SBW Converter

Extract text from SBW files


Drop or upload your .SBW file
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How to extract text from your SBW file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your SBW file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert SBW to another file type

To convert your SBW file to another format, you need Savings Bond Wizard or other Data software.

  • SBW to XLS
  • SBW to XLSX
  • SBW to XLSM
  • SBW to XLSB
  • SBW to ODS
  • SBW to CSV
  • SBW to TSV
  • SBW to TAB
  • SBW to DIF
  • SBW to SLK
  • SBW to WK1
  • SBW to WK3

Convert a file to SBW

To convert other file formats to the "Financial Database" file type, you need software like Savings Bond Wizard or a similar tool.

  • WQ1 to SBW
  • XLSM to SBW
  • NOTES to SBW
  • QPW to SBW
  • WK3 to SBW
  • WB2 to SBW
  • WKS to SBW
  • XLSB to SBW
  • 123 to SBW
  • XLS to SBW
  • WB1 to SBW
  • XLSX to SBW

About SBW files

A .SBW file is a proprietary inventory database created by the now-discontinued Savings Bond Wizard, a desktop utility formerly provided by the US Department of the Treasury. These files function as digital ledgers, storing critical data for Series E, EE, I, and HH savings bonds, including serial numbers, issue dates, face values, and maturity tracking. The primary difficulty for users today is that the Treasury retired the Savings Bond Wizard software, effectively locking the data inside these legacy files. Because the format is not a standard spreadsheet, modern operating systems like Windows 11 and macOS cannot natively preview or open them, and standard tools like Microsoft Excel usually generate gibberish if you attempt a direct import. To recover this financial data, the most pragmatic solution is converting the .SBW file to a CSV (Comma Separated Values) or XLSX format. This makes the bond inventory readable in modern spreadsheet software like Google Sheets or LibreOffice Calc, allowing users to manually transfer the data into the online TreasuryDirect system. For users who simply need a static record of their holdings for estate planning or tax archives, converting to PDF provides a secure, unalterable document.

Convert.Guru analyzes your SBW file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted BAK, DTP, PTB and MEM files.



The SBW 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 SBW converter.