AZW1 file format description

Many people share .azw1 files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .azw1 file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .azw1 files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.azw1 - Amazon Kindle Topaz eBook

The AZW1 ebook files are related to Amazon Kindle. AZW1 file is an Amazon Kindle Topaz eBook. The Amazon Kindle is a series of e-book readers designed and marketed by Amazon.

Application:

Amazon Kindle

Category:

Ebook files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Amazon Kindle Topaz eBook related extensions:

.kfx-zip: Compressed Kindle KFX Ebook
.bkk: BookBuddi eBook
.azn: Amazon Kindle Newspaper Data
.ebt: Adobe Acrobat Ebook Document
.ybrtf: yBook E-book RTF Document
.ybrar: yBook E-book Archive

Naturally, other applications may also use the .azw1 file extension. Even harmful programs can create .azw1 files. Be especially cautious with .azw1 files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .azw1 file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.azw1

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .azw1 file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

azw, zw1

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.azw: Amazon Kindle eBook
.zw1: EPLAN Project Backup

Operating systems

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Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8, Windows 10, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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