DWR Converter

Extract text from Dictionary and radar files (DWR)

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Drop or upload your .DWR file

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How to extract text from your DWR file

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

Convert DWR to another file type

To convert DWR Data files to another format, you need SoftMaker Office or other Data software.

Convert a file to DWR

To convert other file formats to the "Application Support File" file type, you need software like SoftMaker Office or a similar tool.

About DWR files

A .DWR file typically serves one of two very different purposes, making it a source of confusion for many users. Most commonly (approx. 41%), it is a Dictionary and Hyphenation file used by SoftMaker Office. These files work in the background to handle spell-checking and language rules for documents in TextMaker; they are not designed to be opened or edited manually by users.

Alternatively, your file might be a Doppler Weather Radar data file generated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). These contain raw meteorological data used for weather forecasting and atmospheric research.

Common Friction Points:

Unreadable Content: Both formats are proprietary or binary-encoded. Attempting to open them in Notepad or Excel usually results in scrambled text.
Video Confusion: Users often mistake .DWR files for video recordings. If you are trying to watch a screen recording, you likely have a NetOp remote control recording, which requires conversion to MP4 or AVI to be viewable in standard players like VLC Media Player.
Lack of Tooling: There is no single "universal viewer" for this extension. You must identify the origin (Office suite vs. Weather station vs. Screen recorder) to choose the right software.

Best Conversion Targets:

For Office Users: Convert/Export custom word lists to TXT or CSV if the software allows, to migrate dictionaries between programs.
For Scientists: Convert Radar data to CSV for analysis or PNG/TIFF for visualization.
For Video/NetOp: Convert the legacy recording to MP4 for web playback.

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

Users also converted DWG, DRW, PDF, SOX, NICK and JFM files.

FAQ

If you want to convert DWR file to , you can use SoftMaker Office or similar software from the "Dictionary & Hyphenation Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to DWR, try SoftMaker Office or another comparable tool in the "Dictionary & Hyphenation Data" category.

The DWR 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 DWR converter.