FWDICT Converter

Extract text from Freeway user dictionaries (FWDICT)


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

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

Convert FWDICT to another file type

To convert FWDICT dictionaries to another format, you need Softpress Freeway or other Settings software.

Convert a file to FWDICT

To convert other file formats to the "Spell Check Dictionary" file type, you need software like Softpress Freeway or a similar tool.


About FWDICT files

A .fwdict file is a custom user dictionary created by the Softpress Freeway web design software. It stores lists of custom words, brand names, and technical terms added by users to prevent the Freeway WYSIWYG editor from flagging them as spelling errors. Softpress Freeway was historically popular among macOS web designers, but it has largely been superseded by modern, cloud-based web builders. The .fwdict format is a proprietary, closed system. This means your curated vocabulary lists are trapped in an obsolete ecosystem. You cannot natively import a .fwdict file into standard text editors, Microsoft Office, or modern web platforms without a workaround. The most practical conversion targets are plain text .TXT or comma-separated .CSV files. Extracting the words allows you to migrate your custom dictionary to modern spell-checkers using standard .DIC files. Because the .fwdict format is highly specific and poorly documented, standard online converters fail to process it. Usually, only the original Softpress software can reliably read or export the data. Our platform can inspect the file's internal structure. If our analysis detects unencrypted, embedded text strings, you can easily salvage your vocabulary list directly from your browser.

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


FAQ

If you want to convert FWDICT file to TXT, RTF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, PAGES, TEX, LATEX, MD, MARKDOWN, LOG or NFO, you can use Softpress Freeway or similar software from the "Custom spelling dictionary storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert PDF, DOC, ASC, TODO, NFO, MEMO, README, DOCX, JPG, TXT, NOTE or RTF files to FWDICT, try Softpress Freeway or another comparable tool in the "Custom spelling dictionary storage" category.



The FWDICT 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 FWDICT converter.