PSW Converter

Convert Pocket Word documents (PSW) online for free


Drop or upload your .PSW file

How to convert your PSW file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PSW file.
  2. You'll see a preview.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert PSW to another file type

The converter easily converts your PSW documents to various formats - free and online. No Microsoft Word or or other Text software needed.

  • PSW to TXT
  • PSW to RTF
  • PSW to DOC
  • PSW to DOCX
  • PSW to ODT
  • PSW to DOT
  • PSW to XLT
  • PSW to XLS
  • PSW to SXM
  • PSW to DIF
  • PSW to XML
  • PSW to HTM

Convert a file to PSW

The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "Legacy Text Document" formats to PSW without using software like Microsoft Word or a similar tool.

  • PDF to PSW
  • DOC to PSW
  • DOCX to PSW
  • JPG to PSW
  • TXT to PSW
  • RTF to PSW
  • OTM to PSW
  • POTM to PSW
  • GIF to PSW
  • UOP to PSW
  • PPSX to PSW
  • MWD to PSW

About PSW files

A .psw file primarily serves two vastly different purposes. It is either a legacy Pocket Word Document created by early Windows CE personal digital assistants (PDAs), or a Windows Password Reset Key generated by Microsoft Windows to recover a locked local user account. Rarely, it acts as an encrypted database for the AceBIT Password Depot software.

Legacy Pocket Word files are notoriously difficult to access today. The format is heavily outdated, proprietary, and no longer supported by modern office suites, mobile devices, or web browsers. Opening a .psw document on a modern PC usually requires hunting down obsolete software like Microsoft ActiveSync. Conversely, Windows Password Reset files are system-level cryptographic keys; they are not meant to be opened or edited manually, as doing so will corrupt the file and prevent account recovery.

If your file is a Pocket Word document, you must convert it to make the contents readable. For modern editing in Microsoft Word, convert to DOCX or RTF. For long-term archiving and easy sharing, convert to PDF. For raw data extraction without formatting, convert to TXT. Drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing outdated software.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your PSW file.

Users also converted PWI, PWS, TXT, PSF, JPG, PDF, MP4, ENC, RGB, PEN, MPO and HCA files.


FAQ

If you want to convert PSW file to HCA, PAGES, TEX, LATEX, MD, MARKDOWN or LOG, you can use Microsoft Word or similar software from the "Legacy Document or Password Key" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert ASC, TODO, NFO, MEMO, README or NOTE files to PSW, try Microsoft Word or another comparable tool in the "Legacy Document or Password Key" category.



The PSW 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 PSW converter.