File extension CWK
| File type | ClarisWorks Document Format |
| Developer | Apple |
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What is a CWK file?
CWK files are associated with ClarisWorks, a office software suite developed by Apple for Mac family of personal computers. CWK files can store text, spreadsheet, presentation, or database documents. ClarisWorks was created as a direct competitor to IBM’s Lotus package and Microsoft Office productivity suite, but didn’t achieve much success.
CWK format is considered obsolete and no modern software supports it. The only way to access data in CWK files is to open the file with a text editor (for example, Microsoft Notepad) and copy the content to a different text file. CWK files saved data in plain text format with additional text markup.
Program(s) that can open the .CWK file
Windows
Mac OS
How to open CWK files
If you cannot open the CWK file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports CWK among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the CWK file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the CWK format files
The inability to open and operate the CWK file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the ClarisWorks Document Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a CWK file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the CWK file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the CWK from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the CWK format
- The CWK file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the CWK file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a CWK file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the CWK file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the CWK file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the CWK file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Updated 04/04/2022
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.CWK) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected CWK file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the CWK file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. CWK) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.