AWW File

What are AWW files and how to open them

Are you having problems opening an AWW file or are you simply curious about its contents? We're here to explain the properties of these files and provide you with software that can open or handle your AWW files.

What is an AWW file?

An .AWW file is an Ability Write Document file.

Ability Write Document files are documents created by Write, the word‐processor component of the Ability Office suite. They store formatted text, layout, images, tables, metadata such as author and document summary, and other features typical of modern word processors. The format is used by Write as its default format for saving ordinary documents.

The format is produced by Ability Office (by Ability Plus Software) when creating new documents or saving existing ones in Write. Write can also export documents to more widely used formats like Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx), Rich Text Format, PDF, and others. Templates for Write are saved in a closely related template format, while regular documents use this one.

Files in this format are Microsoft Compound File format (also called OLE or Compound Document Binary Format), meaning they are binary files composed of streams within a container. A signature of this format is the byte sequence D0 CF 11 E0 A1 B1 1A E1 at the start. Other internal identifiers and strings include contents like "DOCUMENTSUMMARYINFORMATION", "MACROMODULECOLLECTION", "WRIT EFX", "NEWDATASTREAM", etc.

How to open AWW files

Important: Different programs may use files with the AWW file extension for different purposes, so unless you are sure which format your AWW file is, you may need to try a few different programs.

While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested six different AWW openers which you will find listed below.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Various apps that use files with this extension

These apps are known to open certain types of AWW files. Remember, different programs may use AWW files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.

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