Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your AWS file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert AWS to another file type
To convert AWS spreadsheets to another format, you need Ability Office or other Spreadsheet software.
Convert a file to AWS
To convert other file formats to the "Ability Office Spreadsheet" file type, you need software like Ability Office or a similar tool.
About AWS files
The .AWS file extension primarily represents an Ability Spreadsheet file created by Ability Office. These files store tabular spreadsheet data, charts, macros, and formatting using the Microsoft Compound Document format. Secondarily, .AWS files function as XML-based workspace settings for Atmel AVR Studio or user profiles in AutoCAD. To open or natively edit the spreadsheet version, you need the Ability Office suite. The workspace versions are managed by their respective developer tools. Users frequently need to convert .AWS files because it is a highly proprietary, niche format. If you send an .AWS spreadsheet to a client or colleague, they cannot open it without purchasing or installing specific software. Furthermore, .AWS files are not supported by web browsers, mobile document viewers, or standard suites like Microsoft Office or Google Workspace. To ensure accessibility, you should convert .AWS spreadsheets to universal formats. XLSX is the best target for editable workbook data, while CSV is ideal for raw data extraction. If the document must remain visually static, convert it to a PDF. Be aware that advanced macros or software-specific charting elements may be lost or broken when converting out of the native Ability environment. Because .AWS is a closed, proprietary format, it is notoriously difficult to open or convert outside of its native ecosystem. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data. Standard online converters usually fail to process it. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your AWS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert AWS file to PDF, EPUB, XLS, XLSX, XLSM, XLSB, ODS, CSV, TSV, TAB, DIF or SLK, you can use Ability Office or similar software from the "Spreadsheet Data Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert WQ1, XLSM, NOTES, QPW, WK3, WB2, WKS, XLSB, 123, XLS, WB1 or XLSX files to AWS, try Ability Office or another comparable tool in the "Spreadsheet Data Storage" category.
The AWS 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 AWS converter.