A2W Converter

Convert A2W files online for free


Drop or upload your .A2W file
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How to convert your A2W file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your A2W file.
  2. You'll see a preview.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert A2W to another file type

The converter easily converts your A2W file to various formats - free and online. No Visual Studio Code or extra software needed.

  • A2W to JS
  • A2W to TS
  • A2W to PY
  • A2W to JAVA
  • A2W to CPP
  • A2W to C
  • A2W to CS
  • A2W to PHP
  • A2W to RB
  • A2W to GO
  • A2W to RS
  • A2W to SWIFT

Convert a file to A2W

The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other Developer formats to A2W with high quality output.

  • SH to A2W
  • PY to A2W
  • KT to A2W
  • PS1 to A2W
  • SWIFT to A2W
  • LUA to A2W
  • PL to A2W
  • JAVA to A2W
  • SCALA to A2W
  • JS to A2W
  • VBS to A2W
  • TS to A2W

About A2W files

The .A2W file is the proprietary project container for Alice 2, an educational block-based programming environment developed by Carnegie Mellon University. These files serve as a complete snapshot of a 3D project, bundling character models, texture assets, audio files, and the underlying XML-based logic definitions into a single package. Because Alice 2 is now considered legacy software (superseded by Alice 3, which uses the incompatible A3W format), users frequently encounter friction when trying to open these files on modern operating systems or updated Java environments. The proprietary nature of the format means you cannot simply double-click an .A2W file to edit it in standard IDEs like IntelliJ IDEA or 3D modelers like Blender.

For users needing to recover data or inspect project internals without installing the outdated Alice 2 client, the most effective conversion strategy relies on the file's internal structure: it is essentially a ZIP archive. Converting or renaming the file to ZIP allows you to extract raw assets (such as PNG images and sound files) and view the project structure. For archiving student work or sharing projects, keeping the original .A2W is necessary for functionality, but converting extracted assets to standard formats is the best route for accessibility outside the Alice ecosystem. Just drag and drop to determine the format, view, and convert it.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your A2W file.

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The A2W Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our A2W converter.