ArcView world file for BIP or BMP images
File type: Graphics file
A bpw file is an ArcView world file for a BIP or BMP raster image. It stores the geographic information needed to position the image in a GIS.
The file belongs to ArcView, Esri's GIS software for Microsoft Windows.
Found 3 different file type records with the same bpw filename suffix.
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: October 22, 2026
The bpw file extension is associated with ArcView, the desktop GIS software developed by Esri. ArcView uses BPW files to provide georeferencing information for BIP and BMP images.
A bpw file is a plain-text world file rather than an image file. It contains the parameters that relate image pixels to geographic coordinates, including pixel size, rotation, and the position of the image.
The BPW file is used together with its corresponding raster image, normally by matching the two files' base names. ArcView and ArcGIS for Desktop Basic (ArcView) run on Microsoft Windows. ArcView is a legacy product, although compatible world files remain useful with GIS software that supports this georeferencing convention.
A bpw file is normally not opened by itself. Place it in the same folder as the corresponding BIP or BMP image and give both files the same base name. Open or add the image in ArcView or ArcGIS for Desktop Basic on Microsoft Windows; the GIS software can read the world file and use it to position the image.
Because it is a text-based georeferencing file, it can also be viewed in a text editor, but editing its values without understanding the image's coordinate system may misplace the raster.
A bpw file contains georeferencing data, not image data, so it is not normally converted to an image format. To preserve the positioning, keep it with the associated BIP or BMP image when importing or exporting the raster.
ArcView or compatible GIS software may write equivalent georeferencing information to another supported world-file format when exporting the raster to a different image format. The available output depends on the selected image format and GIS software.
Software applications that can open bpw files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit bpw files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving bpw files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create bpw files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Encoded and encrypted file
Date updated: October 2, 2026
Bitser is a Microsoft Windows utility for creating backup archives of sensitive data and managing related passwords.
The .bpw file is Bitser's password-file format. It contains saved logins and passwords protected with AES encryption.
The format is specific to Bitser and is intended for use with the Windows version of the software.
Open a .bpw file with Bitser on Microsoft Windows. The file is encrypted, so Bitser may require the appropriate password to access its contents.
Use Bitser to access the saved credentials in an encrypted .bpw file. There is no general file converter for this Bitser-specific password format.
File type category:
Accounting, financial and tax file
Date updated: January 18, 2019
The bpw file extension is associated with QuickBooks, line of business accounting software developed and marketed by Intuit, available for Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac.
The bpw files contain business planner data.
Use QuickBooks to work with *.bpw files.
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Software applications that can open bpw files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that create bpw files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software applications that handle other tasks involving bpw files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
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