SXW to MNG Converter

Convert SXW to MNG — animated network graphics from docs

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PNG-Family Format

MNG extends the PNG family with animation support — get your SXW pages in a high-quality network graphics format.

Online Conversion

No software needed on your device. The entire SXW to MNG conversion runs in your web browser from any platform.

Cloud Processing

Server infrastructure handles the heavy lifting. Upload your SXW and download MNG — your device stays idle throughout.

How to convert SXW to MNG

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

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Choose mng 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 mng 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 While SXW was superseded by ODT with OpenOffice.org 2.0 in 2005, existing SXW documents can be opened by LibreOffice, Apache OpenOffice, and document conversion tools.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
MNG (Multiple-image Network Graphics) is an animation and multiple-image format designed as the animated counterpart to PNG, with its specification reaching version 1.0 on January 31, 2001. Developed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson and members of the PNG development community, MNG extends PNG's capabilities with support for frame-based animation sequences, slide shows, complex sprite overlays, and JNG (JPEG Network Graphics) frames for lossy compression of photographic content within the same container. An MNG file consists of a series of chunks (following PNG's chunk-based architecture): MHDR and MEND chunks bookend the datastream, with embedded PNG or JNG images as individual frames and control chunks (DEFI, FRAM, LOOP, ENDL, TERM, BACK, BASI, CLON, PAST, DISC, SHOW) directing playback timing, looping behavior, layer compositing, and memory management. The format supports both full-frame replacement and delta (difference) updates for efficient encoding of animations with static backgrounds, as well as object-based animation where sprites are defined once and repositioned across frames. One advantage is technical sophistication: MNG provides a level of animation control that GIF and APNG cannot match — frame-accurate timing, nested loops, conditional branches, interframe compression, and mixed lossy/lossless content within a single animation. The PNG-based foundation ensures lossless quality with full alpha transparency for each frame. MNG is supported by ImageMagick, GIMP, and various media players, though browser support was limited, which led to APNG's emergence as a simpler alternative for web animation.
Initial release: January 31, 2001

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert SXW to MNG?

MNG is an animation-capable PNG extension — useful when you need document page images in a PNG-family format with MNG tools.

What opens MNG files?

Firefox, Konqueror, IrfanView, and XnView can display MNG images. Many image processing libraries also support the format.

Is the page layout captured?

Yes — your SXW pages are rendered as complete images preserving text, graphics, and formatting in the MNG output.

Is this conversion free?

Basic SXW to MNG conversions are free. Premium plans on Convertio provide extended capabilities for larger workloads.

Can I use this on mobile?

Yes — the web converter runs in any mobile browser without requiring an app installation or registration to use.

How fast does it finish?

Most SXW to MNG conversions complete in seconds. Cloud servers handle the rendering without burdening your device.