Document creation, format conversion (ODT/DOCX/PDF), mail merge, and automation with LibreOffice Writer.
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tessl review fix ./skills/libreoffice/writer/SKILL.mdLibreOffice Writer skill for creating, editing, converting, and automating document workflows using the native ODT (OpenDocument Text) format.
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soffice --writer template.odtimport uno
def create_document():
local_ctx = uno.getComponentContext()
resolver = local_ctx.ServiceManager.createInstanceWithContext(
"com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver", local_ctx
)
ctx = resolver.resolve(
"uno:socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;StarOffice.ComponentContext"
)
smgr = ctx.ServiceManager
doc = smgr.createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.text.TextDocument", ctx)
text = doc.Text
cursor = text.createTextCursor()
text.insertString(cursor, "Hello from LibreOffice Writer!", 0)
doc.storeToURL("file:///path/to/document.odt", ())
doc.close(True)from odf.opendocument import OpenDocumentText
from odf.text import P, H
doc = OpenDocumentText()
h1 = H(outlinelevel='1', text='Document Title')
doc.text.appendChild(h1)
doc.save("document.odt")# ODT to DOCX
soffice --headless --convert-to docx document.odt
# ODT to PDF
soffice --headless --convert-to pdf document.odt
# DOCX to ODT
soffice --headless --convert-to odt document.docx
# Batch convert
for file in *.odt; do
soffice --headless --convert-to pdf "$file"
doneimport subprocess
import tempfile
from pathlib import Path
def generate_from_template(template_path, variables, output_path):
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
subprocess.run(['unzip', '-q', template_path, '-d', tmpdir])
content_file = Path(tmpdir) / 'content.xml'
content = content_file.read_text()
for key, value in variables.items():
content = content.replace(f'${{{key}}}', str(value))
content_file.write_text(content)
subprocess.run(['zip', '-rq', output_path, '.'], cwd=tmpdir)
return output_pathsoffice --headless
soffice --headless --convert-to <format> <file>
soffice --writer # Writer
soffice --calc # Calc
soffice --impress # Impress
soffice --draw # Drawpip install odfpy # ODF manipulation
pip install ezodf # Easier ODF handlingkillall soffice.bin
soffice --headless --accept="socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;"soffice --headless --convert-to pdf:writer_pdf_Export document.odt900c504
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since Aug 19, 2026
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