Swap file
File type: System file
Files with swp file extension can be commonly found as various swap files generated by operating systems or programs for memory paging purposes.
Found 8 different file type records with the same swp filename suffix.
File type category:
System file
Date updated: December 30, 2024
The swp file extension is generally related to so called Swap files.
In computer operating systems that have their main memory divided into pages, paging (sometimes called swapping) is a transfer of pages between main memory and an auxiliary store, such as hard disk drive.
Paging is an important part of virtual memory implementation in most contemporary general-purpose operating systems, allowing them to easily use disk storage for data that does not fit into physical RAM. Paging is usually implemented as a task built into the kernel of the operating system.
You cannot open *.swp files, they are not meant to be opened or accessed by the user.
These *.swp files cannot be converted to anything else, they are generated for memory paging purposes.
Software apps that create swp files:
Microsoft Windows
Linux/Unix
Software applications that handle other tasks involving swp files:
Microsoft Windows
Linux/Unix
File type category:
Backup file
Date updated: September 30, 2026
Borland Sprint was a text editor and word processor from Borland for DOS. The program used the SWP file extension for document backup files.
A SWP file contains a backup of a Sprint document. It was intended to help preserve document data while working in Sprint, rather than to serve as a document format for exchanging files between different applications.
Borland Sprint and this backup format are obsolete and are no longer in regular use.
Open the SWP file with the original Borland Sprint software in a DOS-compatible environment. Because it is a Sprint-specific backup, it may not open correctly in modern text editors or word processors.
Work on a copy of the backup and try opening or restoring it from within Sprint. The result depends on the document data stored in the file.
SWP is a program-specific backup format. When the file can be opened in Borland Sprint, use Sprint's document-saving or export functions to create a file in a format that another application supports.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: February 15, 2019
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The swp file extension is also related some sort of specialized program for car / motorbike engine tuning called EC997 Dyno Test.
The swp file stores various data used for testing purposes of tuned engine.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: August 27, 2019
The swp file extension is associated with the MegaHAL, an application used to simulate conversation between humans that is available for Linux operating system.
The swp file stores keyboard swap data.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving swp files:
Linux/Unix
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: August 8, 2018
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The swp file extension is associated with the Syswin, a software programming tool for Microsoft Windows operating system that used programmers for programming OMRON Programmable Logic Controllers.
The swp file stores API description.
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: June 21, 2025
The swp file extension is associated with SolidWorks, a 3D CAD software for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp.
The swp file contains macro feature for SolidWorks software.
Use SolidWorks to work with *.swp files.
Software applications that can open swp files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit swp files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving swp files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create swp files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving swp files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: October 2, 2026
A Spider Writer project file is the project format used by Spider Writer to save a web development project. It is associated with the Spider Writer application rather than being a general-purpose HTML document.
The format is intended for use with Spider Writer on Microsoft Windows.
Open the .swp file in Spider Writer on Microsoft Windows. You can also open Spider Writer first and use its Open command to select the project file.
A Spider Writer project file is not normally converted directly because it is an application project rather than a standalone document format. Open it in Spider Writer and use the program's available export or save options to create the required web files.
Software applications that can open swp files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit swp files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving swp files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create swp files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: August 13, 2019
The swp file extension is associated with the Vim, a highly configurable text editing program, available for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux and other platforms.
The swp file contains temporary data.
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving swp files:
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