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This page describes the Libraries that make up the Document Liberation Project, including detailed information about supported/proposed file formats.
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- Follow the syntax of the tables below
- If you have questions, ask on DLP/IRC
Infrastructure Libraries
| Library Name | Purpose | Level of support | Bugtracker | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| librevenge | A base for all the other libraries, providing basic interfaces and types. Also contains generators for several simple formats: plain text, HTML, SVG, CSV. | Currently exists as part of the libwpd project |
Export Libraries
These libraries are also known as generators.
| Library Name | Purpose | Level of support | Bugtracker | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| libodfgen | ODF export | Currently exists as part of the libwpd project | ||
| libepubgen | EPUB export | |||
| librvngabw | AbiWord export |
Import Libraries
Please keep the rows in this table sorted by Library Name -> Format Family -> File Format
| Library Name | Format Family | File Format | File extensions | Level of support | Bugtracker | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libabw | AbiWord | .abw, .zabw | import | bug tracker | ||
| libcdr | CorelDRAW | .cdr, .cmx | import | bug tracker | ||
| libe-book
Various reflowable e-book formats |
EPUB | .epub | import (in progress) | bug tracker | EPUB
| |
| eReader | .pdb | import | ||||
| FictionBook v2 | .fb2, .fb2.zip | import | format homepage | |||
| Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS) | Open eBook (OEB) | .opf | import (in progress) | Open eBook
format superseded by EPUB | ||
| PalmDoc | .pdb | import | ||||
| Plucker | .pdb | import | technical format details | |||
| QiOO | import | mobile format for cellphones w/java | ||||
| TCR | .tcr | import | simple compressed text format | |||
| TealDoc | .pdb | import | technical format details | |||
| zTXT | .pdb | import | technical format details | |||
| ZVR | .zvr | import | simple compressed text format | |||
| libetonyek | iWork | Apple Keynote | .key | import (v2-v6) | bug tracker | |
| Apple Pages | .pages | import (v1-v4) | ||||
| Apple Numbers | .numbers | import (v1-v2) | ||||
| libfreehand | Aldus/Macromedia/Adobe FreeHand | import | bug tracker | |||
| libmspub | Microsoft Office | Microsoft Publisher | .pub | import | bug tracker | |
| libmwaw | Many legacy Mac document formats | import | bug tracker | list of supported formats | ||
| libpagemaker | Adobe PageMaker | .pmd, .pm3, .pm4, .pm5, .pm6, .p65 | import (v6-v7) | bug tracker | ||
| libqxp | QuarkXPress | .qxd, .qxt | import (3.1-4.1) | bug tracker | ||
| libstaroffice | StarOffice | .sda, .sdc, .sdd, .sdw | import | bug tracker | the conversion of .sdw files is very basic | |
| libvisio | Microsoft Office | Microsoft Visio | .vsd, .vsdx | import, VSS (stencils) missing | bug tracker | See Wikipedia for an extensive list of formats/extensions. technical format details about VSDX format
|
| libwpd | Corel WordPerfect | Corel WordPerfect | .wpd, ? | import | bug tracker | |
| libwpg | Corel WordPerfect Graphics | .wpg | import | bug tracker | ||
| libwps | Microsoft Works | Microsoft Works Word Processor | .wps | import | bug tracker | |
| Microsoft Works Spreadsheet | .wks | import | ||||
| Microsoft Works Database | .wdb | import | ||||
| Lotus | Lotus Spreadsheet | .wk1, .wk3, .wk4, .123 | import | |||
| Quattro Pro | Quattro Pro Spreadsheet | .wq1, .wq2 | import (DOS version) | very minimalist | ||
| Microsoft Write | .wri | import | ||||
| libzmf | Zoner Callisto/Draw | .zmf | import (4-5) | bug tracker | ||
| Library Name | Format Family | File Format | File extensions | Level of support | Bugtracker | Notes |
Proposed formats
| Format family | File format | File extensions | Type of support | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StarOffice binary formats | StarDraw Graphics | .sdg | import | Deprecated from LibreOffice. Probably easier idea than to writing import filters: Integrate an online converter / webservice in LibreOffice running an older version of OpenOffice.org 2.x (later versions of LO already didn't support .sd* properly) on a server that does the conversion. See OOOConv. |
| StarWriter Global/Master Document | .sgl | import | ||
| StarOffice Template | .vor | import | ||
| Software602 | 602Text | .wpd | import | Wikipedia article (czech).
