Convert OpenDocument Text (.odt) from LibreOffice or OpenOffice to Word (.docx): headings, styles, lists, tables, pictures and footnotes
Drop the .odt on ODT to Word and click Convert to Word. Headings, styled text, lists, tables (with merged cells) and pictures are written as a Word .docx, and footnotes are numbered and listed at the end. The conversion runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
Converting an OpenDocument Text file, the native format of LibreOffice Writer and OpenOffice, into Microsoft Word's .docx format.
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Turn an OpenDocument Text file into a Word .docx in your browser.
Add the ODT
Drop an .odt file from LibreOffice, OpenOffice or Google Docs.
Choose the options
Page size, body font and whether to include pictures.
Convert
Click Convert to Word.
Download
Save the .docx and open it in Word.
Result: A Word (.docx) document
Headings, bold, italic, underline, strike-through, colours, text sizes, superscript, alignment, lists and tables are read from the document's own styles. Fonts, page layout, headers and footers and columns are not copied.
Each footnote becomes a number like [1] in the text, and the notes are listed under 'Notes' at the end of the document.
PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP, WebP and SVG pictures are placed in the document. Charts and formulas saved as WMF or EMF cannot be decoded by a browser and are left out, with a note.
The .odt is unzipped and the Word file written in your browser.
Its content is encrypted. Open it in LibreOffice, save a copy without a password, and convert that.
.ods spreadsheets and .odp presentations are different formats.
JSZip opens the .odt and content.xml is walked in order: text:h → headings by outline level, text:p → paragraphs, text:span → styled text, text:list → bulleted or numbered lists (from the list style), table:table → tables with spanned cells, draw:frame → pictures or text-box text. Styles from styles.xml and the automatic styles are resolved through their parent styles.
Tracked-change history and comments are not copied, so deleted text never reappears. Fonts, page layout, headers and footers and columns are not copied, and WMF/EMF/SVM pictures cannot be decoded in a browser.
The conversion runs in the browser; the document is not uploaded.
| In the ODT | In Word |
|---|---|
| Headings (outline levels) | Word Heading 1–6 |
| Bold, italic, colours, sizes | Kept |
| Bulleted and numbered lists | Word lists |
| Tables, merged cells | Word tables, merges kept |
| Pictures (PNG, JPG, SVG…) | Kept |
| Footnotes | Numbered, listed at the end |
| Headers, footers, columns, fonts | Not copied |
Password-protected ODT files cannot be read.
