Why convert ODG to PNG?
ODG is a vector drawing format supported only by LibreOffice and OpenOffice; .png opens in every browser, email client and image viewer without any software to install. People also convert to embed a diagram as a flat image in a presentation or document.
How to convert ODG to PNG
LibreOffice Draw FREE
Open the .odg file, go to File > Export As > Export As Image, and select PNG. Set the DPI in the export dialog - 96 DPI for screen, 150-300 DPI for documents or print.
OpenOffice.org Draw FREE
Open the .odg and use File > Export As Image, then choose PNG. LibreOffice is the more actively maintained option.
Programs that convert ODG
About these formats
.ODG
OpenDocument Graphics (Drawing)
An ODG file is a vector drawing created by LibreOffice Draw or Apache OpenOffice Draw - the open-source equivalent of a simple Visio or Illustrator file. Open it for free with LibreOffice…
Open .ODG details →
.PNG
Portable Network Graphics
A PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is a lossless raster image format. Every modern OS, browser, and image app opens PNGs natively - just double-click. The most common questions are not about…
Open .PNG details →Quality & what to watch
- This is a vector-to-raster conversion - quality depends on the DPI you set at export time; the default 96 DPI will look blurry if printed or enlarged.
- Transparency is preserved: if the ODG has no filled page background, LibreOffice exports a PNG with a transparent alpha channel.
- Embedded raster images in the ODG are re-rasterized; exporting at a lower DPI than the original images will downsample them.
