DWT Converter

Extract text from DWT files

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Drop or upload your .DWT file

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How to extract text from your DWT file

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

Convert DWT to another file type

To convert your DWT file to another format, you need Autodesk AutoCAD or other Cad software.

Convert a file to DWT

To convert other file formats to the "Drawing Template" file type, you need software like Autodesk AutoCAD or a similar tool.

About DWT files

The .DWT extension identifies files serving two distinct technical roles, creating potential confusion for users without specific software. Primarily (76% of cases), it is an AutoCAD Drawing Template used by Autodesk AutoCAD. These files act as the DNA for new projects, storing pre-configured layers, linetypes, unit precision, and title blocks to ensure consistency. The main drawback arises when users mistakenly share a .DWT instead of the actual DWG drawing; recipients without a $1,800+/year AutoCAD subscription cannot easily view the template's contents or verify the standards within. Furthermore, these are proprietary binaries that do not render in standard image viewers.

The secondary use (approx. 7%) is the Dreamweaver Web Template created by Adobe Dreamweaver. These files wrap HTML code with proprietary comments to define 'locked' and 'editable' regions for static site management. The problem with this legacy format is vendor lock-in; without the Dreamweaver engine, the file is just a clutter-filled text file that modern browsers and CMS platforms (like WordPress) cannot utilize effectively.

Best Conversion Targets:

For CAD Viewing: Convert AutoCAD .DWT to PDF to share layouts and standards with clients who do not use CAD.
For CAD Editing: Convert .DWT to DWG or DXF to transform the template into a standard, editable vector drawing file.
For Web Migration: Convert Dreamweaver .DWT to clean HTML or TXT to strip Adobe-specific tags and migrate content to a modern web stack.

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

Users also converted DWG, DWF, DXF, PDF, ZIP, DWL, SLDDRW, BAK, DOCX, NWD, SLDASM, SDOCX and TXT files.

FAQ

If you want to convert DWT file to DWG, PDF, GR, G, DXF, DGN, RVT, RFA, SKP, 3DM, STEP or IGES, you can use Autodesk AutoCAD or similar software from the "CAD Drawing Template" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert SLDASM, DGN, PRT, IAM, X_B, CATPRODUCT, SLDPRT, RVT, ASM, DWG, CATPART or DXF files to DWT, try Autodesk AutoCAD or another comparable tool in the "CAD Drawing Template" category.

The DWT 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 DWT converter.