File Extension Library


.W8BN File Extension

  • Developer by: Microsoft Corporation
  • Category: Document Files

What are .W8BN files and how to open them?

Can't open .W8BN file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .W8BN file.

What is a .W8BN file extension?

.W8BN file extension is created by Microsoft Corporation. .W8BN has been classified as Document Files.

.W8BN is Microsoft Word 98 for Mac document file

The w8bn file extension is associated with Microsoft Word, a powerful authoring program that gives you the ability to create and share documents by combining a comprehensive set of writing tools with the easy-to-use Microsoft Office Fluent user interface, which is part of Microsoft Office.

The .w8bn extension files were used in Microsoft Word 98 for Mac for document files.

The default file format for Microsoft Word document files is the .doc file extension and since Microsoft Word 2007 also the .docx file extension.


How to open:

This file type is not meant to be opened directly, there is no software that could open and work with it directly, or there is no information available in public sources about opening this file type. This is usually the case of some internal data files, caches, temporary files etc.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .w8bn file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.

How to fix problems with .W8BN files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .W8BN files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .W8BN file format
  2. You need to check the .W8BN file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)