FDW Converter

Extract text from Acomba and FebDok files (FDW)

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How to extract text from your FDW file

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

Convert FDW to another file type

To convert FDW files to another format, you need Acomba or other Data software.

Convert a file to FDW

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

About FDW files

The .FDW file extension represents a proprietary data format primarily associated with two distinct industries: accounting and electrical engineering.

1. Acomba Accounting Data: Approximately 48% of FDW files are data or form definition files used by Acomba (ACCEO Solutions), a popular ERP and accounting suite in Canada. These files often contain form layouts (like invoice templates) or structured financial records. Because they are optimized for the Acomba database engine, they cannot be opened by standard text editors or spreadsheet software like Excel. Users typically encounter these when trying to migrate data or recover old financial archives.

2. FebDok Project File: Another significant portion (28%) belongs to FebDok, a software used for documenting electrical installations and verifying compliance with safety standards (NELFO). These files store complex technical calculations, circuit descriptions, and installation certificates.

The Conversion Challenge: Both formats are proprietary, meaning you cannot simply "convert" them to a DOCX or PDF using a generic online tool without losing the underlying logic. A raw conversion would result in unintelligible code.

Best Workflows:

For Acomba: The only reliable way to convert is to open the file within the Acomba software and use the "Export" function to save data as XLSX (Excel) or "Print to PDF" for forms.
For FebDok: Users must open the project in FebDok and export the documentation to PDF for archival or sharing with inspectors. If you do not have the software, you may need to request the sender to export it for you.

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

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FAQ

If you want to convert FDW file to , you can use Acomba or similar software from the "Accounting Data & Forms" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to FDW, try Acomba or another comparable tool in the "Accounting Data & Forms" category.

The FDW 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 FDW converter.