Host an ODS file and share it as a link
Put an OpenDocument spreadsheet online at its own address — the open standard used by LibreOffice Calc.
Drop your ODS file here
Any other file works too — up to 25.0 MB, or 100.0 MB for a whole site
Free to use. Your ODS file is live at your-name.99helpers.site in about ten seconds.
What is a .ods file?
ODS is the spreadsheet format of OpenDocument, the ISO-standardised open format family. It's the default in LibreOffice Calc and OpenOffice, and is required by institutions that mandate formats no single vendor controls.
What people use ODS files for
- Spreadsheets built in LibreOffice Calc
- Public sector data where an open format is required
- Budgets and models kept for the long term
- Data shared between Linux and Windows users
What opens a ODS file
- LibreOffice Calc and Apache OpenOffice Calc
- Microsoft Excel, which opens and saves ODS
- Google Sheets, which imports it
How to host a ODS file
- 1
Drop your ODS file in
Drag it onto the box at the top of this page, or click to choose it. Files up to 25 MB are supported, and nothing is uploaded until you publish.
- 2
Pick an address
Type a name and we'll tell you straight away whether it's free. That becomes the link: budget-sheet.99helpers.site
- 3
Publish and share
Create a free account — that step exists so the file is yours to update, replace or delete — and the link is live within seconds.
The same three steps work for any file — see how file hosting works on 99helpers.com.
What happens when someone opens the link
The file downloads and opens in a spreadsheet program. Excel handles ODS directly, so recipients don't need LibreOffice.
Why host a ODS file instead of emailing it?
An open format is chosen so the data outlives any one vendor's software; hosting at a plain URL applies the same logic to how it's distributed. There's no platform in the way, and republishing keeps everyone's link pointing at current figures.
Worth knowing before you publish
- Mention that Excel opens ODS — recipients often assume it doesn't and ask for a conversion.
- Exporting the key sheet to CSV makes the data readable in the browser without any spreadsheet program.
- ODS is a ZIP archive underneath, so it's already compressed.
ODS hosting questions
- Can Excel open an ODS file?
- Yes. Excel has read and written OpenDocument spreadsheets since Office 2007, so LibreOffice isn't needed on the recipient's side.
- Why use ODS instead of XLSX?
- ODS is an ISO open standard controlled by no single company, which matters for archiving and is mandated by some public bodies. For everyday exchange, .xlsx is more common.
- Will it display in the browser?
- No, it downloads. Export to CSV if you want the data viewable without a spreadsheet program.
Put your ODS file online now
It takes about ten seconds, and you only make an account once the file is ready to go live.
Hosting guides for related formats
ODS is one of over 211 formats you can host — see free file hosting for any file type for the full list, or read the hosting guides for other file types.