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Comparison of OpenDocument software

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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