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open file format wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 specific definitions toggle specific definitions subsection 1 1 uk government 1 2 us government 1 3 state of minnesota 1 4 commonwealth of massachusetts 1 5 sun microsystems 1 6 the linux information project 2 examples of open formats 3 see also 4 references 5 external links toggle the table of contents open file format 28 languages العربية asturianu català čeština dansk deutsch español eesti euskara فارسی suomi français italiano 日本語 한국어 bahasa melayu polski português русский simple english slovenčina svenska தமிழ் тоҷикӣ türkçe українська vèneto 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia published specification for storing digital data open format redirects here for the competition format used in sport tournaments see open sport not to be confused with open data this article is in list format but may read better as prose you can help by converting this article if appropriate editing help is available october 2024 an open file format is a file format for storing digital data 1 2 defined by an openly published specification usually maintained by a standards organization and which can be used and implemented by anyone an open file format is licensed with an open license 3 4 failed verification contradictory for example an open format can be implemented by both proprietary and free and open source software using the typical software licenses used by each in contrast to open file formats closed file formats are considered trade secrets depending on the definition the specification of an open format may require a fee to access or very rarely contain other restrictions 5 the range of meanings is similar to that of the term open standard specific definitions edit uk government edit in 2012 the uk government created the policy open standards principles stating that the open standards principles apply to every aspect of government it and that government technology must remain open to everyone 6 they have seven principles for selecting open standards for use in government following these principals many open formats were adopted notably open document format odf the seven principles for selecting open standards for use in the uk government are open standards must meet user needs open standards must give suppliers equal access to government contracts open standards must support flexibility and change open standards must support sustainable cost select open standards using well informed decisions select open standards using fair and transparent processes specify and implement open standards using fair and transparent processes 6 us government edit within the framework of open government initiative the federal government of the united states adopted the open government directive according to which an open format is one that is platform independent machine readable and made available to the public without restrictions that would impede the re use of that information 7 state of minnesota edit the state of minnesota defines the criteria for open xml based file formats as follows 8 the format is interoperable among diverse internal and external platforms and applications the format is fully published and available royalty free the format is implemented by multiple vendors the format is controlled by an open industry organization with a well defined inclusive process for evolution of the standard commonwealth of massachusetts edit the commonwealth of massachusetts defines open formats as specifications for data file formats that are based on an underlying open standard developed by an open community affirmed and maintained by a standards body and are fully documented and publicly available 9 the enterprise technical reference model etrm classifies four formats as open formats oasis open document format for office applications opendocument v 1 1 ecma 376 office open xml formats open xml hypertext document format v 4 01 plain text format sun microsystems edit sun microsystems defined the criteria for open formats as follows 1 the format is based on an underlying open standard the format is developed through a publicly visible community driven process the format is affirmed and maintained by a vendor independent standards organization the format is fully documented and publicly available the format does not contain proprietary extensions the linux information project edit according to the linux information project the term open format should refer to any format that is published for anyone to read and study but which may or may not be encumbered by patents copyrights or other restrictions on use 5 as opposed to a free format which is not encumbered by any copyrights patents trademarks or other restrictions examples of open formats edit main article list of open file formats open formats in the royalty free and free access sense include 5 png a raster image format originally standardized by iso iec and as an informational ietf rfc but from june 24 2025 by w3c flac lossless audio codec webm a video audio container format html is the main markup language for creating web pages and other information that can be displayed in a web browser gzip for compression css style sheet format usually used with x html standardized by w3c the following formats are open royalty free with a one time fee on the standard office open xml the ecma version is downloadable for no charge but the newer iso versions require a fee opendocument as adopted by the uk government in 2012 to meet their open standards principles for government technology to remain open to everyone c language royalty free but iso standard requires a fee drafts available for no charge pdf an iso standardized file format for reliable document exchange across platforms see also edit free and open source software portal open standard open source openness embrace extend and extinguish list of open source codecs open educational resources open system free content network effect proprietary file format vendor lock in references edit a b open document format for office applications opendocument v1 0 oasis standard 1 may 2005 open format definition techterms com retrieved 24 march 2022 open format definition open definition defining open in open data open content and open knowledge opendefinition org retrieved 24 march 2022 open format open data handbook a b c free file format definition linfo org retrieved 11 february 2007 a b open standards principles gov uk 5 april 2018 retrieved 10 september 2021 text was copied from this source which is available under an open government licence v3 0 crown copyright orszag peter r 8 december 2009 open government directive the white house updegrove andy 6 february 2007 meanwhile deep down in texas an open format bill is filed consortiuminfo org retrieved 23 november 2023 major revision of massachusetts enterprise technical reference model etrm robin cover editor 3 july 2007 cover pages external links edit wikiversity has learning resources about open file format wikibooks has a book on the topic of foss open standards openformats practical advice for using free formats from ubuntu community documentation study on the economic impact of open source software on innovation and the competitiveness of the information and communication technologies ict sector in the eu 2006 eu report in favor of adopting open source software free file format definition definition of free cultural works v t e computer files types binary file text file data file file format list of file formats list of file signatures magic number open file formats proprietary file formats metafile sidecar file sparse file swap file system file temporary file zero byte file properties filename 8 3 filename long filename filename mangling filename extension list of filename extensions file attribute extended file attributes file size hidden file hidden directory organisation directory folder ntfs links temporary folder directory structure file system filesystem hierarchy standard grid file system semantic file system path operations open close read write linking file descriptor hard link shortcut alias shadow symbolic link management backup file comparison file copying data compression file manager comparison of file managers file system fragmentation file system permissions file transfer file sharing file synchronization file verification retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title open_file_format oldid 1343887357 categories open file formats computer file formats open standards hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata articles needing cleanup from october 2024 all pages needing cleanup articles with sections that need to be turned into prose from october 2024 use dmy dates from january 2024 all articles with failed verification articles with failed verification from april 2024 all self contradictory articles self contradictory articles from march 2024 this page was last edited on 17 march 2026 at 00 30 utc text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc a non 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