CIW file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.ciw - EndNote Web of Science Export

The CIW data files are related to EndNote. The CIW file is an EndNote Web of Science Export. EndNote is a commercial reference management software package, used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays and articles.

Application:

EndNote

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

EndNote Web of Science Export related extensions:

.enf: EndNote Filter Data
.enl: EndNote Library Data
.enlx: EndNote X Compressed Library Data
.enp: EndNote Preferences
.enq: EndNote Saved Search
.ens: EndNote Style

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

Can't open a .ciw 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.ciw

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 .ciw file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

ci, cia, cid, cie, ciq, cis, ckw, clw, cow, cuw, cw, icw, iw, siw, viw

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.cid: coDiagnostiX User Defined Implant Data
.cuw: Toyota Calibration Update Wizard Data
.clw: Visual Studio ClassWizard Data
.cw: CardWorks Template
.clw: Clarion Source Code
.cie: CIE Color Information Data

Operating systems

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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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