Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your IWP file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert IWP to another file type
To convert IWP projects to another format, you need InSpec or other Data software.
Convert a file to IWP
To convert other file formats to the "Project & Program Files" file type, you need software like InSpec or a similar tool.
About IWP files
The .IWP file extension is shared by several completely different software applications, making it notoriously confusing to open. Most often, it functions as a Robot Workpiece Project file for IGM Robotersysteme AG welding robots. In this scenario, it is actually a standard ZIP archive containing project configurations. The second most common use is as an Inspection Program file for Micro-Vu InSpec metrology software, where the file is stored in plain text using UTF-16 (LE) encoding. Other software using .IWP includes the Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine for persistent game data, InterWord Pro for legacy word processing documents, Datacard ID Works for ID card designs, and WebSite X5 for website projects. Because an .IWP file lacks a single standardized format, users constantly face file association errors when double-clicking it. The primary disadvantage is this ambiguity; without the original proprietary software installed, your operating system will simply reject the file. Furthermore, proprietary tools like InSpec or Datacard are expensive and specialized, meaning you cannot easily share these files with colleagues or clients who lack the necessary licenses. To bypass these restrictions, conversion or extraction is the best approach. If your file is an IGM project, you can extract its contents by converting it to a standard ZIP archive. If it is an InSpec program or an InterWord document, converting it to TXT or PDF will make the text universally readable across any device.
Convert.Guru analyzes your IWP file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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FAQ
If you want to convert IWP file to HTML, HTM, CSS, JS, PHP, ASP, ASPX, JSP, JSPX, PY, RB or PL, you can use InSpec or similar software from the "Robot & Inspection Program Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert RSS, CSS, CGI, SITEMAP, PL, WEBMANIFEST, JSON, JS, XML, HTML, ICO or HTM files to IWP, try InSpec or another comparable tool in the "Robot & Inspection Program Data" category.
The IWP 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 IWP converter.