Since DOCX is a default document format of Microsoft Word so theoretically you need Microsoft Word as well to open one. zip then unzip the zipped file using any unzipper tool. To explore the contents of a DOCX file, you can rename it and change the extension from.
A DOCX file contains XML files and three folders (docProps, _rels and word) which hold the document properties, content, and relationships between the files. Unlike DOC which stores document data in a single binary file, DOCX stores documents as a collection of separate files and folders in a compressed ZIP package. DOCX was firstly introduced in 2007 along with the release of Microsoft Office 2007. Speaking of DOCX, it is a new standard document format of Microsoft Office. This allows you to open DOC or DOCX files without using Microsoft Word. Some word processor apps are built with a compatibility with DOC and DOCX files.
