Open file format

An open file format or open format is a file format for storing digital data,Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) v1.0 – OASIS Standard, 1 May 2005 defined by a openly published specification usually maintained by a standards organization, and which can be used and implemented by anyone. Open file format spesification is licensed with open license. For example, an open format can be implemented by both proprietary and open-source software. In contrast to open file formats, closed file formats are considered trade secrets. However, the actual image used by an open file format may still be copyrighted or trademarked.

 Examples of open file formats 
 PNG, a raster image format standardized by ISO/IEC
 SVG, a vector image format
 OpenDocument, a document format

 Related pages 
 Open protocol
 Open standard
 Open software
 Openness

 References 

 Other websites 

 OpenFormats

Category:Computer file formats