Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your IWB file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert IWB to another file type
To convert IWB whiteboards to another format, you need SMART Notebook or other Data software.
Convert a file to IWB
To convert other file formats to the "Interactive Whiteboard File" file type, you need software like SMART Notebook or a similar tool.
About IWB files
The .IWB file extension is primarily an Interactive Whiteboard Common File. This format was standardized by the IMS Global Learning Consortium to allow the transfer of educational presentations between different digital whiteboard platforms. A smaller percentage of .IWB files are generated as Instagram annotation data exports, which are formatted as standard JSON text files. Educational .IWB files are typically opened using specialized desktop applications like SMART Notebook or software provided by KTC Whiteboard systems. The main disadvantage of the .IWB format is its strict vendor lock-in and reliance on heavy, often paid educational software. Students, parents, and colleagues cannot natively open these files on standard mobile devices or web browsers. The format acts as a barrier to simple information sharing. The best target format for universal sharing is a standard .PDF document. Converting to .PDF ensures anyone can view the lesson layout, though interactive elements like drag-and-drop widgets will be lost. Alternatively, if you only need the media assets, you can convert or extract the file to a standard .ZIP archive. If the file is an Instagram export, it should be converted to .CSV for spreadsheet analysis. This file format is difficult to open or convert because standard converters fail to interpret the proprietary XML schemas that define the interactive lesson layouts. Often, only the original whiteboard software can perfectly render the data. Our analysis detects the embedded formats so you can extract raw images or read the raw text without installing specialized software.
Convert.Guru analyzes your IWB file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert IWB file to PDF, JS, TS, PY, JAVA, CPP, C, CS, PHP, RB, GO or RS, you can use SMART Notebook or similar software from the "Interactive Whiteboard Content Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SH, PY, KT, PS1, SWIFT, LUA, PL, JAVA, SCALA, JS, VBS or TS files to IWB, try SMART Notebook or another comparable tool in the "Interactive Whiteboard Content Storage" category.
The IWB 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 IWB converter.