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An .odg is a vector drawing saved by LibreOffice Draw or Apache OpenOffice Draw — scalable lines, shapes and text held in an XML-based OpenDocument package. APNG (Animated PNG) is a raster image format that can play a sequence of frames with full colour and an 8-bit alpha channel on every one. This converter renders your Draw document and writes one APNG per drawing page, each carrying that page as a single still frame. That is worth stating plainly up front, because APNG's headline feature is animation and a page-layout document has none to give it — the sections below explain what that means in practice and where to go if you wanted the pages to move.
ODG Format at a Glance
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Full name | OpenDocument Graphics (Drawing) |
| Standard | OASIS OpenDocument, standardised as ISO/IEC 26300 |
| Current version | ODF 1.3, approved as an OASIS Standard in 2021 |
| Type | Vector — lines, shapes and text, as XML inside a ZIP |
| Pages | One file can hold several drawing pages |
| Created by | LibreOffice Draw, Apache OpenOffice Draw |
| Native browser support | None — browsers cannot render ODG directly |
| Best for | Editable diagrams, flowcharts, posters and technical drawings |
APNG Format at a Glance
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Full name | Animated Portable Network Graphics |
| Standard | Part of PNG Third Edition, a W3C Recommendation published 24 June 2025 |
| Media type | image/apng, alongside image/png for the static form |
| Type | Raster, lossless; can play a sequence of frames |
| Colour and transparency | 24-bit RGB plus an 8-bit alpha channel on every frame |
| Native browser support | 95.94% per caniuse — Chrome 59+, Firefox 3+, Safari 8+, Edge 79+, Opera 46+ |
| Fallback in old viewers | The first frame is shown as an ordinary PNG |
| Best for | Transparent stickers, UI loops and soft-edged logos |
How to Convert ODG to APNG
- Upload Your ODG File: Drag the drawing onto the page or click "+ Add Files". The whole Draw document is read; each page becomes its own APNG.
- Set the Image resolution: This decides how large each rendered page becomes and is the main size lever — keep the original, pick a Preset Resolution, scale by percentage, or type a Width x Height. Because the source is vector, choose a size at or above where the image will actually be displayed.
- Leave the Framerate alone unless you know why: Framerate governs how fast frames advance in an animation. A page rendered as a single frame has no animation to pace, so the setting has nothing to act on here.
- Convert and Download: Click "Convert" and download the result. Files are uploaded over an encrypted connection, processed on our servers, and deleted automatically after a few hours. No sign-up, no watermark.
What the Pipeline Does
A .odg is a page-layout document, not a picture, so it takes the office route rather than an image converter:
| Stage | What runs | What comes out |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Read the drawing | LibreOffice Draw's PDF export filter (draw_pdf_Export) |
A PDF holding the document's own page size and object positions |
| 2. Render | Each PDF page rasterised at 300 DPI, with the alpha channel preserved | One full-colour image per drawing page |
| 3. Write the output | Each render is written under the .apng extension |
One still APNG per page, in page order |
At 300 DPI a US Letter page (8.5 × 11 in) lands near 2550 × 3300 px and A4 near 2481 × 3507 px. If that is larger than you need — and for a sticker or a logo it usually is — set "Image resolution" before converting rather than scaling the result afterwards.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this convert my vector graphics or rasterise them?
It rasterises them. ODG is a vector format while APNG is a raster image, so the drawing is rendered to pixels and written out. The result no longer scales the way the original did, which is why the resolution choice matters: pick a size at or above where the image will be displayed. If the artwork must stay resolution-independent, ODG to SVG keeps the drawing's real vector geometry instead.
Will the output actually animate?
No — each page is written as a single frame, so every viewer shows a still image. That is inherent to the source: an OpenDocument drawing is a static document with no timeline, so there are no frames to sequence. If you want the pages of a multi-page drawing to play one after another, ODG to GIF is the route that assembles them into a real animation, with a frame-rate control that actually applies.
What do I get from a multi-page Draw document?
One APNG per page, numbered in page order and delivered together. Every page is rendered by the office stage, so nothing is skipped and there is no need to split the document first. If you want the pages kept together as pages rather than as separate images, ODG to PDF is the format designed for that.
Will APNG preserve the transparency in my drawing?
It can — APNG stores a full 8-bit alpha channel, and the render stage keeps the alpha rather than flattening it onto a background. The catch is on the ODG side rather than the APNG side: if the Draw page has a background fill set under Page ▸ Page Properties ▸ Background, an area that looks empty on screen is actually an opaque fill and will render that way. Clear the page background in Draw if you want a genuinely transparent canvas.
Why convert to APNG instead of PNG?
Honestly, for a still image there is very little reason. APNG's advantages over PNG are entirely about animation, and a rendered page has none; the extension is the practical difference. Choose APNG when something downstream expects that specific extension, and ODG to PNG otherwise — it is the same lossless picture under the name every tool recognises.
Why convert to APNG instead of GIF?
Colour and transparency, if you have frames to animate. APNG carries full 24-bit colour and 8-bit alpha, so gradients, embedded photographs and soft-edged shapes stay smooth, whereas GIF is capped at 256 colours per frame with 1-bit on/off transparency that leaves a hard fringe around anti-aliased edges. The trade-off on this particular route is that GIF is the one that turns your pages into an animation.
Will my APNG open everywhere?
In 95.94% of browsers, per current caniuse data — Chrome 59+, Firefox 3+, Safari 8+, Edge 79+ and Opera 46+ all support APNG natively, and it is now part of PNG Third Edition as a W3C Recommendation. Viewers without support degrade gracefully: APNG stores its first frame as a standard PNG, so they show a static image rather than an error.
What opens an ODG file in the first place?
ODG is the native drawing format of LibreOffice Draw and Apache OpenOffice Draw, and it also opens in Calligra and Collabora Online. Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape and CorelDRAW do not open .odg directly. If you only have an ODG and want a web-friendly image, this converter and the broader ODG converter hub handle the export without needing Draw installed.
How can I keep the file size down when there is no quality slider?
There isn't one, and that is inherent: APNG is a lossless format with no quantisation stage to tune, so the levers are dimensional rather than qualitative. Reduce "Image resolution" — halving both dimensions quarters the pixel count and is by far the biggest win — and simplify the drawing if it embeds large photographs, which is where a lossless format costs the most. If you want a quality percentage and palette reduction, ODG to GIF exposes both, and compress APNG can shrink a finished file against a target size.
What happens to my files after converting?
Your ODG is uploaded over an encrypted connection and processed on our servers, then deleted automatically after a few hours along with anything it produced. There is no sign-up, no watermark, and files are never shared or made public.