(Comment: I think this file format is already supported by LibreOffice,
isn't it? GerryT (talk) |
| 602Tab | .wls | import | ||
| Adobe PageMaker | Adobe Pagemaker Library Palette | .pal | import | |
| Adobe Pagemaker Template | .pt3, .pt4 | import | ||
| Serif PagePlus | import | |||
| Apple iBooks | iBook Format (IBA) | .ibooks | import | Based on EPUB, but with proprietary extensions |
| OmniGraffle | .graffle | import | see request at ask (Wikipedia article) macOS only application - OmniGraffle 5 is downloadable at http://www.omnigroup.com/omnigraffle/ version 6 from the Appstore | |
| Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Illustrator Artwork
|
.ai | import/embed | Inkscape supports Adobe Illustrator files (two different filters "9.0 and newer" and "8.0 and older"). According to Inkscape developer prodoukine, there is no reverse engineering necessary, since older AI formats are based on AI/PS and newer on AI/PDF. (tdf#53309) |
| Hangul Word Processor | .hwp | import | Regarding to Wikipedia, the spec for the old formats are open now, but sadly in Korean. Comment: I think this file format is already supported by LibreOffice, isn't it? GerryT (talk)
| |
| Microsoft Access | .mdb | import | Microsoft Access database format. Kexi in the Calligra Suite already includes an import filter. There is already http://mdbtools.sourceforge.net/ . --Dtardon (talk) | |
| LibreOffice Base | .odb | import | LibreOffice Base's proprietary format. Please note, it's not a part of ODF because it depends on HyperSQL's format. There's nothing wrong in that as IMHO databases/database apps are not documents and cannot be reasonably expressed in compressed XML. But furthermore, ODB isn't readable using non-Java software at all. There's effort within the Kexi Project (using my time and Google's money): Add support for importing tables and data from LibreOffice Base, that's it. I would be happy to make it useful for everyone though C++ interfaces (so not only for Kexi). --Jstaniek (talk) 2014-06-07T23:09:29 (UTC) | |
| Kexi | .kexi | full access | Kexi's native database apps format. Files are SQLite files with metadata, server apps are stored as MySQL/PostgreSQL databases mith the same metadata. C++ API will be available after the Predicate framework stabilizes. --Jstaniek (talk) 2014-06-07T23:09 (UTC) | |
| SmartDraw
|
SmartDraw Document | .sdr | import | SmartDraw is a powerful visual processor calling itself the best competition to MS Visio. It works with a native proprietary file format and is only available for MS Windows platform. Currently there is also a web version called SmartDraw Cloud.
|
| Envoy_(WordPerfect)
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Envoy Document | .evy | import | Envoy was a proprietary type of portable document used by Wordperfect and competence of Adobe PDF in the early 90's. This format was discontinued without any official support.
Iseler user page contains trivial information about this format and a small set of samples. |
| SoftMaker_Office
|
TextMaker Document | .tmd | import | SoftMaker Office is a long-term office software that provides a word processor (TextMaker), a spreadsheet (PlanMaker) and presentation program (Presentations) as basic applications. SoftMaker Office uses its own native file format as well as offering the possibility to embed it inside a PDF document. |
| PlanMaker Documents | .pmdx | import | ||
| Presentations Documents | .prd | import | ||
| Corel Print House | .cpd | import | Corel Print House is a desktop publishing application for the home user. |
How to analyse file format
To analyse binary file format, the OLE Toy python tool could be used. It support following formats:
- PUB (Microsoft Publisher ver 98/2k and 2002 to 2010)
- VSD, VSS (Microsoft Visio, ver 1-11)
- DOC (Microsoft Word)
- XLS (Microsoft Excel)
- PPT (Microsoft PowerPoint)
- MDB (Microsoft Access)
- VBA (Microsoft Office)
- RTF (Microsoft Office)
- CLP (Microsoft clipboard)
- FH (Macromedia Freehand ver.7 to 11)
- QPW (QuattroPro spreadsheets)
- SVM (StarOffice)
- PPP (old PagePlus files, BIPU support)
- CDR (CorelDRAW ver. 3 to 16)
- WLD (CorelDRAW ver. 1 and 2)
- CMX (CorelDRAW)
- CPL (CorelDRAW palette)
- CDW ("Kompas" unknown version, files were picked on Inet)
- ABR/GRD (Adobe brushes and gradients)
- ICC (colour profiles)
- WMF, EMF, EMF+ (Windows Metafile)
- REX, RX2 (Propellerheads ReCycle)
- XML
- CDX (CambridgeSoft ChemDraw, BIPU support)
- LRF (Sony BroadBand EBook, also known as BBeB)
- PDB (various Palm-based e-book formats, currently eReader, Plucker, PalmDoc, TealDoc, zTXT, iSilo ver. 1 to 3 and TomeRaider3. iSilo and TomeRaider3 only shows basic structure, because the format is not known.)
- WPD (Software602 602Text; this format has nothing in common with WordPerfect.)
- IMP (SoftBook e-book)
- ZMF (Zoner Callisto, also known as Zoner Draw)
- ZBR (Zoner Zebra)
- BMI (Zoner Bitmap)
- IWA (Apple iWork '13. This format is used by Keynote 6, Pages 5 and Numbers 3, with a big chunk of the internals shared among all three applications. Support for Numbers is BIPU.)
- WLS (Software602 602Tab, aka MagicTab)
- TC6, GC6 (Software602 C602)
- PLIST (Apple property list)
- 602 (Software602 T602)
To analyse Office Open XML (OOXML) formats (like: .docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .vsdx) the Chromium/Chrome extension could be used. It automatically decompress xml, and allow editing XML/zip files.