Introduction

OpenDocument Text (ODT) is an open standard document format used by LibreOffice, Apache OpenOffice, and other word processors. Stencila supports ODT as a way to exchange documents with open-source word processing tools.

Usage

Info

Converting to/from ODT requires Pandoc to be installed.

Use the .odt file extension, or the --to odt or --from odt options, when converting to/from ODT e.g.

stencila convert doc.smd doc.odt

Warning

Stencila's ODT support is in beta status. If you find bugs or unexpected results please file an issue.

Implementation

Stencila provides bi-directional conversion to ODT powered by Pandoc via the Pandoc JSON intermediate format. See the Pandoc format documentation for more details on the intermediate representation.

Limitations

Pandoc must be installed separately; it is not bundled with Stencila.

Conversion is lossy for Stencila node types that have no ODT/Pandoc equivalent (e.g. executable code chunks, parameters).

ODT-specific formatting such as master pages, complex table styles, and embedded OLE objects are not preserved during import.