Open a Word or LibreOffice document without the software
The document shows up here, in your browser.
Drop your .docx or .odt here
or click to browse
.docx and .odt files · no size limit
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How it works
A .docx file is actually an archive containing tagged text. The tool opens it, reads the document’s content and displays it here again: headings, paragraphs, bold, italics, lists, tables, links and images.
A LibreOffice .odt is built the same way, an archive and tagged text, with a different vocabulary. It’s read by the same route and gives the same result. .ott templates open too.
What the display carries over and what it leaves out
Carried over: the text structure, heading levels, bold, italics, underline, lists, tables, images and links.
Left out: the exact layout, original fonts, columns, headers and footers, footnotes, comments and tracked changes. It’s a faithful reading of the content, not a faithful reproduction of the printed page. A tool claiming otherwise in a browser would be exaggerating.
Frequently asked questions
Is my document sent anywhere? No. You can check for yourself in thirty seconds: here is how.
Can I edit the document? No, this tool is for reading. You can copy the text shown, or get it as a text file, to work on it elsewhere.
What about old .doc files? No. The pre-2007 .doc is a closed binary format, unrelated to .docx. It has to be converted to .docx or .odt in software that can open it.
What about LibreOffice .odt files? Yes. An .odt is built like a .docx, an archive and XML, with a different vocabulary. .ott templates open too.
A password-protected document? It can’t be opened; its content is encrypted. The tool tells you so.
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