While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the DWF file? - you probably found websites, which offer software that was able to open any file extension. Do not be fooled, there is no one program that will allow you to work with any file extension, including the DWF file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the DWF file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the DWF file - remember, these applications are able to open at most a few file extensions, they are designed to work with a specific data type.
| File type | Autodesk Design Web Format |
| Developer | Autodesk |
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If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the DWF extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the DWF file you want to open
In this case, the easiest way is to use the tool built into the operating system for association of the DWF file with applications to support it. Double click on the file you cannot open - the operating system will display a list of programs that are likely to work with your DWF file. Choose one of them, or select the location on a disk where you installed one of the applications from our list. Windows should then open the DWF file using the program installed earlier.
Entries containing links of the DWF file extensions with applications is located in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. If you do not know how to get to the Windows Registry, or how to make changes in it, ask a specialist for help. Lack of knowledge on the subject may cause irreversible changes on your computer.
There may be a situation when a computer virus passes itself off as the DWF file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the DWF file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the DWF file is infected.
| DW1 | DeathWatch WebCrawler |
| DWD | DiamondWare Digitized Format |
| DWFX | Autodesk Design Web Format |
| DWF | Autodesk Design Web Format |
| DWO | Red Hat Linux DWARF Debugging Information |
| DWZ | Compressed AutoCAD Drawing Format |
| DWC | Emulex DWC Firmware Update File Format |
| DWM | Digital Works Circuit Project |
| DWE | Creator Simulator Pattern |
| DWN | CISCO Download Format |
