To use a Open Document Format databases no external database software or engine is required however if you would like to view the database LibreOffice and OpenOffice are good choices.
PAMGUARD works with OpenOffice databases (.odb).
Like MS Access, using these Open Databases, all your data ends up in a single file which is easy to copy and move and send to other users, however while PAMGUARD is open the files are extracted then rebuilt at the end.
PAMGUARD is able to create an OpenOffice database(.odb) at time of selection provided with a location.
You do not need to add tables to the database, PAMGUARD will automatically create the tables it needs.