odt2txt: OpenDocument to Text Converter Don't put anything here Don't put anything here Don't put anything here Page Content Don't put anything here Page Name (for URL) Page Title Breadcrumb Text Here is a script to convert OpenDocument files to plain text (formatted using [Markdown](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/) syntax): [odt2txt.py](/projects/python-markdown/odt2txt.php). Like a true paper-writing nerd I keep going back between Open Office and emacs for word processing. Emacs opens files so much faster and I can then [grep](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grep) and [less](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Less_%28Unix%29) those files. On the other hand, with Emacs I find that WYSIWIG editing really makes it easier to plan a paper (is it just the pagination?). With this script, I can not 'less' OpenOffice documents from the command line: odt2txt.py MyPaper.odt | less I still can't use grep, though. Using `odt2txt | less` takes less time then opening a file in Open Office, but it still won't be enough for grepping. I think I would need to set up type kind of caching. Advanced Fields Category 2002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014E. AsiaE. EuropeL's FamilyL's FriendsN. AmericaN. EuropeS. AmericaS. AsiaW. EuropeY & LY's FamilyY's Friends Prototype Redirect Permissions0 Actions Config Markup Module HTML/Meta/Keywords HTML/Meta/Description Save Hook HTML Fields Main Head Body Header Menu Logo Page Content Template Sidebar Footer Tags Allowed for XSSFilter HTTP Fields Cache-Control Expires Guru Fields Templates Translations Fields Edit UI Admin Edit UI A summary of your changes Don't put anything here Edit Summary Don't put anything here save preview cancel