BBW file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.bbw - Band-in-a-Box Interface

The BBW data files are related to Band-in-a-Box. The BBW file is a Band-in-a-Box Interface. Band-in-a-Box is a MIDI music arranger software package for Windows and Mac OS produced by PG Music.

Application:

Band-in-a-Box

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Band-in-a-Box Interface related extensions:

.bt0: Band-in-a-Box Temporary Data
.ls3: Band-in-a-Box Third-Party Styles
.mg4: Band-in-a-Box Song
.mgu: Band-in-a-Box Song
.sty: Band-in-a-Box Styles Data

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

Can't open a .bbw 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.bbw

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 .bbw file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

bb, bba, bbd, bbe, bbq, bbs, bfw, bgw, bhw, bnw, bvw, bw, bwb, fbw, gbw

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.bb: Blitz Basic Code
.bnw: Bayesian Network Web Server Data
.bb: GCOV BB Data
.hbw: HAHTsite Widget Source Code
.bbs: BBS Directory List
.bba: Settlers: Heritage of Kings Game Data

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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