Convert STW to TEIXML

The STW file extension stands for StarOffice Document Template. Developed by Sun Microsystems (later acquired by Oracle Corporation), it was used in the StarOffice suite to create document templates with consistent layouts and formatting. These templates facilitated uniformity across various documents like letters and reports. With the advent of Apache OpenOffice, the ODT (OpenDocument Text) format replaced STW, but STW files remain compatible with older versions of StarOffice and OpenOffice.

The TEIXML file extension refers to the Text Encoding Initiative XML (TEI XML), a standardized format for encoding texts in the humanities and social sciences. Developed in the 1980s, TEI XML facilitates the digital representation of texts, enabling detailed markup of structural, semantic, and presentational features. It is widely used for creating and sharing digital editions of texts, ensuring interoperability and preservation. TEI XML is an application of Extensible Markup Language (XML), that provides a flexible and robust framework for text encoding.