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SCT to AW Converter

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Run the entire SCT to AW conversion in your web browser. No downloads, plugins, or system requirements beyond an internet connection.

Fast Results

SCT to AW conversion typically completes in seconds. Upload, convert, and download — the full workflow takes under a minute for most inputs.

Cross-Platform

Whether you are on Windows, macOS, Linux, or mobile — Convertio's SCT to AW converter works in every modern browser.

How to convert SCT to AW

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose aw or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your aw file right afterwards

About formats

SCT (Scitex Continuous Tone) is a high-end raster image format developed by Scitex Corporation for their prepress and color reproduction systems, with the HandShake format specification dating to 1988. Scitex, an Israeli company founded in 1968, was a pioneer in electronic prepress — their systems were used by major publishers, packaging companies, and advertising agencies to perform color separation, retouching, and page composition for high-quality print production. SCT files store images in CMYK color mode at 8 bits per channel (32 bits per pixel), with the color channels arranged in a band-interleaved-by-line format optimized for the scanline-based processing of Scitex's proprietary hardware. The format uses no compression, prioritizing direct access and processing speed over file size on the dedicated workstations where these files were used. SCT images were typically very large — high-resolution drum scans of transparencies and prints at resolutions of 300 dpi or higher for print-ready output. One advantage is print production heritage: SCT files represent some of the highest-quality digital prepress work of their era, scanned and color-corrected by expert operators on hardware that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, making them valuable primary sources for reprinting and archival of commercial print work from the 1980s and 1990s. Adobe Photoshop has long supported SCT files for import, and the format can also be read by ImageMagick, XnView, and other tools with prepress format support.
Developer: Scitex Corporation
Initial release: 1988
AW is the document format of Applix Words, the word processor component of the Applix office suite (later renamed Anyware Office) developed by Applix, Inc. for Unix and Linux workstations. The suite targeted enterprise Unix environments during the 1990s, providing word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, and presentation capabilities on platforms like Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, and Linux where Microsoft Office was unavailable. AW files store formatted text documents with support for character and paragraph styling, page layout, tables, headers and footers, and embedded graphics. The format uses a proprietary binary structure optimized for the Applix application's internal document model. Applix Words gained particular visibility in the Linux community during the late 1990s when it was bundled with several commercial Linux distributions as their default word processor before OpenOffice.org became widely available. One advantage was native Unix platform support — Applix provided professional word processing capabilities on Unix workstations at a time when few commercial alternatives existed. The format's tight integration with other Applix suite components enabled cross-referencing between word processing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Applix was acquired by Cognos in 2003, and the office suite was discontinued. AW files are primarily encountered today in archived documents from Unix enterprise environments of the 1990s and early 2000s.
Developer: Applix, Inc.
Initial release: 1992

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert SCT to AW?

SCT was built for Scitex print production systems — converting to AW brings the content into a format suitable for modern workflows.

What programs open AW files?

AW files can be opened in Applix Words (legacy), and document converters that support Applix formats.

Does the converter handle batch SCT uploads?

Absolutely. You can upload multiple SCT sources simultaneously and convert all of them to AW in one go — no need to repeat the process.

Is SCT to AW conversion free?

Standard conversions are free on Convertio. Premium plans unlock larger uploads, faster processing, and higher-volume batch conversions.

Why choose AW as the output?

AW offers Applix office suite, legacy Unix, word processing. Embedding SCT image data into a AW document makes it easy to share and print.