Opening a CWS File

The CWS file type is primarily associated with Songtrix.

CWS	File extension: CWS
	File type:	song

What is a CWS file

CWS files mostly belong to Songtrix by ChordWizard. A CWS file contains a song composed using Songtrix professional music composition and song arrangement program. This CWS file is similar to MIDI. However, it is capable of saving chords, staff notation, notes, and generic music arrangements. The format provides an optional digital rights management feature which musicians may activate in order to prevent unauthorized copying, printing, and/or editing of a song. Song credits and links can also be embedded in a music arrangement saved in a CWS file. Songs (CWS files) written with Songtrix be exported as WAV or MP3 music.

How do you open CWS files?

You need a suitable software like Songtrix to open a CWS 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 CWS file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a CWS 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 CWS files:

Songtrix by ChordWizard
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. CWS files are often referred to as Songtrix audios because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Claris Works (document template) by Apple
Claris Works was an office productivity software suite featuring a word processor, database system, and spreadsheet application. It saved document templates in a CWS file. This program has been discontinued. This file format is classified as Data.
Combustion (workspace) by Autodesk
Combustion is a discontinued motion graphics editor for older Windows and macOS systems. A workspace used by this program is saved in a CWS file. This file format is classified as CAD.
Nova3D (slices and 3D model data) by Shenzhen Nova
Nova3D is a family of 3D printers and printer accessories for fabricating and washing 3D models. These products use a CWS file that contains slices and some kind of 3D model data. This file format is classified as 3D Image.

CWS format details:

The file format determines how the data is stored in the file. The file format can be determined based on the file extension and the signature (the first few characters of a file). If the file extension or signature does not match the file format, errors will occur when opening or editing the file. Exact knowledge of the format is therefore important in order to solve problems occurring in files. Below you will find our evaluation of the CWS files:

CWS is seldom used as a file extension and includes different formats for the applicable programs. However, the following two file formats are common:

45% of all CWS files are based on the zip format, i.e. a CWS file contains several compressed files. A typical number of included files is 203. You can see the included files and images by renaming the file extension to .zip and then double-clicking it. The average file size is 5 MB with most files being between 270 KB and 28 MB in size. The file name NOVATEST.CWS or SliceJob_LiquidCrystalHRHR2_2020-06-01.cws is characteristic of these files. Files like these are about liquid, slice, crystal, magna, crystalhrhr, base and mini.
15% of all CWS files internally utilize the Flash file format. A ShockWave Flash file contains an outdated Macromedia/Adobe Flash Player compressed movie. Adobe strongly recommends all users immediately uninstall the Flash Player to help protect their systems. If you open these files in a text editor, you will see only illegible characters. Most of these files are 3 KB to 430 KB in size.

The remaining 40% of all CWS files are files with no common format, frequently e.g. DOC. If you want to find out what your CWS file contains, drag and drop it onto this page.

Technical Data for CWS File Extension

File classification:

Audio

Related files:

cwl, swf, cwk, cwz, png, txt, jpg, exe, csv, sng

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: cwsfile
EXEFile: d:\discreet\combustion 3\combustion.exe %1

ProgramID: lwcvicwsfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\National Instruments\CVI70\cvi.exe -newproject -notipoftheday %1

ProgramID: AppleWorks.Stationery.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Apple Computer\AppleWorks 6\AppleWorks.exe %1

ProgramID: cwsfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\discreet\combustion 3\combustion.exe %1

ProgramID: cwsfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\discreet\combustion 4\combustion.exe

ProgramID: CmxStudio.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QUALCOMM\CMXSTU~1\CMXSTU~1.EXE

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a cws song is a special file format by ChordWizard and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with CWS files

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