LanguageWORD
MacWrite document
File type: Document file
Files with word file extension can be mainly found as very old text documents made in MacWrite that was available in 90s.
Found 2 different file type records with the same word filename suffix.
What is word file?
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: November 14, 2023
The word file extension is related to MacWrite, a word processor application released along with the first Apple Macintosh systems in 1984 and used for its default document format.
MacWrite was the first such program that was widely available to the public to offer WYSIWYG operation, with multiple fonts and styles. Together with MacPaint, it was one of the two original "killer applications" that propelled the adoption and popularity of the GUI in general, and the Mac in particular.
How to open word file?
iWorks Pages supposedly can still open *.word documents.
How to convert word file?
It is unlikely that many programs supports this format nowadays. However a lot of users actually look for Microsoft Word formats (*.doc, *.docx) not the ancient WORD format from MacWrite.
Suggested software to open word file:
Associated software actions with the word file
Software applications that can open word files:
Pages for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that can edit word files:
Pages for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that print word files:
Pages for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Microsoft Word for Mac document
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: September 4, 2018
How to open word file?
It is likely that only some speciifc versions of MS Word for Mac could handle this format.
How to convert word file?
If you manage to open this document format somehow, you should be able to export the text either by copy paste or saving it as TXT/RTF.
Suggested software to open word file:
Associated software actions with the word file
Software applications that can open word files:
Microsoft Word for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that can edit word files:
Microsoft Word for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software capable of saving word files:
Microsoft Word for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that create word files:
Microsoft Word for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that import word files:
Narrator (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving word files:
Microsoft Office for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)