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JODConverter, the Java OpenDocument Converter, converts documents between different office formats.
It leverages OpenOffice.org, which provides arguably the best import/export filters for OpenDocument and Microsoft Office formats available today.

JODConverter automates all conversions supported by OpenOffice.org, including

* Microsoft Office to OpenDocument, and viceversa
o Word to OpenDocument Text (odt); OpenDocument Text (odt) to Word
o Excel to OpenDocument Spreadsheet (ods); OpenDocument Spreadsheet (ods) to Excel
o PowerPoint to OpenDocument Presentation (odp); OpenDocument Presentation (odp) to PowerPoint
* Any format to PDF
o OpenDocument (Text, Spreadsheet, Presentation) to PDF
o Word to PDF; Excel to PDF; PowerPoint to PDF
o RTF to PDF; WordPerfect to PDF; ...
* And more
o OpenDocument Presentation (odp) to Flash; PowerPoint to Flash
o RTF to OpenDocument; WordPerfect to OpenDocument
o Any format to HTML (with limitations)
o Support for OpenOffice.org 1.0 and old StarOffice formats
o ...

JODConverter can be used in many different ways

* As a Java library, embedded in your own Java application
* As a command line tool, possibly invoked from your own scripts
* As a simple web application: upload your input document, select the desired format and download the converted version
* As a web service, invoked from your own application written in your favourite language (.NET, PHP, Python, Ruby, ...)