Extract text from OutWit Gear databases (OWG)
To convert OWG databases to another format, you need OutWit Hub or other Database software.
To convert other file formats to the "Scraping Project Database" file type, you need software like OutWit Hub or a similar tool.
The .OWG file is an OutWit Gear Database created by OutWit Technologies. These files are primarily used to store web scraping configurations, data extraction macros, and the raw datasets captured during automated scraping sessions.
This format is heavily proprietary and closed. One of its main disadvantages is that it locks your scraped data inside a vendor-specific database. Files can quickly exceed several gigabytes because they cache raw HTML and images alongside the tabular data. Sharing an .OWG file with a client or data analyst is impractical, as they cannot open it without purchasing and installing OutWit Hub or OutWit Gear.
To make the data usable, users typically need to convert the .OWG extraction results into standard, universally accepted formats like CSV, JSON, or XML. These target formats can be seamlessly imported into standard spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel or ingested into corporate database pipelines.
Because of its proprietary database structure, .OWG is exceptionally difficult to open or convert with third-party tools. Often, only the original OutWit software can properly parse the scraping rules and export the structured data. If our analysis detects an embedded standard database architecture (like SQLite), viewing or partial conversion of the tables may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your OWG file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert OWG file to , you can use OutWit Hub or similar software from the "Web Scraping Database Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to OWG, try OutWit Hub or another comparable tool in the "Web Scraping Database Storage" category.
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