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OpenDocument Text to Word DOCX converter

ODT to DOCX turns OpenDocument Writer content into OOXML so Word users can edit the document without opening an ODT.

  • Converted with Office engine · input deleted within 24 h
  • Free: 5 conversions a day · 5 MB each
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From real runs

What you get — and what changes

  • Paragraph text Kept

    ODT body text became editable Word paragraphs with the observed prose intact.

  • Headings Kept

    Heading styles from the rich ODT appeared as Heading1 and Heading2 references in document.xml.

  • Tables Kept

    OpenDocument tables became Word table markup with the metric labels and numbers preserved.

  • Footnotes Kept

    The DOCX included word/footnotes.xml and retained the reviewer footnote text from the ODT.

  • Images Kept

    The rich ODT image moved into word/media/image1.png and remained referenced as a drawing.

  • List definitions Changed

    The converted DOCX had fresh Word numbering definitions rather than the original OpenDocument list model.

  • Package metadata Changed

    Our office engine rewrote the file as Microsoft OOXML with new relationships and application metadata.

Sample conversions

Rich ODT to Word

Input
OpenDocument file with migration headings, numbered steps, a table, a block quote, one footnote, and one embedded PNG.
Output
The 9.1 KB DOCX kept heading styles, table markup, footnotes.xml, and word/media/image1.png.

Feedback Atlas ODT

Input
Sample ODT with an activity-trail title, Q2/Q3 metrics table, bullets, and numbered approvals.
Output
The 8.4 KB DOCX kept the title, three detected heading references, table text, and list text with no media files.

A real OpenDocument Text → Word DOCX run

We converted our OpenDocument Text sample (8 KB) with Office engine on 2026-09-11. It took 459 ms and produced a 8 KB Word DOCX file, about the same size as the input. The engine raised no warnings.

Input · sample.odt · 8 KB

OpenDocument text: 15 paragraphs, 3 headings, 1 table, 0 pictures

Paragraphs
15
Headings
3
Tables
1
Rows
3
Slides
0
Pictures
0
Archive parts
6

Output · sample.docx · 8 KB

Word document: 18 paragraphs, 3 headings, 1 table, 0 embedded images; fonts Times New Roman, Courier New, StarSymbol

Paragraphs
18
Headings
3
Tables
1
Images
0
Archive parts
11
Fonts
Times New Roman, Courier New, StarSymbol

Options and when to change them

filter
Use only when a specific our office engine DOCX export filter is needed by an internal workflow.

Do it yourself

LibreOffice

bash
soffice --headless --convert-to docx --outdir out input.odt

Word may reflow the converted file differently from LibreOffice, especially around lists, tables, and fonts.

OpenDocument Text to Word DOCX by API or MCP

The HTTP API and the MCP server run the exact engine this page uses (Office engine); the response carries the same warnings the web converter shows. Check support first with GET /api/v1/pairs?from=odt&to=docx.

curl
curl -X POST https://filetypeconverters.com/api/v1/convert \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FTC_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@input.odt" -F "from=odt" -F "to=docx" \
  --output output.docx
API reference

When this is the wrong conversion

  • If the recipient only needs to read the file, /convert/odt-to-pdf avoids Word reflow.
  • If the document uses OpenDocument-only fields or macros, keep an ODT master copy.
  • If you are publishing an ebook, convert to EPUB from the cleanest source rather than routing through DOCX.

OpenDocument Text to Word DOCX questions

Does ODT to DOCX keep footnotes?

Yes in the tested rich document. Our office engine wrote a Word footnotes.xml part containing the original note text.

Will Word show the same list spacing as Writer?

Not always. The content remains editable, but our office engine creates new Word numbering definitions that Word may lay out differently.

Are ODT images embedded in the DOCX?

They can be. The rich test moved its PNG into word/media and kept a drawing reference in the Word document body.

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