ODS
OpenDocument spreadsheet
ODS is the open-standard spreadsheet format used by LibreOffice Calc and OpenOffice.
Opens in LibreOffice Calc, OpenOffice, Google Sheets, recent Excel
ODS converterODS to TSV converter, without the upload.
Turn ODS spreadsheets into TSV. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.
Drop ODS files here
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- TSV: one file per sheet
How to convert ODS to TSV
Add your ODS spreadsheets
Drop ODS files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.
TSV is already chosen
Press Convert. There is nothing else to set. The work happens in this tab.
Download
Save the result. When one file produces several TSV files they come as a single ZIP.
Why ToAny
Private by construction
The ODS to TSV converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your spreadsheets are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.
No upload, no queue
Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so the conversion starts the moment you press Convert, even on a slow connection.
Free, without an account
No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.
ODS to TSV: what to expect
ODS is not what most colleagues or import tools expect. TSV avoids the quoting problems commas cause in CSV. ODS is at home in spreadsheets in open-source office suites; TSV is the usual choice for tabular data whose values contain commas.
One ODS can produce several TSV files (one file per sheet); when it does, they are offered together as a ZIP download.
Formulas come across as the values they last calculated, and formatting such as colours and column widths is not carried over.
ODS vs TSV
TSV
TSV spreadsheet
TSV is the same idea as CSV with tabs between values, which avoids quoting problems when the data itself contains commas. It is common in scientific and export tooling.
Opens in Excel, Google Sheets, databases and any text editor
TSV converter| ODSOpenDocument spreadsheet | TSVTSV spreadsheet | |
|---|---|---|
| Stands for | OpenDocument Spreadsheet | Tab-Separated Values |
| Type | Spreadsheet workbook | Plain-text table |
| Compression | ZIP container of XML | None |
| Introduced | 2005, by OASIS | The 1970s, by no single author (registered with IANA in 1993) |
| Opens in | LibreOffice Calc, OpenOffice, Google Sheets, recent Excel | Excel, Google Sheets, databases and any text editor |
| Best for | Spreadsheets in open-source office suites | Tabular data whose values contain commas |
| File extension | .ods | .tsv, .tab |
Questions
Are my spreadsheets uploaded anywhere?
No. The ODS to TSV conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.
Is anything lost when converting ODS to TSV?
The values are kept. Anything TSV has no way to express, such as formatting, formulas or nesting, is simplified or left out.
Can I convert several ODS files at once?
Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.
How do I convert ODS to TSV on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?
The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the ODS file, press Convert and save the TSV. There is nothing to install.
Is there a file size limit?
Yes. Spreadsheet files up to 150 MB are accepted; a larger file is refused with a message. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.