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Enhanced Compressed Wavelet image format
File type: Bitmap image file
Files with ecw extension can be often found as pictures in Enhanced Compressed Wavelet image file format used for aerial and satellite imagery.
Found 5 different file type records with the same ecw filename suffix.
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
File extension ecw is used for Enhanced Compressed Wavelet image format. It is a proprietary lossy compression format, used mainly for aerial and satellite imagery. It was originally developed by Earth Resource Mapping, and is now owned by ERDAS, subsidiary of Integraph.
Many GIS programs support this format and it might also be viewed in couple of image viewers such as XnView.
Can be opened in several GIS programs such as ESRI ArcGIS, or viewed in applications like XnView or IrfanView.
It should be quite possible to convert ECW graphics to any other bitmap graphics format or even some GIS files.
Software applications that can open ecw files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit ecw files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving ecw files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create ecw files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that import ecw files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that print ecw files:
Microsoft Windows
Multiplatform
File type category:
3d graphics, CAD-CAM-CAE file
Date updated: December 11, 2017
The ecw file extension is associated with the EasyCAD, a 2D CAD drawing program for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by Evolution Computing.
The ecw file stores drawing from EasyCAD.
Use EasyCAD to work with *.ecw files.
EasyCAD may be able to export *.ecw files to other formats.
Software applications that can open ecw files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit ecw files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving ecw files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create ecw files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that print ecw files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: December 11, 2017
The ecw file extension is associated with the EclipseCrossword, a software for creating crossword puzzles, developed for Microsoft Windows operating system.
The ecw file stores word list from EclipseCrossword program.
Use EclipseCrossword to work with *.ecw files.
Software apps that create ecw files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ecw files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: March 24, 2018
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The ecw file extension is related to some audio format used in devices and programs produced by E-MU (Creative).
Probably very rare used or obsolete format replaced by other formats.
Compatible tools are able to working with *.ecw files.
Possibly can be converted like any other audio formats.
File type category:
System file
Date updated: December 30, 2024
The ecw file extension is related to Microsoft Windows operating system and other apps.
File extension probably used by some applications for Dynamic Link Libraries. (see dll file extension in our file extension library.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ecw files:
Microsoft Windows
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