BFW Converter

Extract text from BibleWorks and Babylon files (BFW)


Drop or upload your .BFW file
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How to extract text from your BFW file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your BFW file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert BFW to another file type

To convert BFW files to another format, you need BibleWorks or other Database software.

Convert a file to BFW

To convert other file formats to the "Proprietary Database File" file type, you need software like BibleWorks or a similar tool.


About BFW files

A .BFW file is a data container typically used as an MIDB database or note repository by BibleWorks, a discontinued biblical exegesis software. Alternatively, it can function as a Glossary File for Babylon translation software. These files store specialized textual data, linguistic pairs, and user notes. The most significant problem with .BFW files is that they are orphaned. Because BibleWorks ceased operations in 2018, modern operating systems often cannot run the original software. This forces users into a frustrating situation where their own research is locked inside a proprietary, closed file format. If you attempt to open a .BFW file in a standard text editor, you will be met with a confusing wall of garbled binary code mixed with fragments of readable text. Babylon glossary files similarly trap your linguistic data inside an ecosystem that requires specific software. To preserve your data, conversion is highly recommended. Converting .BFW to CSV is ideal for migrating structured database fields into modern tools. For straightforward reading and research recovery, converting to TXT or PDF is best, though you will lose the proprietary software-specific formatting and interlinked indexing. Because .BFW relies on closed-source formatting, standard online converters completely fail to process it. Just drag and drop your file into convert.guru to identify the exact format version and inspect the underlying content. Even without the original software, our extraction tools can often bypass the binary headers and rescue your embedded text, making your data accessible again.

Convert.Guru analyzes your BFW file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

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FAQ

If you want to convert BFW file to TMP, TEMP, CACHE, LOG, BAK, OLD, NEW, PART, DOWNLOAD, CRDOWNLOAD, LOCK or PID, you can use BibleWorks or similar software from the "Theological Database Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert DEVICE, CACHE, SOCK, SYMLINK, PID, MOUNT, FIFO, LOG, PIPE, TMP, JUNCTION or TEMP files to BFW, try BibleWorks or another comparable tool in the "Theological Database Storage" category.



The BFW 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 BFW converter.