StarOffice binary formats

File Format
Name	StarOffice binary formats
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Document StarOffice binary formats
Extension(s)	.sdw, .sgl, .sdc, .sda, .sdd, .sdp, .sdb, .smf, .sds, .sdm, .sdg, .vor

This article describes the native formats of the StarOffice office suite, approximately versions 3.x to 5.x. They are sometimes called the StarOffice "binary" formats, to distinguish them from OpenOffice.org XML and OpenDocument.

Formats

Format	Refer to	MIME type	Extension	PRONOM
StarWriter (word processing)	SDW	application/vnd.stardivision.writer	.sdw	fmt/812, fmt/813, x-fmt/400
StarWriter, global document	SGL	application/vnd.stardivision.writer-global	.sgl
StarCalc (spreadsheet)	SDC	application/vnd.stardivision.calc	.sdc	fmt/808, fmt/809, x-fmt/359
StarDraw (vector graphics)	SDA	application/vnd.stardivision.draw	.sda (or .sdd?)	fmt/810, fmt/811, x-fmt/401
StarImpress (presentation)	SDD	application/vnd.stardivision.impress	.sdd	fmt/814, fmt/815, x-fmt/360
		application/vnd.stardivision.impress-packed	.sdp
StarBase (database)	SDB		.sdb
StarMath	SMF	application/vnd.stardivision.math	.smf (or .sdf?)
StarChart	SDS	application/vnd.stardivision.chart	.sds
StarMail	SDM	application/vnd.stardivision.mail	.sdm
Gallery	SDG		.sdg + .sdv + .thm
Template	VOR		.vor

Software

• libstaroffice
• StarOffice 6 & 7 free download

Sample files

• https://github.com/fosnola/libstaroffice/tree/master/regression
• dexvert samples — document/starOfficePresentation

Links

• Mime Content Types used in OpenOffice.org1.0 / StarOffice 4.x and later
• Wikipedia: StarOffice