A2W

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Alice program world data

File type: Source code and script file

An a2w file extension identifies a world file used by Alice, an educational programming environment.

An a2w file stores the data for an Alice 3D program world.

Found 2 different file type records with the same a2w filename suffix.

What is a2w file?

File type category:
Source code and script file

Date updated: November 3, 2026

Alice is an educational programming environment developed by Carnegie Mellon University. It teaches programming by allowing students to create and control objects in a 3D world.

An a2w file contains the data for an Alice program world, including its 3D scene and associated program instructions. It is one of the data-file types used by Alice.

This format is associated with the Microsoft Windows version of Alice. The file is intended to be opened and edited in Alice rather than treated as a general-purpose source-code file.

How to open a2w file?

Open an a2w file with Alice on Microsoft Windows. Use Alice's file-opening command to load the saved program world.

How to convert a2w file?

Open an a2w file in Alice and use the software's own save or export features when an available output option is suitable.

Suggested software to open a2w file:

Associated software actions with the a2w file

Software applications that can open a2w files:

Microsoft Windows

Software applications that can edit a2w files:

Microsoft Windows

Software capable of saving a2w files:

Microsoft Windows

Software apps that create a2w files:

Microsoft Windows

Software applications that handle other tasks involving a2w files:

Microsoft Windows

AdLib Tracker II bank

File type category:
Audio and sound file

Date updated: June 21, 2019

Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.

The a2w file extension is related to the AdLib Tracker II, a music composing software also known as tracker available for Microsoft Windows, MS-DOS and Linux.

The a2w file stores instrument bank with macro.

How to open a2w file?

Use AdLib Tracker to open *.a2w files.

How to convert a2w file?

Probably can be exported to other formats.

Suggested software to open a2w file:

Associated software actions with the a2w file

Software applications that can open a2w files:

Microsoft MS-DOS

Software apps that create a2w files:

Microsoft MS-DOS

Software applications that handle other tasks involving a2w files:

Microsoft MS-DOS

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