How to open a .SWM file online
No extra software to download or install.
Pick your .SWM file
Drag it in or click to choose it. We read its contents list first, so it opens right away without unpacking everything.
Browse what's inside
See every file with its size, how much it's compressed and its date, and search by name across all the folders.
Preview or download
Click a file to preview text or images, or save just that one. Need everything? Download it all as a single ZIP.
About .SWM files
What a .SWM file is, and what's inside it.
A .SWM file is a Split Windows Imaging Format File developed by Microsoft. It contains a portion of a larger disk image that has been divided into multiple data segments. These files are typically opened and managed using utilities such as ImageX and ExtractNow.
Programs that open .SWM files
| Full name | Split Windows Imaging Format (Split WIM) |
|---|---|
| Developer | Microsoft |
| First released | WIM since Windows Vista (2006); SWM via ImageX, now DISM /Split-Image |
| Category | Archives |
| MIME type | application/octet-stream |
| Signature | 4D 53 57 49 4D 00 00 00 "MSWIM\0\0\0" - WIM/SWM header |
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Found something inside the archive? Open it here.
Do I have to unpack the whole .SWM file?
No. The viewer reads its table of contents first and only unpacks a file when you click it. That works even with multi-gigabyte archives, because we read just the bytes we need.
Can I open password-protected archives?
Yes, for ZIP (ZipCrypto and AES) and 7Z. You'll be asked for the password,. We can't recover forgotten passwords.
Is my .SWM file uploaded anywhere?
No. The code that unpacks the file is downloaded once and then reused.
Why does a .docx or .apk open as an archive?
Because they are ZIP archives under the hood. Office documents, Android apps, Java programs and EPUB books all use ZIP as their container.
What about split archives (.001, .z01, .part1.rar)?
Multi-part archives need all their parts. Today you can open the first part to see the file list; joining parts is on our roadmap.
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