Opening TWS Files

The TWS file type is primarily associated with Twine.

TWS	File extension: TWS
	File type:	multi-purpose project file

What is a TWS file

TWS files mostly belong to Twine. The TWS extension is used by several distinct file types. The most common use is as a Twine story file – a text‐based file that holds an interactive narrative created with the Twine tool, available at twinery.org.
Other uses include:

A zipped collection of PNG images used in the game The Witness.

A TextPad workspace file that stores document settings and project layouts.

An XML file for the ThruVision Wall Scanner (by PKSoft VERIFIER).

A settings file for the Tetris World game, related to data from Tetris World Server (Tetris Concept).

A database table file for CAD projects in LangCAD.

A project file used in SCADA/HMI configurations by TWinSoft.

A Wind time series data file for wind simulation applications (WindSim).

FilExt.com note: This means the extension does not indicate one single file type – you must check the file’s content. Look for clues like ZIP headers, XML tags, or plain text to decide which application will open it.

How do you open TWS files?

You need a suitable software like Twine to open a TWS 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 TWS file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a TWS file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

Online TWS Text Viewer

Choose your .tws file to view

or drag and drop it here

Online File Viewer

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How to extract texts from TWS files or capture a screenshot to PDF, JPG, DOCX, TXT, ...

1. To do this, click the button "Choose your .tws file to view" on this page.
2. After your file is opened in browser,
3. click "Save as..." in the menu.
4. Then choose the file format (e.g. JPG, PDF, DOCX, TXT, ...) you want.
5. Download the converted file.

TWS file extension format:

If you can determine the file format, the associated program can also be determined. Often, the file format can be deduced from the file extension or the initial bytes (called the signature). If the file extension or signature does not match the file format, errors will occur when opening or editing the file. If there are problems opening a file, you must first determine the file format used. Our evaluation of the TWS files looks like this:

The TWS file ending is used by a few programs, each with its own file format. The file formats most commonly found in TWS files are:

• 60% of all TWS files start with the bytes (dp0 S'buildDestination' p1 crucial for this file format. The contents of these files are easily readable with a text editor. The files are on average 300 KB in size and range from 43 KB to 2 MB. It is a modern file type. Certain words are almost always found in the files, such as S'buildDestination', sS'saveDestination', S'C:\\Intel\\Pref\\BT41579\\IA764827\\Docs\\g and VC:\u005cIntel\u005cPref\u005cBT41579\u005cIA764827\u005cgames\u005cm\u005cGreat Tracts of Land.html. The following filename is common: Great Tracts of Land.tws or projet ffS.tws. Files like these are about gaia, tractsof, epadder and academy.
• 7% of all TWS files use the ZIP algorithm, so several files are compressed and saved in one TWS file. A TWS file can contain up to 70 files (mostly 23 - 40). File names inside are always Scene1.png. You can see the included files and images by renaming the file extension to .zip and then double-clicking it. A typical file size is 10 MB. Several words can almost always be found in the files, e.g. IHDR, PLTE, Scene and Foto0.png. An example of a file name is Scene0.tws or Scene1.tws.

The remaining 33% of all TWS files are files with no common format, such as XML, TextPad, version and TWinSoft. Sometimes used for tutorial, twine or save. If you want to find out what your TWS file contains, drag and drop it onto this page.