DOC vs JPG
Ein detaillierter Vergleich von Word Document (Legacy) und JPEG Image — Dateigröße, Qualität, Kompatibilität und welches je nach Workflow zu wählen ist.
Word Document (Legacy)
Documents & TextDOC is the legacy binary format used by Microsoft Word 97-2003. While superseded by DOCX, many archived and legacy documents still use this format and require conversion for modern editing.
Über DOC-DateienJPEG Image
Raster & Vector ImagesJPEG is the most widely used lossy image format on the web. It achieves small file sizes through adjustable compression, making it ideal for photographs and complex images where some quality loss is acceptable.
Über JPG-DateienVorteilsvergleich
DOC Vorteile
- Universal compatibility — every Word version since 1997 reads it natively.
- Rich feature set: styles, tables, comments, track changes, embedded OLE objects.
- Binary format means fast loading even on slow machines.
- Well-understood after decades of reverse-engineering — dozens of parsers exist.
JPG Vorteile
- Excellent compression ratio for photographs (10:1 or better without visible quality loss).
- Universal support — every camera, phone, OS, and browser reads JPEG natively.
- Adjustable quality setting balances file size against visual fidelity.
- Embeds EXIF metadata (camera model, GPS, exposure) automatically.
- Progressive rendering for graceful loading over slow networks.
Einschränkungen
DOC Einschränkungen
- Legacy format — Microsoft stopped improving it in 2007; new features require DOCX.
- Binary structure is fragile; corruption often makes files unrecoverable.
- Historic malware magnet: embedded macros have spread viruses since the 1990s.
- Not open-standard — DOCX is the ISO-standardized successor.
- Subtle formatting drifts when opened in LibreOffice or Google Docs.
JPG Einschränkungen
- Lossy — every save degrades the image further (generation loss).
- No transparency channel (use PNG or WebP for that).
- Visible compression artifacts on text, sharp edges, and flat colors.
- Limited to 8 bits per channel — poor for HDR or print work.
- Baseline JPEG tops out at 65,535 × 65,535 pixels.
Technische Spezifikationen
| Spezifikation | DOC | JPG |
|---|---|---|
| MIME type | application/msword | image/jpeg |
| Container | OLE Compound File (Word 97-2003) | — |
| Standard | MS-DOC [MS-OOPR] (released 2008) | — |
| Successor | .docx (2007) | — |
| Character encoding | UTF-16 LE (Word 97+) | — |
| Compression | — | Lossy — Discrete Cosine Transform + quantization + Huffman coding |
| Color depth | — | 8 bits per channel (24-bit RGB or 8-bit grayscale) |
| Max dimensions | — | 65,535 × 65,535 pixels (baseline) |
| Transparency | — | Not supported |
| Typical quality | — | 75–90 for web, 95+ for print |
Typische Dateigrößen
DOC
- Short letter 25-50 KB
- 20-page report 150-400 KB
- Book manuscript with images 2-20 MB
JPG
- Phone photo (12 MP, quality 85) 2–5 MB
- Web thumbnail (400px) 20–60 KB
- Full-page magazine photo 500 KB – 2 MB
- Social-media square (1080×1080) 100–400 KB
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Häufig gestellte Fragen
DOC is the legacy Microsoft Word binary format used from 1983 to 2007, storing text, images, formatting, and embedded objects in the OLE Compound File container since Word 97. It was replaced as default by DOCX in Office 2007 but remains widely used in legacy archives and older government systems.
DOC files open in every Microsoft Word version from 1997 onward, Google Docs (free), LibreOffice Writer (free), Apple Pages, and most online viewers like OneDrive and Dropbox preview. On iPhone and Android, Word apps open DOC natively.
Use KaijuConverter's DOC-to-PDF converter for a single-click conversion. Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and LibreOffice all export to PDF natively via "Save as PDF" or the print menu — the result is identical and preserves every font, layout, and image.
Always DOCX for new documents. DOCX files are 75% smaller thanks to ZIP compression, follow the ISO/IEC 29500 standard, and support every modern Word feature. DOC is essentially a legacy compatibility format — Microsoft stopped improving it in 2007.
Older DOC files could contain VBA macros that became a common malware vector in the 2000s. Modern Office blocks macros by default. If you receive a suspicious .doc, open it in Google Docs or LibreOffice first — both strip macros automatically during import.
Yes. Open the .doc in Microsoft Word and use Save As → Word Document (.docx). LibreOffice Writer offers the same export. Formatting transfers cleanly in 99% of cases; complex features like some legacy form fields may need minor manual fixes.