Comparison of OpenDocument software

The following tables compare applications supporting the OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications.

Text Documents

Word Processors

	Version	Import/export	Native support or via plugin	Operating systems	Office suite	Developer	License
AbiWord	2.3	Import only	Plugin	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Unix-based systems	GNOME Office or standalone	AbiSource	GPL
IBM Workplace Documents	?	?	Native	Any (Web-based)	IBM Workplace Collaboration Services	IBM	Proprietary
KWord	1.4	Yes	Native	Linux, Unix-based systems	KOffice	KDE Project	LGPL or GPL
OpenOffice.org Writer	2.0 RC 1	Yes	Native	Windows, Linux, Unix-based systems	OpenOffice.org	OpenOffice.org	LGPL
OpenOffice.org Writer	1.1.5	Import only	Native	Windows, Linux, Unix-based systems	OpenOffice.org	OpenOffice.org	LGPL or SISSL
StarOffice Writer	8	Yes	Native	Windows, Linux, Solaris	StarOffice	Sun Microsystems	Proprietary
TextMaker	2005 (in beta as of 2005)	Import only	Native	Windows	Beta is standalone	SoftMaker	Proprietary
	Version	Import/export	Native support or via plugin	Operating system	Office suite	Developer	License

Other Applications

Besides word processors, other programs can and do support the OpenDocument text format. See the List of applications supporting OpenDocument for more.

Spreadsheet Documents

	Version	Import/export	Native support or via plugin	Operating systems	Office suite	Developer	License
IBM Workplace Documents	2.5+	Yes	Native	Any (Web-based)	IBM Workplace Collaboration Services	IBM	Proprietary
OpenOffice.org Calc	2.0 RC 1	Yes	Native	Windows, Linux, Unix-based systems	OpenOffice.org	OpenOffice.org	LGPL
StarOffice Calc	8	Yes	Native	Windows, Linux, Solaris	StarOffice	Sun Microsystems	Proprietary
	Version	Import/export	Native support or via plugin	Operating system	Office suite	Developer	License

See Also

• List of applications supporting OpenDocument
• Network effect
• OpenDocument
• Open format