ODT

Overview

ODT is the word processing flavor of the OASIS/ISO OpenDocument standard. It provides full editing in open-source office software and is a common format for governments and institutions that require open standards.

Typical use cases

• Open-source office documents
• Public-sector exchange
• Editing in LibreOffice
• Standards-compliant archives

Advantages

• Designed for open-source office documents
• Lossless storage
• Open standard specification
• Browser support: Partial; usually converted before sharing

Disadvantages

• Less consistent support in Microsoft Word
• Formatting drift when converted
• Fewer add-in features than DOCX

How to open or use it

Open ODT files with an application that supports application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text. Full editing in LibreOffice and Word. For delivery, use a viewer or converter that reads odt.