Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your LWX file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert LWX to another file type
To convert LWX video files to another format, you need Lorex Player or other Data software.
Convert a file to LWX
To convert other file formats to the "Calibration or Security Video" file type, you need software like Lorex Player or a similar tool.
About LWX files
An .LWX file primarily functions as either a test equipment calibration data file used by QmSoft or a proprietary security video file generated by Lorex Security Systems. In rare instances, it is also a database file for Lightwright. The major disadvantage of the .LWX format is its strictly proprietary nature. Lorex security videos use this closed format to prevent tampering, requiring the official Lorex desktop client to open them. Standard media players like VLC or Windows Media Player will fail to play them. Likewise, QmSoft calibration files are locked to their specific enterprise software. Converting these files is often frustrating because standard online converters fail to process the hidden proprietary streams. For Lorex videos, your best option is to use the original DVR or Lorex software to export the footage to standard MP4 or AVI. Interestingly, QmSoft .LWX files often use a standard ZIP internal architecture. Just drag and drop your file onto convert.guru to identify the format, view its internal structure, and convert it when possible. Our analysis can detect supported underlying formats, allowing you to extract raw data if it is a disguised archive.
Convert.Guru analyzes your LWX file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert LWX file to DB, SQLITE, SQLITE3, MDB, ACCDB, DBF, ODB, FDB, GDB, MYD, FRM or SQL, you can use Lorex Player or similar software from the "Proprietary Data and Video" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert NDF, SQLITE3, BAK, RDB, SQL, DB4, MDF, MDB, LDF, DB, DB3 or SQLITE files to LWX, try Lorex Player or another comparable tool in the "Proprietary Data and Video" category.
The LWX 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 LWX converter.