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 XML converter, without the upload.
Turn ODS spreadsheets into XML. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.
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- XML: one element per row
How to convert ODS to XML
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.
XML is already chosen
Press Convert. There is nothing else to set. The work happens in this tab.
Download
Save the XML, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.
Why ToAny
Private by construction
The ODS to XML 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 XML: what to expect
ODS is not what most colleagues or import tools expect. XML is what many feeds, enterprise systems and older integrations require. ODS is at home in spreadsheets in open-source office suites; XML is the usual choice for document-like data, feeds and enterprise systems.
The first row is read as column names, and every row after it becomes one <row> element, keyed by those names. A header such as address.city is turned back into a nested address with a city. A workbook with a single sheet becomes a plain list; one with several sheets becomes an object keyed by sheet name. Formulas come across as the values they last calculated, and formatting such as colours and column widths is not carried over.
ODS vs XML
XML
XML data
XML wraps data in nested tags with attributes. It is verbose but strict, and remains the basis of RSS feeds, SVG, Office documents and many enterprise interfaces. Its attributes and mixed content have no exact equivalent in JSON.
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XML converter| ODSOpenDocument spreadsheet | XMLXML data | |
|---|---|---|
| Stands for | OpenDocument Spreadsheet | Extensible Markup Language |
| Type | Spreadsheet workbook | Structured data (text) |
| Compression | ZIP container of XML | None |
| Introduced | 2005, by OASIS | 1998, by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) |
| Opens in | LibreOffice Calc, OpenOffice, Google Sheets, recent Excel | Any text editor or browser |
| Best for | Spreadsheets in open-source office suites | Document-like data, feeds and enterprise systems |
| File extension | .ods | .xml |
Questions
Are my spreadsheets uploaded anywhere?
No. The ODS to XML 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 XML?
The values are kept. Anything XML 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 XML 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 XML. 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.