Download and install the latest version of Filestar.
Right click on one or more Chi file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.
Type convert to swm in the search box.
Press Convert.
Or let an AI agent do it: filestarcli -i file.chi -c "convert to swm" (how).
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Let your AI agent convert CHI to SWM
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents can do this on your computer with Filestar. Your files stay on your machine.
Install Filestar and add it to your agents:
npm install -g filestar
filestarcli agent install
Then ask your agent:
“Convert the CHI files in my Downloads folder to SWM”
Or run it yourself:
filestarcli -i file.chi -c "convert to swm"
Runs on your computer, so your files stay on it. Works on Windows, macOS and Linux. 50 free conversions with the npm install, no account needed.
Can my AI agent convert CHI to SWM?
Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i file.chi -c "convert to swm" on your computer, so your files stay on it.
The chi file allows certain navigation information to be installed locally on a hard disk for quick access, while the main content lives on the CD-ROM.
The SWM file format, or Split Windows Imaging Format File, is a type of disk image file used by Microsoft Windows for system deployment, backup, and recovery purposes. It is essentially a variation of the WIM (Windows Imaging Format) file, but with a key difference: it is split into multiple smaller files, rather than being a single large file. This splitting feature makes SWM files particularly useful for distributing a large system image across multiple storage media, such as DVDs or USB drives.
