ODM Converter

Convert ODM files online for free

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How to convert your ODM file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your ODM file.
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Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert ODM to another file type

The converter easily converts your ODM file to various formats - free and online. No Media Player or extra software needed.

ODM to PDF

Convert a file to ODM

The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other Text formats to ODM with high quality output.

About ODM files

The .ODM extension is shared by two distinct formats, often causing confusion. The most common (approx. 60%) is the OverDrive Media file, a small XML-based "ticket" generated by digital libraries. It does not contain actual audio data; instead, it instructs the OverDrive Media Console to download protected audiobooks (usually MP3 or WMA) to your device. Users are often frustrated to find they cannot play this 2KB file in VLC or iTunes, or convert it directly to audio, because the source media resides on a remote server protected by DRM.

The second common use (approx. 30%) is the OpenDocument Master document. This is a text file used by LibreOffice Writer and OpenOffice to organize massive projects - like books or theses - by linking multiple sub-documents (refereced .ODT files) into a single global structure. While great for drafting, sending a Master document to a colleague is a headache; if the linked sub-files aren't included or paths change, the document breaks.

Best Conversion Targets:

For OverDrive files: The file itself cannot be converted to audio. You must use the official app to download the media, then look into converting the resulting WMA files if format shifting is required for personal archiving.
For OpenDocument Master files: Convert to PDF to freeze the layout and links for printing, or DOCX if you need to collaborate with Microsoft Word users who cannot parse the master-subdocument relationship.

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Users also converted ODMZ, ODT, PDF, OCDF, PAC, ZED and MP3 files.

FAQ

If you want to convert ODM file to MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF, OPUS, ALAC or APE, you can use OverDrive Media Console or similar software from the "Audiobook Download Ticket" 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 Media Console or another comparable tool in the "Audiobook Download Ticket" category.

The ODM 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 ODM converter.