Opening an SXG File

The SXG file type is primarily associated with OpenOffice.org.

SXGFile Extension SXG
File extension: SXG
File type:  Master Document

What is an SXG file

SXG files mostly belong to OpenOffice.org by OpenOffice.org. OpenOffice.org is an office suite and this file type relates to the presentation part of the suite. The MIME type application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.global is used by StarOffice 6.0 and OpenOffice.org 1.0 and later.

How to open SXG files

You need a suitable software like OpenOffice.org to open an SXG file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your SXG file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a SXG file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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How to extract texts from SXG files or capture a screenshot to PDF, JPG, DOCX, TXT, ...

If you want to extract texts from SXG file or capture a screenshot, you can use our free Online SXG File Viewer:
  1. To do this, click the button "Choose your .sxg file to view" on this page.
  2. After your file is opened in browser,
  3. click "Save as..." in the menu.
  4. Then choose the file format (e.g. JPG, PDF, DOCX, TXT, ...) you want.
  5. Your file will be converted and downloaded.

Programs that open and convert SXG files:

  1. OpenOffice.org by OpenOffice.org
    See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application.
  2. StarOffice (Master Document) by Sun
    StarOffice is an office suite and this file type relates to the presentation part of the suite. The MIME type application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.global is used by StarOffice 6.0 and OpenOffice.org 1.0 and later. The Mime types used with this association are: application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.global, application/x-soffice. Program ID is soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6

Technical Data for SXG File Extension

Program ID:
soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
Related files:
Mime type:
application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.global

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6, FileType: OpenOffice.org 1.0.1 Master Document, AppName: OpenOffice.org 1.0.1

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6, FileType: OpenOffice.org 1.1.0 Master Document, AppName: OpenOffice.org 1.1.0

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 1.9.74\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org1.1.3\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org1.0.2\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 1.9.95\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 1.9.104\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 1.9.100\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 1.9.79\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 1.9.125\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 2.0\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org1.0\program\soffice.exe %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 1.9.118\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org1.0.1\program\soffice.exe -o %1

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Sun\StarOffice 8\program\soffice.exe -o

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\StarOffice6.0\program\soffice.exe -o

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 2.1\program\soffice.exe -o

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OpenOffice.org 2.2\program\soffice.exe -o

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\OFFICE ONE6.5\program\soffice.exe -o

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BrOffice.org 2.3\program\soffice.exe -o

ProgramID: ooostub.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Sun\OpenOffice.org Installer 1.0\ooostub.exe -o

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\openoffice aechivos\OpenOffice.org 3\program\soffice.exe -o

ProgramID: soffice.StarWriterGlobalDocument.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Sun\StarSuite 9\program\soffice.exe -o


an sxg Master Document is a special file format by OpenOffice.org and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with SXG files

  • Associate the SXG file extension with the correct application.
  • Update your software that should actually open master documents. Because only the current version supports the latest SXG file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the OpenOffice.org manufacturer website after an available OpenOffice.org update.
  • To make sure that your SXG file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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