What is an ODP file?
OpenDocument Presentation
- Developed By
- OASIS / ISO/IEC
- Initial Release
- 2005
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation
The ODP (OpenDocument Presentation) format is a strictly defined XML-based file format for presentations, standardized by OASIS and ratified as ISO/IEC 26300. It utilizes a ZIP-compressed container structure similar to a JAR file, holding separate XML components (content.xml, styles.xml, meta.xml, settings.xml) alongside directories for images and thumbnails. This architecture ensures platform independence and long-term archival accessibility, serving as the default format for LibreOffice Impress and OpenOffice Impress.
How to open an ODP file
The format is natively supported by open-source suites such as LibreOffice, Apache OpenOffice, and Calligra Stage. Microsoft PowerPoint (2007 SP2 and later) provides native read/write support for ODP, though some complex animations or specific OpenDocument features may not render identically to the source. Google Slides also supports ODP import.