SXW to HTML Converter

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Web-Ready Output

Get clean HTML from your SXW documents — ready to embed in websites, CMS platforms, or email templates with minimal effort.

Rapid Conversion

Server-side processing delivers your SXW to HTML conversion in seconds, regardless of document length or complexity.

Platform Independent

Run the conversion from any device with a web browser. No software to install — works on desktop, tablet, and phone.

How to convert SXW to HTML

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

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Choose html 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 html file right afterwards

About formats

SXW is the word processing document format used by StarOffice 6.0 and OpenOffice.org 1.0, developed by Sun Microsystems and released in 2002. The format was one of the first mainstream office document formats to adopt an XML-based architecture, packaging document content, styles, metadata, and embedded media in a ZIP archive — a structural approach that directly influenced the later OpenDocument Format (ODF). The content.xml file describes the document body using XML elements for paragraphs, headings, lists, tables, footnotes, and inline formatting, while styles.xml defines the styling rules and meta.xml carries document properties. SXW represented a significant milestone in open-source office software, demonstrating that a non-proprietary XML format could handle the full range of word processing features including change tracking, indexes, cross-references, and complex page layouts. One advantage was transparency and openness — the XML structure made document content inspectable, transformable, and processable using standard tools, a sharp contrast to the opaque binary formats dominant at the time. The format's role as a technological precursor to the ODF standard is another historical significance: the OASIS OpenDocument Technical Committee used the OpenOffice.org XML format (including SXW) as the starting point for developing ODF 1.0. While SXW was superseded by ODT with OpenOffice.org 2.0 in 2005, existing SXW documents can be opened by LibreOffice, Apache OpenOffice, and document conversion tools.
Developer: Sun Microsystems
Initial release: 2002
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard markup language for creating web pages, originally conceived by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN in 1991 and later standardized by the W3C and WHATWG. HTML structures content using a system of nested tags that define headings, paragraphs, lists, links, images, tables, forms, and multimedia elements, with CSS handling visual presentation and JavaScript adding interactivity. The language has evolved through major versions — HTML 2.0 (1995), HTML 4.01 (1999), XHTML 1.0 (2000), and the current HTML Living Standard (evolved from HTML5, published 2014) — each expanding semantic vocabulary and capabilities. HTML documents are plain text files interpretable by any web browser, and the language's role extends beyond websites: email formatting, ebook content (EPUB), application interfaces (Electron, Cordova), and document export all rely on HTML. One advantage is universal rendering — every computing device with a browser displays HTML content, making it the most widely supported document format in existence. The semantic markup model provides another strength: elements like <article>, <nav>, <aside>, and <figure> carry meaning that benefits accessibility tools, search engine indexing, and content reuse. The open, W3C/WHATWG-governed specification ensures vendor independence, and HTML's text-based nature means documents are trivially created, inspected, and processed with any programming language.
Initial release: 1993

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert SXW to HTML?

HTML lets you publish document content directly on the web — great for migrating old StarOffice documents to online formats.

What opens HTML files?

Every web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge) opens HTML. You can also edit HTML in any code editor or text editor.

Will my document structure be preserved?

Headings, paragraphs, lists, and basic text styling transfer to HTML. Complex page layouts may need manual CSS adjustments.

Is this conversion free?

Standard SXW to HTML conversions are free on Convertio. Premium accounts offer more volume and faster processing speeds.

Can I convert SXW to HTML on mobile?

Yes — the converter runs in any mobile browser. Upload your SXW from your phone and download the HTML output instantly.

Are images included in the HTML output?

Embedded images are extracted and included alongside the HTML file so your document content stays visually complete.

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