ODT to PDF

Convert an OpenDocument text file to PDF with its fonts, tables and layout intact. Nothing reflowed, nothing running off the edge.

  • Keeps your layout
  • Works on any device
  • Deleted after processing
  • Formatting intact
  • From LibreOffice or OpenOffice
  • A4, Letter or Legal
  • Fonts embedded in the PDF

.odt

Upload an OpenDocument text document to turn it into a PDF

.odt · your file is deleted as soon as the PDF is built

Drag & drop file here

or choose a file from your device

Everything ODT to PDF can do

Convert an OpenDocument text document to PDF with its layout intact.

Accurate conversion

  • .odt converted with full support for the format
  • Embedded fonts used, so type sets the way you saved it
  • Styles inherited through numbering resolve as written
  • Floating shapes keep the position the document gave them
  • Charts drawn by the office engine rather than re-implemented

Layout that holds

  • Table borders resolved the way the document defines them
  • Right-to-left runs set in the correct direction
  • Pictures sit at the size and place the document set
  • Nothing is reflowed: the page you wrote is the page you get

The page you choose

  • Page size: the document's own, A4, Letter, Legal or A3
  • Portrait, landscape, or whatever the document already set
  • Wide, Normal, Narrow or no margins at all
  • Written into the document's own page layout before it renders

The finished PDF

  • One PDF, named after your .odt
  • Shown page by page in the browser before you download
  • The page count stated with your finished document
  • Compress, merge or edit the result from the same screen

How it works

ODT to PDF in three steps

Upload your document

Drag an .odt onto the panel, or click it to pick one. Your file is deleted as soon as the PDF is built.

Check the page setup

Fonts, tables and page breaks come across as written. Page size, orientation and margins can be changed before you convert.

Download your PDF

A PDF anyone can open, with the layout you wrote.

Step by step

ODT to PDF: a visual walkthrough

The OpenDocument text format, converted exactly as it was written.

  1. Upload your document

    Drag an .odt onto the panel, or click it to pick one. Your file is deleted as soon as the PDF is built.

    The ODT to PDF upload panel
  2. Check the page setup

    Fonts, tables and page breaks come across as written. Page size, orientation and margins can be changed before you convert.

    The ODT to PDF page setup screen
  3. Download your PDF

    A PDF anyone can open, with the layout you wrote.

    The ODT to PDF result screen with the finished PDF ready to download

Frequently asked questions about ODT to PDF

How do I convert an ODT file to PDF?

Choose your .odt file, change the paper size, orientation or margins if you want something other than the document's own, and press Create PDF. The PDF is made on our server, so there is nothing to install.

Will my formatting survive?

Yes. Fonts, tables, headers and page breaks come across as they are in the document.

Will the fonts look the same?

Usually. Fonts are embedded in the PDF, so it looks the same on every device. If your document uses a font our converter does not have, a close substitute is used; for Arial, Times New Roman, Calibri and Cambria that substitute has the same letter widths, so lines still break in the same places.

Can I change the page size, orientation or margins?

Yes. Paper can be A4, Letter, Legal or A3, in portrait or landscape, with wide, normal, narrow or no margins. Leave the defaults and the document keeps the page setup it was written with.

What happens to a table that is wider than the page?

It keeps the width it was given in the document. Tables made in LibreOffice or OpenOffice normally fit the text area and come across unchanged; if one was set wider than the page, choose landscape or narrower margins to give it room.

Can I convert several files at once?

One at a time here. To convert many in one go, put them in a .zip and use ZIP to PDF, which can merge them into one PDF or return a separate PDF for each.

Can I convert a password-protected file?

No. A document that needs a password to open cannot be converted. Open it in LibreOffice, save a copy without the password, and convert that.

Which files can I upload?

.odt files. For a .docx file, use Word to PDF.

Is it free?

Yes. Every tool works without paying and without an account. Files can be up to 200 pages and 80 MB, and a run that fails costs you nothing.

Do I need to create an account?

No. All tools work without signing in. An account raises your hourly allowance and lets you see what you have processed.

What happens to my file?

Your file stays on our server only for a short time while it is processed, then it is deleted. It is sent over an encrypted connection. We keep a record that the tool was used, but not the file name or what is in the file.

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