Supported Formats¶
JODConverter automates conversions that are actually performed by OOo. This means that if you can convert from format ABC to format XYZ from OOo (by opening ABC and saving/exporting to XYZ) then you can do the same with JODConverter. You have to discover the magic string used by OOo as the export filter name. A useful list can be found in the OpenOffice Wiki or the LibreOffice documentation.
That said, JODConverter maintains a registry of the most common formats, their associated file extensions, mime types, and OOo filter names to simplify your life. These predefined conversions are shown in the following table (if a format is not there, it doesn't mean that the format is not supported. The same is also true if the format is there and the conversion does not work. All conversions supported by your OOo installation are supported by JODConverter):
| Format Family | From (any of) | To (any of) |
|---|---|---|
| Text |
*.odt OpenDocument Text *.ott OpenDocument Text Template *.sxw OpenOffice.org 1.0 Text *.rtf Rich Text Format *.doc Microsoft Word *.docx Microsoft Word XML *.wpd WordPerfect *.txt Plain Text *.html HTML1 |
*.pdf Portable Document Format *.odt OpenDocument Text *.ott OpenDocument Text Template *.sxw OpenOffice.org 1.0 Text *.rtf Rich Text Format *.doc Microsoft Word *.docx Microsoft Word XML *.txt Plain Text *.html HTML2 *.wiki MediaWiki wikitext |
| Spreadsheet |
*.ods OpenDocument Spreadsheet *.ots OpenDocument Spreadsheet Template *.sxc OpenOffice.org 1.0 Spreadsheet *.xls Microsoft Excel *.xlsx Microsoft Excel XML *.csv Comma-Separated Values *.tsv Tab-Separated Values |
*.pdf Portable Document Format *.ods OpenDocument Spreadsheet *.ots OpenDocument Spreadsheet Template *.sxc OpenOffice.org 1.0 Spreadsheet *.xls Microsoft Excel *.xlsx Microsoft Excel XML *.csv Comma-Separated Values *.tsv Tab-Separated Values *.html HTML2 |
| Presentation |
*.odp OpenDocument Presentation *.otp OpenDocument Presentation Template *.sxi OpenOffice.org 1.0 Presentation *.ppt Microsoft PowerPoint *.pptx Microsoft PowerPoint XML |
*.pdf Portable Document Format *.swf Macromedia Flash *.odp OpenDocument Presentation *.otp OpenDocument Presentation Template *.sxi OpenOffice.org 1.0 Presentation *.ppt Microsoft PowerPoint *.pptx Microsoft PowerPoint XML *.html HTML2 |
| Drawing |
*.odg OpenDocument Drawing *.otg OpenDocument Drawing Template |
*.svg Scalable Vector Graphics *.swf Macromedia Flash |
- HTML can be used as an input format but you should not expect OOo to properly render complex web pages as Chrome or IE do. Works reasonably well for simple and "printer friendly" web pages only.
- HTML can be used as an output format but while all other formats always generate a single output file, HTML can produce multiple files. In addition to the HTML file in fact, any images contained in the input document will also be saved in the same directory. This requires extra care in your code, especially in a web environment.