ODT to PICON Converter

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Specialized Output

Convertio supports PICON as an output format — hard to find elsewhere, easy to use here.

Server-Side

All rendering happens on cloud servers. No codecs, plugins, or software downloads needed.

Any Device

Convert ODT to PICON from any device with a browser — desktop, tablet, or phone.

How to convert ODT to PICON

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose picon or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your picon file right afterwards

About formats

ODT (OpenDocument Text) is the word processing format defined by the OpenDocument Format (ODF) standard, developed by the OASIS technical committee and first published as ODF 1.0 on May 1, 2005, later adopted as international standard ISO/IEC 26300. An ODT file is a ZIP archive containing XML documents that describe text content, formatting styles, metadata, and settings using a vendor-neutral, royalty-free specification. The document body resides in content.xml with styling rules in styles.xml, while embedded images, fonts, and other resources are stored alongside in the package. The format supports rich word processing features including paragraph and character styles, tables, footnotes, tracked changes, table of contents generation, bibliography management, mail merge fields, and embedded vector and raster graphics. ODT serves as the native format for LibreOffice Writer, Apache OpenOffice Writer, and Calligra Words, and can be imported by Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and other commercial tools. One advantage is vendor independence — ODT is governed by an open standard rather than a single company, ensuring long-term document accessibility free from proprietary lock-in. This makes ODT particularly important for government agencies, educational institutions, and organizations with archival mandates. The XML-based architecture provides another strength, enabling programmatic document generation and processing using standard tools in any programming language.
Developer: OASIS
Initial release: May 1, 2005
PICON (Personal Icon) is a small-format image type used in the X Window System ecosystem, developed by Steve Kinzler at Indiana University around 1990 as part of the picons (personal icons) database project. Picons are small, typically 48x48 pixel, color images used as visual identifiers for people, organizations, domains, and Usenet newsgroups in Unix mail readers, news readers, and other communication tools. The picon format is essentially an XPM (X PixMap) image stored with specific naming conventions and directory structures that allow software to look up the appropriate icon based on email address, domain name, or newsgroup name. The picons database organized thousands of these small images in a hierarchical directory structure keyed by domain name components (e.g., faces/com/example/user.xpm), enabling mail clients like exmstrstrstr and faces to automatically display a sender's photo or organizational logo alongside their messages. The system predated the modern concept of contact photos and avatars by more than a decade. One advantage is the system's pioneering role in visual identity for electronic communication: picons introduced the idea that email and Usenet messages should display a visual representation of the sender — a concept that eventually became standard in every modern email client, messaging app, and social media platform. The XPM-based format ensures that picons are displayable on any system with X Window libraries. Picon images are supported by ImageMagick, GIMP, and X Window display utilities, and the historical picons database remains archived online at Indiana University.
Developer: Steve Kinzler
Initial release: 1990

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert ODT to PICON?

PICON creates tiny personal icons from your document — useful for Unix avatar and icon generation.

What is PICON format?

PICON is a small XPM-based icon format used as personal icons in Unix systems and early internet communications.

What opens PICON files?

Unix desktops and XPM-compatible viewers display PICON images. ImageMagick can process them.

Can I convert ODT to PICON for free?

Yes — the tool is free. Premium plans are available when you need higher throughput or bigger file limits.

How quick is the process?

Cloud processing renders your image in seconds — no waiting for local software to do the heavy lifting.

Can I convert many files at once?

Yes — batch-upload your ODT documents and receive them all as PICON files in a single pass.