AbiWord
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|subcat=Document | |subcat=Document | ||
| − | |extensions={{ext|abw}}, {{ext|zabw}}, {{ext|abw.gz}} | + | |subcat2=Word Processor |
| + | |extensions={{ext|abw}}, {{ext|zabw}}, {{ext|abw.gz}}, {{ext|awt}}, {{ext|hash}} | ||
| + | |pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/890}}, {{PRONOM|fmt/891}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | '''ABW''' is the format used by AbiWord, a Free multi-platform word processor. | ||
| + | It is an [[XML]] based format. The .zabw and .abw.gz versions are compressed using [[GZIP]]. AbiWord also uses the .awt extension for templates and .hash for spellchecker dictionaries. | ||
| − | + | == Sample files == | |
| − | + | * {{DexvertSamples|document/abiWord}} | |
| + | == Links == | ||
* [http://abisource.com/ AbiWord website] | * [http://abisource.com/ AbiWord website] | ||
* [http://www.abisource.com/wiki/File_format info about the file format] | * [http://www.abisource.com/wiki/File_format info about the file format] | ||
| + | * [https://github.com/AbiWord/abiword/blob/master/docs/AbiWord_DocumentFormat.abw v1.0 format info] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20040628024541/http://adproject.free.fr:80/Help/technics/AbiWord_DocumentFormat.html in html], [https://forum.altlinux.org/index.php?topic=34493.msg252040#msg252040 another html option] (click the + to expand the message)) | ||
* [http://www.abisource.com/wiki/AbiWord page has a sample file] | * [http://www.abisource.com/wiki/AbiWord page has a sample file] | ||
* [http://www.abisource.com/wiki/FaqAbiWordNativeFormatToText to convert to plain text] | * [http://www.abisource.com/wiki/FaqAbiWordNativeFormatToText to convert to plain text] | ||
| + | * [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libabw libabw: Library for importing AbiWord documents] | ||
| + | * [https://web.mit.edu/outland/share/AbiSuite/AbiWord/help/en-US/howto/howtonormaltemplate.html AbiWord template info] | ||
| + | * [https://web.mit.edu/outland/share/AbiSuite/AbiWord/help/en-US/problems/problemsfaq.html AbiWord .hash dictionary info] | ||
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| + | [[Category:XML based file formats]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:36, 1 February 2026
ABW is the format used by AbiWord, a Free multi-platform word processor. It is an XML based format. The .zabw and .abw.gz versions are compressed using GZIP. AbiWord also uses the .awt extension for templates and .hash for spellchecker dictionaries.
