# jodconverter/jodconverter

JODConverter automates document conversions using LibreOffice or Apache OpenOffice.

Repository: https://github.com/jodconverter/jodconverter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jodconverter
Homepage: https://jodconverter.github.io/jodconverter/
Language: Java
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: java, converter, openoffice, libreoffice
Last push: 2025-08-21T21:27:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 48/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 38, release rhythm 32, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3586, "days_push": 377, "days_rel": 377, "gap_med": 48.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1594, forks 299 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:08.940488+00:00)

## What it is
JODConverter is a Java library that automates document conversions between office formats (e.g., docx, odt, xlsx, pdf) by driving LibreOffice or Apache OpenOffice. It can be embedded in Java applications or run as a web service/CLI to convert documents server-side.

## Use cases
- convert docx to pdf in a java application
- batch convert office documents to pdf on a server
- convert spreadsheets and presentations to pdf programmatically
- build a document conversion microservice
- convert odt files to docx
- automate office document format conversion in a web app

## When to choose
- you need reliable server-side conversion between office formats and pdf in a JVM application
- you can install LibreOffice or OpenOffice on the host machine
- you want a mature, well-maintained Java library with local and remote conversion options

## When to avoid
- you need pure-Java conversion without external office software dependencies
- you are not on the JVM and don't want to run a Java service
- you only need simple text extraction rather than faithful format conversion

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: pdf, file-system, developer-tools
- domain: files, pdf, developer-tools
- platform: jvm, cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: document-conversion, libreoffice, openoffice, office-formats, java-library, automation

## Member repositories
- jodconverter/jodconverter (main) score 48

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:08.940488+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:54:12.093717+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jodconverter/jodconverter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:08.940488+00:00, sha 2837e99b0c83)
  - homepage: https://jodconverter.github.io/jodconverter/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:24:56.538810+00:00, sha 36c6c3c2e4f9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.