Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your ODB file.
You'll see a preview.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.
Convert ODB to another file type
The converter easily converts your ODB databases to various formats - free and online. No LibreOffice Base or or other Database software needed.
ODB to PDF
ODB to CSV
ODB to STC
ODB to DOTX
ODB to XLSX
ODB to XLC
ODB to PXL
ODB to DOC
ODB to FODT
ODB to WPT
ODB to TAB
ODB to RTF
Convert a file to ODB
The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "OpenDocument Relational Database" formats to ODB without using software like LibreOffice Base or a similar tool.
WMF to ODB
SXI to ODB
RTD to ODB
FH9 to ODB
WN to ODB
UOP to ODB
GIF to ODB
PPSX to ODB
POTM to ODB
OTM to ODB
XLTM to ODB
FH7 to ODB
About ODB files
The .ODB file extension most commonly represents an OpenDocument Database file. This format is the native database standard for LibreOffice Base and Apache OpenOffice Base. It stores relational database components including tables, queries, forms, and reports. Technically, an .ODB file is a compressed ZIP container holding XML files and an embedded database engine like HSQLDB or Firebird. Alternatively, some .ODB files are Abaqus Output Databases used by Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA for finite element analysis, or layout databases for Cadence Virtuoso. While .ODB files are useful for basic local database management, they have major disadvantages. The embedded database architecture is notorious for data corruption if the host application crashes. Furthermore, .ODB files are completely unreadable in web browsers and difficult to share with users who lack specific desktop office suites. Microsoft Access does not open them natively, locking your data into the open-source ecosystem. To overcome these limitations, extracting your data is the pragmatic choice. To migrate to robust database servers like MySQL, convert the schema to SQL. For web compatibility and spreadsheet analysis, convert tables to CSV or JSON. For archiving forms and reports, convert to .PDF/A. Drag and drop your file to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software on convert.guru.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your ODB file.
If you want to convert ODB file to MDB, SQL, ACCESS, DB, SQLITE, SQLITE3, ACCDB, DBF, FDB or GDB, you can use LibreOffice Base or similar software from the "Relational Database Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert NDF, SQLITE3, BAK, RDB, SQL, DB4, MDF, MDB, LDF, DB, DB3 or SQLITE files to ODB, try LibreOffice Base or another comparable tool in the "Relational Database Storage" category.
The ODB Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our ODB converter.