Download and install the latest version of Filestar.
Right click on one or more Swm file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.
Type convert to bzip2 in the search box.
Press Convert.
Or let an AI agent do it: filestarcli -i photo.swm -c "convert to bzip2" (how).
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Let your AI agent convert SWM to BZIP2
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 SWM files in my Downloads folder to BZIP2”
Or run it yourself:
filestarcli -i photo.swm -c "convert to bzip2"
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 SWM to BZIP2?
Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i photo.swm -c "convert to bzip2" on your computer, so your files stay on it.
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.
It is an open-source file compressor and decompressor that is freely available and uses the Burrows-Wheeler codec. It isn't a file archiver as it compresses single files.
