| DOCX | ||
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossless | Lossless |
| Metadata | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open / royalty-free | ✓ | - |
| Defined by | Adobe / ISO | Microsoft |
| Since | 1993 | 2007 |
| Best for | documents that must look identical for everyone | editing text with others |
Fixed layout that looks the same everywhere. The format for sending, signing and printing.
DOCX
Microsoft Word's editable document format.
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