Opening SMW Files

The SMW file type is primarily associated with SmetaWIZARD.

SMW	File extension: SMW
	File type:	data file

What is an SMW file?

SMW files mostly belong to SmetaWIZARD. The SMW file extension is used in several distinct areas. In one major use case, these files are SmetaWIZARD documents. They follow the Microsoft Compound format and serve as a Russian document format, similar to Lotus WordPro SmartMaster Documents.
Another use case is for Crestron Simpl+ programs. These files contain code for control systems and automation tasks. For more details, visit Crestron.
A further variant is seen in MicroStrategy Workflow Metadata files. These Java-based files store metadata for BI workflows and are managed with MicroStrategy Workstation; more information is available at MicroStrategy.
Key details as outlined by FilExt.com:

Check the file source to decide which application is needed for opening it.

SmetaWIZARD documents require specialized software for Russian document formats.

Crestron SMW files are intended for use in Simpl+ programming environments.

MicroStrategy SMW files integrate into BI workflow systems.

How to open SMW files

You need a suitable software like SmetaWIZARD to open an SMW file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your SMW file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a SMW file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

Online SMW Text Viewer

Choose your .smw file to analyze

or drag and drop it here

Online File Viewer

✈

Read our privacy guarantee in Filext’s terms and privacy policy

Please allow ads on our site

This helps us keep our servers running. Then re-upload your file to view it.

Click here to see how to disable the ad blocker for filext.com

SMW format details:

Why is it important to know the file format? This is the only way to find out which program to use to open the file. The file format can be deduced from the file extension and the signature. Frequently, however, one file extension is used by different programs for different file formats, and one file format for different file extensions. So you need a detailed analysis of a file to find out the format and the associated program. Our analysis of the SMW files produces the following result:

The SMW file extension is not common and includes different formats for different programs. But the following two file formats are common:

• 45% of all SMW files internally use the Microsoft Compound File format, which is also known by the name OLE2 Compound Document Format or Composite Document File Format. This general-purpose file format provides a file-system-like structure within a file for the storage of arbitrary, application-specific streams of data. Compound files begin always with signature bytes D0 CF 11 E0 A1 B1 1A E1 (ÐÏࡱá). Sections and streams in the file are named CommonDocData, CommonDocData2, CommonDocData3, Contents, DocData, DocTestData, Form -3, FormManagerData, RndVer, TitleRTF, VERSION, WindowPosRTF, Additional, CADStorage and Preview. The average file size is 2 MB with most files being between 660 KB and 31 MB in size. This file type is based on cutting-edge technology.
• 20% of all SMW files are SIMPL Windows source files. If you open these files in a text editor, you can view the contents and find segments of text. Most of these files are 16 KB to 490 KB in size. The keywords CnH=2, IntStrVrs=2, ObjTp=FSgntr, ObjTp=Hd, RelVrs, S0Nd=1, S1Nd=2, SavedBy, Sgntr=SimplWindow, Version=1, PrNm, SLNd=3, SMW4, MinSMWVrs=3.00.00 and MinTIOVrs=700 are typical for these files. Files like these are about program and demo.

All the rest of the SMW files (35%) have different formats, frequently e.g. SuperMap World - AvisMap GIS data and Java. They are often associated with beerlak. If you want to find out what your SMW file contains, drag and drop it onto this page.