ClarisWorks (also AppleWorks) was office suite for Apple Mac OS, Mac OS X and later for Windows. ClarisWorks contains word processor, drawing program, painting program, spreadsheet, database program, and a terminal program for communications.
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Files with cwk extension may be found as old documents made using now discontinued program for Mac called ClarisWorks.
Computer ClarisWorks 5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide is a great tool for. Database, spreadsheet, graphics, and telecommunications modules allows users to Uses for the software range from 3-D. Clarisworks For The Macintosh Macintosh wikipedia, naming the macintosh project began in 1979 when jef raskin, an apple employee, envisioned an easy to use, low cost computer for the average. The ClarisWorks, Quicken, Spectre (a game I got m' dad the Christmas following the Mac purchase), and a screensaver program all came in packs of floppies. I've seen, recently, USB Floppy Disk Drives for Apple and Windows machines.
There are 2 other file types using
the CWK file extension!
the CWK file extension!
.cwk - CattleMax data
.cwk - GCPrevue work file
Software that open cwk file
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CWK file extension- ClarisWorks document
What is cwk file? How to open cwk files?
File type specification:
cwk file icon:
File extension cwk is mainly known for its use in Apple ClarisWorks, a now discontinued office suite, formerly developed by Apple.
The cwk file may contain word processing document, spreadsheet, presentation or even drawing.
The cwk file may contain word processing document, spreadsheet, presentation or even drawing.
If you own old ClarisWorks files, but not ClarisWorks, your best bet is to open the documents in a text editor and copy past your texts out to another word processor. It is because no current word processors support this file format.
This cwk file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format.
This type of file is no longer actively used and is most likely obsolete. This is typically the case for system files in old operating systems, file types from long discontinued software, or previous versions of certain file types (like documents, projects etc.) that were replaced in higher versions of their original programs.
Updated: April 15, 2020
The default software associated to open cwk file:
Company or developer:
Apple, Inc.
Apple, Inc.
ClarisWorks (also AppleWorks) was office suite for Apple Mac OS, Mac OS X and later for Windows. ClarisWorks contains word processor, drawing program, painting program, spreadsheet, database program, and a terminal program for communications.
Help how to open:
Apple ClarisWorks or FileMaker can open *.cwk documents. Some versions of these files can also be opened in iWorks.
How to convert:
Some programs still supports the formats from ClarisWorks and can export it to something more ommon like DOC.
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File identification strings:
HEX code: 00 42 4F 42 4F
ASCII code: BOBO
ASCII code: BOBO
List of software applications associated to the .cwk file extension
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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open cwk file, edit cwk file, convert cwk file, view cwk file, play cwk file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open cwk file, edit cwk file, convert cwk file, view cwk file, play cwk file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
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Software that open cwk file - ClarisWorks document
Programs supporting the exension cwk on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open cwk file action.
Microsoft Windows:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X:
Main software associated with cwk file by default:
ClarisWorks
Other suggested software:
FileMaker Pro for Mac
ClarisWorks
Other suggested software:
FileMaker Pro for Mac
I am running OS X 10.11 El Capitan. For a while now I have not been able to open my old ClarisWorks documents. ( I think maybe since Appleworks 6 or so.) I have not thrown them out in case a solution would arise one day and thankfully I have found one. You can open old ClarisWorks document using Libre Office. It doesn’t seem to work on drawings, but it does work on word-processing documents.
- Download Libre Office from here. You can go for the “still” version or “fresh” version. The fresh version is new with more features but the still version is more stable, I went for the still version. Libra Office downloads for free, but after the download they offer for you to make a donation to them.
Step 1: download LibreOffice. - Go to your downloads folder and click on the downloaded file called ‘LibreOffice_5etc.dmg. Drag the Libre Office app to the Applications folder. This will install it.
Step 2: install LibreOffice by dragging it to your applications folder - Launch Libre Office by double clicking on it from your applications folder. It may take a while the first time that you launch it.
This is what Libre Office looks like in your applications folder. - In Libra Office click on ‘Open File’ or drag the file you want to open into Libre Office.
Step 4: Click ‘Open File’ and choose your ClarisWorks file that you want to open.
I had varying degrees of success opening old ClarisWorks documents in Libre Office.
Clarisworks and Appleworks drawings would open but I could not see the drawings, I could only see the text that was in the drawings.
In word processing documents, all the information seemed to be there but the formatting was not great.
It’s not going to open your documents perfectly, but it might allow you to get some information out of your old files that Pages won’t open.
For example, trying to open an old AppleWorks document in Apple Pages gave me this error below but LibraOffice opened the file. The formatting was a bit poor but I could at least get the information out that I wanted.
Pages could not open an old AppleWorks file but libra office did open this file.Once you have opened the file in Libra Office you have two options. You can copy the information and paste it into a new Pages document. Or you can save the file (Using ‘Save As) to save the file as a Microsoft Word document, which you can then import into Apple Pages.
Libra Office does not allow you to save as a Pages document.
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GeriPsays:December 17, 2016 at 4:35 pm Thanks! Worked like a charm.
ReplyJan Steinmansays:December 29, 2016 at 5:00 pm Thanks! Saved me a tonne of trouble.
ReplyRoger Braintreesays:March 7, 2017 at 3:28 am Gobsmackingly effective — I’d completely given up hope of ever reading .cwk files again. All of mine are ‘compound’ docs — single text page with all the important stuff in a massive spreadsheet shrunk into a box on that page, and nothing else that I’ve found will do anything with them (shame on you, MacLink Plus)…
Yes, the currency’s wrong, and the fonts are all over the place, but all the data’s there! In most cases the formulae are also good, although it looks as if something odd happens with % signs in formulae, as they get converted to a +, leading to some odd totals, so some care is needed amidst all the popping champagne corks.
But overall, it’s eminently workable. Thanks so much for letting this out!
ReplyEric A Meecesays:June 27, 2017 at 3:27 pm How can I import a clarisworks database into a libre office program?
ReplydSavannahsays:November 2, 2017 at 12:02 pm goddess bless you! I thought my old AppleWorks poems were gone forever! Thank you!!!!!!
ReplyA Davidsonsays:April 1, 2018 at 5:34 am I have managed to open CWK text files with Textedit on OS 10.11.6.
ReplyRichard Rolfesays:May 23, 2018 at 6:43 am A brilliant solution that deserves to be better known – thank you very much
ReplyTHX1138says:December 10, 2018 at 10:27 pm Brilliant! Opened old Appleworks word processing documents PERFECTLY! All formatting, pagination, underlines, italics, etc – wow. Could not be more impressed. Thank you! :)
Replyjjfsays:January 17, 2019 at 5:01 pm Thank you… I’ve been able to recover files that I’d thought gone forever — and for free! Running High Sierra 10.13.6, with Libre Office Version: 6.0.7.3 — got graphics back, too! Thank you!
ReplyMichael Harrahsays:February 1, 2019 at 8:31 am Libre office database wizard does not open in MAC OS 10.13.6 (High Sierra). I have installed java file to fix – but nothing.
ReplyDickon Whiteheadsays:June 7, 2019 at 4:52 am Neo-office can also open them but with very variable success rates.
ReplyBill Waringsays:September 26, 2019 at 6:00 pm Thank you for explaining clearly. It works just right.
ReplyLongtime MacUsersays:April 6, 2020 at 3:01 pm Great advice! I am reading old files that I thought we gone. I’m sure I’ll find problems, but just being able to get the text is terrific.
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