Web Directory

» ISO and IEC Approve OpenDocument OASIS Standard for Data Interoperability of Office Applications
   Press release from ISO concerning the approval of ODF v1.0 as the standard ISO/IEC 26300.
   http://www.iso.org/iso/pressrelease.htm?refid=Ref1004

» OASIS News: Members Approve OpenDocument as OASIS Standard
   Official press release covering the approval of ODF v1.0.
   http://www.oasis-open.org/news/oasis_news_05_23_05.php

» OASIS OpenDocument Essentials
   Online book with useful information for developers about how to work with the format. Available in HTML and PDF formats, with option to purchase a hard-copy.
   http://books.evc-cit.info/

» OASIS OpenDocument Technical Committee
   Project for the development of an open, XML-based document format. Includes a list of activities, workgroups, and documents.
   http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=office

» ODF Add-in for Microsoft Word
   Includes a plug-in which allows import and export of OpenDocument files. Documentation, downloads, and information for contributors.
   http://odf-converter.sourceforge.net/

» ODF Toolkit Project
   Provides a home for libraries that ease the development of applications that support ODF. Includes a wiki, forums and source code repositories.
   http://odftoolkit.org/

» Odt2txt
   Open source command-line tool which extracts the contents out of OpenDocument Text and similar formats and saves them in plain text files.
   http://stosberg.net/odt2txt/

» OpenDocument Fellowship
   Grass roots group promoting the file format. Details of activities, online resources, and membership information.
   http://opendocumentfellowship.com/

» OpenDocument Fellowship Blogs
   Postings and news about the OpenDocument Format.
   http://opendocumentfellowship.com/blog/feed

» OpenDocument Format Alliance
   Alliance of companies and organizations seeking to promote and advance the use of ODF and educate policymakers on its benefits. List of members, resources, and press releases.
   http://www.odfalliance.org/

» OpenDocument Viewer
   Cross-platform viewer for ODF files. Download, FAQ, and development status.
   http://opendocumentfellowship.com/odfviewer

» OpenDocument XML.org
   Community gathering place and information resource for the OpenDocument Format (ODF) OASIS Standard. Includes news and a wiki knowledgebase.
   http://opendocument.xml.org/

» What Is OpenDocument?
   Sam Hiser looks at ODF, how it implements XML for office documents, the technical and political wranglings in the standard, and the currently available tools and applications.
   http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2006/07/27/what-is-opendocument.html

» Wikipedia: OpenDocument
   Encyclopedia article explaining the format, its features and implications.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument

» odtPHP
   A free PHP 5 library that allows users to generate automatically OpenOffice text documents from templates. Tutorials and a support forum are provided.
   http://www.odtphp.com/