Using Open Document Formats (ODF) in your organisation
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This guidance is an introduction to the Open Document Format (ODF) standard and how you can select ODF-compliant solutions.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 10
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-17
- Category
- Information security
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
This guidance is an introduction to the Open Document Format (ODF) standard and how you can select ODF-compliant solutions. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- Selecting your ODF-compliant solution
- ODF compatible software
- Mac operating system
- Windows operating system
- Linux operating system
- Android operating system
- iOS operating system
- Web and cloud-based productivity software
- Other tools, add-ons and services
- Supplier hosting for ODF services
- Buying ODF-compliant solutions
- Choose a platform
- Migrating to ODF-compliant solutions
- Securing your ODF-compliant solution
- Integrating your ODF-compliant solution
- Automate tasks and processes
Source and licence
Government Digital Service
AttributionGovernment Digital Service, ‘Using Open Document Formats (ODF) in your organisation’ (updated 18 December 2018), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.017/09/2026