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ORG is a document format oriented around a particular office suite or publishing pipeline. Reaching a TEXTILE from there is one hop. Converting ORG to TEXTILE keeps the document's content but changes how it is distributed. Org-mode may be the right editing format; Textile Markup may be the right delivery format (or vice-versa). KaijuConverter renders the document through a LibreOffice + pandoc pipeline so headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, images and hyperlinks survive the round-trip intact. In practice ORG is a document format oriented around a particular office suite or publishing pipeline. On the other end, TEXTILE is a document format oriented around a particular office suite or publishing pipeline.
Org-mode
Source formatOrg-mode is a markup language and organizational system created for GNU Emacs. It combines document authoring with task management, literate programming, and reproducible research in a plain text format with a powerful outlining structure.
Textile Markup
Target formatTextile is a lightweight markup language that generates HTML from a human-readable syntax. It was popularized by the Textpattern CMS and the Redmine project management tool, offering a cleaner writing experience than raw HTML.
Why convert ORG to TEXTILE
ORG and TEXTILE both describe paginated text, but they target different parts of the document life cycle. ORG is usually editable; TEXTILE is usually final. Converting is about moving from editing to distribution (or the other way round) without losing headings, styles, tables or embedded images along the way.
HOW TO CONVERT
ORG → TEXTILE
Upload your ORG
Drop the document onto the uploader. We transfer over HTTPS and keep the file in an isolated processing container.
Render with LibreOffice
LibreOffice opens the ORG headlessly and writes it as TEXTILE with styles, tables and images mapped across.
Download the TEXTILE
The TEXTILE is ready to download; typography, pagination and embedded assets match what you saw in the source.
Common Use Cases
Share across platforms
Send TEXTILE files to anyone without worrying about whether they have the right software for ORG.
Embed in documents
Drop TEXTILE output into Word, Google Docs, PowerPoint, Notion or a website without conversion warnings.
Optimize size
TEXTILE often produces smaller files than ORG for web, email and storage.
Archive & future-proof
Store in a widely-supported format that will still open on future operating systems without legacy plugins.
ORG vs TEXTILE — Strengths and limitations
What each format does best, and where it falls short.
ORG Strengths
- All-in-one productivity format — tasks, notes, agenda, papers.
- Plain UTF-8 text — diff-friendly, version-controllable.
- Literate programming with tangle/weave.
- Exports to HTML, PDF, LaTeX, ODT, Markdown, Beamer.
- Active open-source community with decades of extensions.
Limitations
- Emacs-centric — full power requires Emacs; other editors see syntax but miss features.
- Steep learning curve alongside Emacs itself.
- Limited mobile support (Orgzly on Android is the main option).
TEXTILE Strengths
- More expressive than Markdown in classical usage (tables, footnotes, classes).
- Mature implementation in RedCloth (Ruby), php-textile, js-textile.
- Core format of Redmine — millions of daily users.
- Clean human-readable syntax.
Limitations
- Market share decimated by Markdown since the mid-2000s.
- Not as widely supported outside the Ruby/Rails ecosystem.
- No CommonMark-style spec — implementations differ on edge cases.
ORG vs TEXTILE — Technical specifications
Side-by-side comparison of the technical details.
ORG
- MIME type
- text/org
- Extension
- .org
- Encoding
- UTF-8
- Native environment
- GNU Emacs Org-mode
- Creator
- Carsten Dominik (2003)
TEXTILE
- MIME type
- text/x-textile
- Encoding
- UTF-8
- Extensions
- .textile
- Implementations
- RedCloth (Ruby), php-textile, js-textile
- Primary users
- Redmine, Textpattern, early Rails
| Specification | ORG | TEXTILE |
|---|---|---|
| MIME type | text/org | text/x-textile |
| Extension | .org | — |
| Encoding | UTF-8 | UTF-8 |
| Native environment | GNU Emacs Org-mode | — |
| Creator | Carsten Dominik (2003) | — |
| Extensions | — | .textile |
| Implementations | — | RedCloth (Ruby), php-textile, js-textile |
| Primary users | — | Redmine, Textpattern, early Rails |
ORG vs TEXTILE — Typical file sizes
Approximate file sizes for common scenarios.
ORG
- Daily notes file 2-50 KB
- Research project aggregate 100 KB - 2 MB
- Literate-programming document with output 500 KB - 10 MB
TEXTILE
- Blog post 3-30 KB
- Redmine wiki page 5-50 KB
Quality & Compatibility
LibreOffice handles the heavy lifting and maps the overwhelming majority of ORG features to their TEXTILE equivalents. Standard system fonts (Arial, Calibri, Times, Helvetica) transfer exactly; corporate or custom fonts are substituted with the closest available match, which can shift line breaks by a character or two. Inline images embed at original resolution.
Tips for Best Results
- Embed fonts in the ORG before uploading if you use non-system fonts — it guarantees the TEXTILE renders identically on any viewer.
- Check tables, figure captions and page headers after conversion; complex layouts occasionally need a minor nudge in the target application.
- For documents with a table of contents, refresh the TOC field after opening the TEXTILE so page numbers reflect the new pagination.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, as long as the fonts are standard (system fonts or common office fonts like Arial, Calibri, Times, Helvetica). Custom corporate fonts survive if they are embedded in the source document; otherwise the conversion substitutes the closest available match, which can shift line breaks by a character or two.
Yes. Inline images are embedded into the TEXTILE at full resolution, editable tables become native TEXTILE tables, and hyperlinks keep their URLs. Complex features unique to ORG — macros, form fields, track-changes — are mapped where an equivalent exists in TEXTILE and flattened into static content otherwise.
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