The tool is designed to extract textual content from a PDF file and save it in the OpenDocument Text format. The result is an ODT file, which is an open standard and can be easily edited in free office suites like LibreOffice or OpenOffice, without being tied to proprietary software.
When this is useful
You work in an organization that has fully switched to free software, and you need to edit a PDF report in LibreOffice Writer. Conversion to ODT will allow you to do this directly, maintaining compatibility with the corporate standard. Another example: you want to archive an important document in a format that guarantees future accessibility. ODT, as an open ISO standard, is ideal for long-term storage.
Step-by-step instructions
- To begin, drag the required PDF document into the designated area on the web page or select it via the file manager.
- Wait for the upload to complete, the progress of which is displayed in the interface.
- If conversion options are available, configure them for your task.
- Click the button to start processing and wait for it to finish.
- Retrieve the final ODT file by clicking the download button.
How to verify the result
Open the resulting ODT document in LibreOffice Writer and carefully compare it with the original PDF. Pay attention to the correctness of paragraph recognition and the presence of all text blocks. If the text looks like a set of disjointed lines, this is a consequence of the internal structure of the source PDF. The tool does not fix such layout artifacts, so manual correction may be required.
Important limitations
The key difference from converting to RTF is that ODT is the default format for LibreOffice and is XML-based, making it more transparent and structured. However, as with RTF, images and complex graphic elements from the PDF will not be included in the final file. The tool focuses exclusively on transferring textual information.