org project members adopted XML to replace the old binary StarOffice file format. The goal was to have a complete specification encompassing all StarOffice (later OpenOffice.org) components, and to provide an open standard for office documents. The draft version of OpenOffice.org XML specification was also known as StarOffice XML File Format.
File formats
The format uses XMLXML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
files to describe the documents. To minimize space, the files are compressed into an archive and given a suffix depending on what sort of data is contained in them.
| File type | OpenOffice.org/StarOffice component | File (template) suffixes | MIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Writer OpenOffice.org Writer OpenOffice.org Writer is the word processor component of the OpenOffice.org software package. Writer is a word processor similar to Microsoft Word and Corel's WordPerfect, with some of their features.... |
sxw (stw) | application/vnd.sun.xml.writer application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.template |
| Spreadsheet | Calc OpenOffice.org Calc OpenOffice.org Calc is the spreadsheet component of the OpenOffice.org software package.Calc is similar to Microsoft Excel, with a roughly equivalent range of features. Calc is capable of opening and saving most spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel file format... |
sxc (stc) | application/vnd.sun.xml.calc application/vnd.sun.xml.calc.template |
| Graphics | Draw OpenOffice.org Draw OpenOffice.org Draw is a vector graphics editor and is part of the OpenOffice.org office suite. It features "connectors" between shapes, which are available in a range of line styles and facilitate building drawings such as flowchart... |
sxd (std) | application/vnd.sun.xml.draw application/vnd.sun.xml.draw.template |
| Presentation | Impress OpenOffice.org Impress OpenOffice.org Impress, a part of the OpenOffice.org office suite and developed by Sun Microsystems, is an open source presentation program compatible with and similar to Microsoft PowerPoint. In addition to being able to create PDF files from presentations, it is also able to export presentations... |
sxi (sti) | application/vnd.sun.xml.impress application/vnd.sun.xml.impress.template |
| Formula | Math OpenOffice.org Math OpenOffice.org Math is a tool for creating and editing mathematical notation, similar to Microsoft Equation Editor and is part of the OpenOffice.org office suite. The created formulae can then be embedded inside other OpenOffice.org documents, such as those created by Writer... |
sxm | application/vnd.sun.xml.math |
| Master document | Writer OpenOffice.org Writer OpenOffice.org Writer is the word processor component of the OpenOffice.org software package. Writer is a word processor similar to Microsoft Word and Corel's WordPerfect, with some of their features.... |
sxg | application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.global |
| HTML | Writer OpenOffice.org Writer OpenOffice.org Writer is the word processor component of the OpenOffice.org software package. Writer is a word processor similar to Microsoft Word and Corel's WordPerfect, with some of their features.... |
html (stw) | text/html application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.web |
Implementations
- AbiwordAbiWordAbiWord is a free and open source software word processor. It was originally started by SourceGear Corporation as the first part of a proposed AbiSuite. Development stopped when SourceGear changed their focus to Internet appliances. AbiWord was adopted by some open source developers and AbiWord...
(SXW) - free software - EditGridEditGridEditGrid is a Web 2.0 spreadsheet service. It offers both a free-of-charge service to personal users and a subscription service to organisations and is available on a number of partner sites and channels....
Viewer (SXC) - an online application - GnumericGnumericGnumeric is a spreadsheet program that is part of the GNOME Free Software Desktop Project. Gnumeric version 1.0 was released December 31, 2001. Gnumeric is distributed as free software under the GNU GPL license; it is intended to replace proprietary and other spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft...
(SXC) - free software - Google Docs (SXW, import only) - an online application
- KOfficeKOfficeCalligra Suite is a graphic art and office suite by KDE created from KOffice in 2010. It is available for desktop PCs, tablet computers, and smartphones...
(SXW, SXC, SXI) - free software - OpenOffice.org - free software
- StarOffice - commercial software
- SoftMaker OfficeSoftMaker OfficeSoftMaker Office is an office suite for Microsoft Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Windows CE, and the Pocket PC, developed since 1989 by the German company SoftMaker Software GmbH, Nuremberg....
2006 - TextMakerTextMakerTextMaker is a word processor developed by the Nuremberg based software company SoftMaker and available as part of the SoftMaker office suite...
2006 (SXW, import only) - freeware; SoftMaker Office 2008 and newer versions are commercial software - TextMaker Viewer (SXW, view only) - freeware
- Visioo-Writer (limited support) - free software
- Zoho Office (SXW, SXC, SXI - view/edit/convert files) - an online application; Zoho Viewer (SXW, SXC, SXI - view/convert files) - online application; Zoho QuickRead - a Firefox/Internet Explorer plug-in for online Viewer
External links
- OpenOffice.org XML File Format — File Format Specification and General Information
- Thinking XML: The open office file format - IBM technical library (January 1, 2003)