Sample ODT Files — Download OpenDocument Text Test Files
OpenDocument Text (LibreOffice Writer) · .odt · MIME type application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text
Download a sample ODT file — the OpenDocument Text format used by LibreOffice, OpenOffice, Collabora and many government bodies that mandate open standards. Structurally it resembles DOCX (a ZIP of XML) but the schema is different, so a DOCX parser will not read it.
These samples are converted from our Word documents and retain headings, lists and tables. Use them to check that your upload form, previewer and converter treat ODT as a first-class document rather than an unknown binary.
Download sample ODT files
| File | Details | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
sample-document-small.odt | — | 4 KB | |
sample-document-medium.odt | — | 4 KB |
Need one of every documents format? Download the documents sample pack (110 KB, one small file of every documents format (14 files)).
Use these files from the command line or CI
Every URL is stable and CORS-open. Pin the SHA-256 in your test and you will know the moment a fixture changes.
# Download one file curl -O https://pnb-website-bucket.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/samples/documents/odt/sample-document-small.odt # Verify it (SHA-256 is listed for every file above) shasum -a 256 sample-document-small.odt # Machine-readable index of every sample file curl https://pnb-website-bucket.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/samples/index.json | jq '.files[] | select(.format=="odt")'
ODT format at a glance
| Full name | OpenDocument Text (LibreOffice Writer) |
|---|---|
| Extensions | .odt |
| MIME type | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text |
| Standard | OASIS OpenDocument 1.2 / ISO 26300 |
| Container | ZIP with content.xml, styles.xml, mimetype |
| Native app | LibreOffice Writer, OpenOffice Writer |
| Magic bytes | 50 4B 03 04 + 'mimetype' entry |
What people test with sample ODT files
- Open-standard document acceptance (public-sector requirements)
- ODT → DOCX/PDF conversion via LibreOffice headless
- MIME detection from the uncompressed mimetype entry
Frequently asked questions
Can Microsoft Word open ODT files?
Yes — Word has opened and saved ODT since Word 2007 SP2, with occasional formatting differences in complex documents. Google Docs also imports it.
Are these ODT files safe to download?
Yes. Every file is generated by our own open script from scratch — nothing is scraped or user-uploaded — and contains no scripts, macros or executables. The SHA-256 of each file is published on this page so you can verify what you received.
Can I use the sample ODT files commercially?
Yes. They are free for any purpose, including commercial products, test suites, demos and redistribution, with no attribution required. There is nothing to license and no one to ask.
Can I hotlink these files or use them in CI?
Yes. Every link is a stable direct URL over HTTPS with Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * and long cache headers, so curl, wget, fetch() and test runners can pull them directly. A JSON index of every file is linked from each page (see the command-line section).
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