XMWX Converter

Extract text from SofTest working exam files (XMWX)


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

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

Convert XMWX to another file type

To convert XMWX exam files to another format, you need ExamSoft SofTest or other Data software.

Convert a file to XMWX

To convert other file formats to the "Secure Assessment Data" file type, you need software like ExamSoft SofTest or a similar tool.


About XMWX files

An .XMWX file is a temporary, in-progress exam file created by ExamSoft SofTest. It serves as an active backup of a student's answers while taking a digital assessment, automatically saving data every 60 seconds. These files are used globally by medical, law, and undergraduate academic programs through the ExamSoft secure testing software. Users often want to convert this file to a standard document format like PDF or DOCX to review their test answers, print their work, or recover lost data after a severe system crash. However, because it is a highly secure, proprietary testing format, the data is strictly encrypted to prevent cheating, tampering, and unauthorized access. Direct conversion to standard text or document formats is universally blocked by ExamSoft's digital rights management and encryption protocols. This file format is intentionally difficult to open or convert outside of the original secure testing environment. Often, only the original SofTest application can properly read, resume, or export the data into the final XMDX submission file. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.

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


FAQ

If you want to convert XMWX file to SHP, KML, KMZ, GPX, GEOJSON, TOPOJSON, TIF, TIFF, ECW, SID, IMG or DEM, you can use ExamSoft SofTest or similar software from the "Secure Exam Working Backup" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert LAZ, KMZ, DTM, CSV, DEM, PRJ, LAS, GPX, DSM, SHP, DBF or KML files to XMWX, try ExamSoft SofTest or another comparable tool in the "Secure Exam Working Backup" category.



The XMWX 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 XMWX converter.