Extract text from DMW files
To convert your DMW file to another format, you need JetBrains dotMemory or other Developer software.
To convert other file formats to the "Profiling Snapshot" file type, you need software like JetBrains dotMemory or a similar tool.
A .DMW file typically serves as a workspace snapshot for JetBrains dotMemory, a popular .NET memory profiling tool. These files are essentially ZIP archives containing raw memory allocation data, object graphs, and snapshot comparisons used by developers to hunt down memory leaks. Because this is a specialized debugging format, you cannot open it with standard text editors or viewers; it requires the proprietary JetBrains dotMemory suite to interpret the binary structures. This is a major drawback when trying to share performance findings with stakeholders who don't have the software installed.
A secondary but common use case is within the scientific community, where .DMW files function as workspace files for Gatan DigitalMicrograph. These files store the layout and state of an electron microscopy session, often referencing separate image data files (.DM3 or .DM4). The main limitation here is version dependency; older versions of the Gatan Microscopy Suite may struggle to open workspaces saved in newer builds.
For conversion, your target depends on the file's origin. If dealing with JetBrains data, the goal is often extracting metrics to CSV or generating a PDF report for documentation. If it is a Gatan file, users typically need to convert the referenced imagery to standard raster formats like TIFF, JPG, or PNG for publication and easy viewing.
Convert.Guru analyzes your DMW file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert DMW file to SHP, KML, KMZ, GPX, GEOJSON, TOPOJSON, TIF, TIFF, ECW, SID, IMG or DEM, you can use JetBrains dotMemory or similar software from the "Memory Profiler Workspace" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert LAZ, KMZ, DTM, CSV, DEM, PRJ, LAS, GPX, DSM, SHP, DBF or KML files to DMW, try JetBrains dotMemory or another comparable tool in the "Memory Profiler Workspace" category.
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 DMW converter.