Opening an AWB File

The AWB file type is primarily associated with RealPlayer.

AWB	File extension: AWB
	File type:	music/voice recording

What is an AWB file?

AWB files mostly belong to RealPlayer by RealNetworks. AWB filename extension is associated with multiple audio file formats. One of such formats is the Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband (AMR-WB) format which is used for voice communication, audio recording, and stereo applications. AMR-WB is also the name of the codec used to compress these AWB files and it is extended from the AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate) audio compression standard. AMR-WB uses lossy compression. For this reason, AWB files are usually small when they are compressed at the lowest of the 9 bitrates supported by the format. Higher bitrate AMR-WB (AWB) files are generally used to store full-length music instead of speech data. Atom Wave Bank audio files saved in ADX file format also have AWB filename extension. This format was developed by CRI Middleware for use in classic video games for Dreamcast, GameCube, and PlayStation 2 platforms. Adaware Antivirus saves backups in AWB files.

How to open an AWB file

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

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Programs that open and convert AWB files:

RealPlayer by RealNetworks
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. AWB files are often referred to as RealPlayer audios because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
ActiveWords (word base) by ActiveWord Systems
ActiveWords is a highly customizable productivity program used to type, expand, and publish documents. It provides a range of tools that allow users to perform operations such as substituting entire paragraphs for a single acronym, word substitution, auto-correct etc. Word bases used by ActiveWords are saved in AWB files. This file format is classified as Database.
Adaware Antivirus (backup) by Adaware
Adaware Antivirus is a Windows program that guards PCs against malware, spyware, and ransomware. It saves backups in AWB files. This file format is classified as Backup.

AWB format details:

To view or edit AWB files you need to know the file format, because it determines how the data in this file is stored. The first characters in a file identify the file format, for example, HTML files start with the bytes <html>. 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 AWB files produces the following result:

The AWB file type is a very commonly used file extension and is used by different programs with different formats. The two most common formats are as follows:

50% of all AWB files are Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband ACELP codec files. These files are binary files, so they do not contain text, but only cryptic characters. The files are 37 KB to 2 MB in size, with a median of 370 KB. It is a modern file type. Certain words are almost always found in the files, such as #!AMR-WB. Such files sometimes refer to music, alwar, surat, contact, keyur, call, sarpal, anwap and shing.
45% of all AWB files are associated with ADX2 HCA Audio. These files are binary files, so they do not contain text, but only cryptic characters. AWB files are between 610 KB and 220 MB in size. The following keywords are characteristic: AFS2 and 0123456789. A usual file name is BGM.awb. These files are attributed to voice, sheet, team, event, sound and title.

All other AWB files (5%) have different formats. These files sometimes refer to music, chant, battle, player or tikyuu. Drag & drop your file here to see the file format and a preview of your AWB file!

Technical Data for AWB File Extension

File classification:

Audio

Related files:

acb, awd, abw, avb, awp, awe, avd, data, ebc, amr, png, jpeg, hca, adx, pages, txt, html, lwf, ssd, wav, rm, ivr, smil

Mime type:

audio/amr-wb, application/octet-stream

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: Awb.file, FileType: Microsoft Answer Wizard Builder, AppName: AWBuild Application
EXEFile: AWBUILD.EXE

ProgramID: Nokia.Multimedia
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nokia\Nokia PC Suite 6\MultimediaPlayer.exe %1

ProgramID: RealPlayer.AMR_WB.10
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\RealOne Player\RealPlay.exe

ProgramID: RealPlayer.AMR_WB.10
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\RealOne Player\RealPlay.exe %1

ProgramID: RealPlayer.AMR_WB.10
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe %1

ProgramID: RealPlayer.AMR_WB.10
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\RealPlay.exe %1

ProgramID: RealPlayer.AMR_WB.10
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe %1

ProgramID: RealPlayer.AMR_WB.10
EXEFile: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\RealPlay.exe %1

ProgramID: RealPlayer.AMR_WB.10
EXEFile: Y:\Real\RealOne Player\RealPlay.exe %1

ProgramID: Awb.file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ORKTools\ORK10\Tools\ANSWER~1\AWBUILD.EXE %1

ProgramID: RealPlayer.AMR_WB.10
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\RealPlayer 10\RealPlay.exe %1

ProgramID: RealPlayer.AMR_WB.10
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Media\Audio and Video\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe %1

ProgramID: Awb.file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Answer Wizard Builder\AWBuild.exe

ProgramID: totalplayer.file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Total Video Converter\tvp.exe

ProgramID: AVSAUDIO
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\AVSMedia\DVDPlayer\AVSDVDPlayer.exe

ProgramID: awbFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Vendio\AMPro.exe

ProgramID: Nokia.Multimedia
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nokia PC Suite 6\MultimediaPlayer.exe

ProgramID: AVSAUDIO
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\AVS4YOU\AVSDVDPlayer\AVSDVDPlayer.exe

ProgramID: RealPlayer.AMR_WB.10
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Dhamu\Download\RealPlay.exe

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an awb music/voice recording is a special file format by RealNetworks and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with AWB files

Associate the AWB file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open music/voice recordings. Because only the current version supports the latest AWB file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the RealNetworks manufacturer website after an available RealPlayer update.
To make sure that your AWB file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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