Convert OverDrive and OpenDocument files (ODM) online for free
The converter easily converts your ODM files to various formats - free and online. No OverDrive or or other Data software needed.
To convert other file formats to the "Media Shortcut or Master" file type, you need software like OverDrive or a similar tool.
The .ODM file extension primarily represents an OverDrive Media Download file or an OpenDocument Master Document. An OverDrive .ODM file is a tiny XML shortcut used by the OverDrive app to authorize and download DRM-protected audiobooks or e-books from public libraries. Conversely, an OpenDocument Master Document is a ZIP-compressed container used by Apache OpenOffice and LibreOffice to manage massive text projects, like books or thesis papers, by linking multiple individual ODT sub-documents together.
Both formats have severe, real-world limitations. The OverDrive .ODM file is extremely frustrating because it contains no actual media - it is just a lightweight download ticket. You cannot simply convert an OverDrive .ODM to MP3 or EPUB; you must first open it in the legacy OverDrive Media Console to fetch the heavily DRM-restricted files. Meanwhile, OpenDocument Master files are notoriously fragile. Because they rely on absolute or relative file paths to link sub-documents, simply moving the .ODM file to another folder or emailing it to a colleague will instantly break the entire document.
To solve these problems, conversion or export is essential. For OpenDocument Master files, it is best to export the compiled document to PDF for archiving and sharing, or DOCX for collaborative editing in Microsoft Word. If you have a broken OverDrive download file, your most pragmatic workaround is to use the modern Libby app. Drag and drop your .ODM file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software on convert.guru.
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If you want to convert ODM file to MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF, OPUS, ALAC or APE, you can use OverDrive or similar software from the "Media Shortcut or Master Document" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to ODM, try OverDrive or another comparable tool in the "Media Shortcut or Master Document" category.
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 ODM converter.