KOffice/File Formats/KOffice 1.6 File Formats

Which file formats are supported by KOffice?

Many KOffice applications support the filter architecture (i.e.: they are able to use filters for file conversion.) The filters are not perfect and some not even done. The status of the current filters is listed below, sorted per application.

Note: this document is about the KOffice 1.6 branch.

Generic (for all KOffice applications)

From/To	Notes	Import	Export
XSLT		*	**

KWord

From/To	Notes	Import	Export
AbiWord		***	***
AmiPro	Lotus word processor	***	***
Applix Word		**	-
DocBook	SGML DocBook only	-	?
HTML	HTML 4.01 / XHTML 1.0	*	***
LaTeX		*	**
MS Write		***	***
OpenOffice.org Writer		***	**
PDF	Portable Document Format	***	Yes PDF export (see below)
Palmdoc	Palm documents	*****	*****
Plain text		*****	*****
RTF	Rich Text Format	***	***
StarWriter	Contacts: Ariya Hidayat, Marco Zanon	*	-
WML	Wireless markup language	***	***
WordPerfect	WP 5.x and WP 6/7/8 documents, text only	***	**

KSpread

From/To	Notes	Import	Export
Applix Spreadsheet		**	-
CSV	Comma Separated Values	*****	*****
Gnumeric	Part of GNOME Office	***	**
HTML		-	**
LaTeX		-	*
OpenOffice.org Calc	Contact: nandres	**	*
Quattro Pro		**	-
dBase	dBase 3 only	**	-

KPresenter

From/To	Notes	Import	Export
KWord		-	*****
Magicpoint	Contact: Lukas Tinkl	****	-
OpenOffice.org Impress		****	**

Karbon 14

From/To	Notes	Import	Export
Adobe Illustrator		*	-
Applix Graphics		+	-
EPS	Encapsulated PostScript	*	*
Kontour		*	-
LaTeX		-	+
MSOD	Microsoft Office Drawing	*	-
OpenOffice.org Draw		*	-
PNG		-	*
SVG	Scalable Vector Graphics (W3C)	***	**
WMF	Windows MetaFile	*	*
Xfig		+	-

Krita

Krita can use ImageMagick for importing and exporting images. This means that, in addition to the file formats listed below, Krita can work with all images that your installation of ImageMagick supports. This includes all common image file formats, including the native formats of Photoshop and the Gimp.

More information on file formats supported by ImageMagick.

From/To	Notes	Import	Export
Gimp (XCF)	Native file format of the Gimp	+	+
JPEG		****	****
OpenEXR	OpenEXR is a high dynamic-range (HDR) format developed by Industrial Light & Magic	****	****
PDF	Portable Document Format	***	Yes (see below)
PNG	Portable Network Graphics	****	****
RAW		*	-
TIFF		*****

KChart

From/To	Notes	Import	Export
PNG	Portable Network Graphics (most graphics programs)	-	****
SVG	Scalable Vector Graphics (W3C)	-	****
Text	Text file (e.g. CSV or tab-delimited)	****	-

Kexi

From/To	Notes	Import	Export
Microsoft Access (MDB)	Available as a separate plugin	***	-
Text	Text file (e.g. CSV or tab-delimited)	***	****

Key

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An author has volunteered to work on the filter, although the code does not actually exist yet, or is at a very early stage of development.

*****	--	The filter is stable and works well.
****	--	The filter generally works well.
***	--	The filter generally works well, however some features might be missing or might not work correctly yet.
**	--	The filter generally works although it is not finished, and it may suffer from some instability.
*	--	Work has begun on the filter although the code is still at an early stage of development, and does not work properly.
?	--	The status of this filter is unknown, as its development has been abandoned.

PDF Export

All KOffice applications can export (create) PDF files. The process for exporting to PDF is the same as in most other KDE applications:

• Select File->Print from the menu;

• In the Printer Name box, choose the Print to File (PDF) option (illustrated below);

• Enter a file name in the Output File box (or use the button on the right of the Output File field for a standard file window;
• Click Print.

Joining the developers

There are many filters that we would like and many filters that need improvement, although sadly we do not have enough developers working on KOffice.

Would you like to join the development team and help us?

Please contact us if you are interested in helping.