W file extension. How to open and convert files with W file suffix

There are 5 other file types using
the W file extension!

.w - Ashton Tate Applause chart

.w - OpenEdge Architect source code

.w - Train Simulator world data

.w - UNIX Silvio Levi's CWEB document file

.w - Re-Volt world data

W file extension - Mozilla (Netscape) fill form data file

What is w file? How to open w files?

File type specification:

Various data file type

w file icon:

The W file extension is associated with earlier versions of Firefox and Navigator web browsers from Mozilla and Netscape . The .w file contains file fill form data. Netscape Navigator is obsolete product.

Updated: April 17, 2024

The default software associated to open w file:

Firefox

Company or developer:
Mozilla Corporation

Firefox is very popular free open source web browser with many features.
Firefox supports tabbed browsing, private browsing, spell checking, incremental find, bookmarking etc. Other features can be added via extensions and add-ons, such as NoScript, Tab Mix Plus. FoxyTunes, Web Developer.

Netscape Navigator

Company or developer:
AOL Inc.

Netscape Navigator was multi-platform web browser popular in the 1990's. The project was discontinued in 2007. The last versions of Navigator was based on Firefox Gecko core.

Help how to open:

This file type is not meant to be opened directly, there is no software that could open and work with it directly, or there is no information available in public sources about opening this file type. This is usually the case of some internal data files, caches, temporary files etc.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .w file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.

List of recommended software applications associated to the .w file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open w file, edit w file, convert w file, view w file, play w file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

Unspecified and all other actions for computer programs working with w file - Mozilla (Netscape) fill form data file

Click on the software link for more information about Firefox. Firefox uses w file type for its internal purposes and/or also by different way than common edit or open file actions (eg. to install/execute/support an application itself, to store application or user data, configure program etc.).

Microsoft Windows:

Main software associated with w file by default:
Firefox
Netscape Navigator

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