Host an OTS file and share it as a link
Put an OpenDocument spreadsheet template online at its own address.
Drop your OTS template here
Any other file works too — up to 25.0 MB, or 100.0 MB for a whole site
Free to use. Your OTS file is live at your-name.99helpers.site in about ten seconds.
What is a .ots file?
OTS is the template format for OpenDocument spreadsheets. Opening one creates a new spreadsheet based on it, leaving the master untouched — the same relationship ODS has to OTS as ODT has to OTT.
What people use OTS files for
- Budget and expense templates
- Reporting formats for a team
- Data collection sheets
- Public sector spreadsheet standards
What opens a OTS file
- LibreOffice Calc and OpenOffice
- Microsoft Excel, which opens ODF templates
- Google Sheets, with some formatting loss
How to host a OTS file
- 1
Drop your OTS 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-template.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 opening it creates a new spreadsheet from the template.
Why host a OTS file instead of emailing it?
Shared templates need one canonical version; a link provides it without a document management system.
Worth knowing before you publish
- Excel opens OTS, so recipients don't need LibreOffice.
- Lock or protect cells that shouldn't be edited.
- Export a CSV example if people need to see the expected data shape.
OTS hosting questions
- Can Excel open an OTS file?
- Yes — Excel has supported OpenDocument formats including templates since Office 2007.
- OTS or XLTX?
- OTS for LibreOffice-based teams or where an open standard is mandated; XLTX where Excel is standard.
- Will it display in the browser?
- No, it downloads.
Put your OTS 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
OTS 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.