Open, edit and save your DavkaWriter files.

Type Hebrew with nekudos, switch to English with one key, and save as a Word document — right in your browser.

On a phone you can open, read, convert and save. For full editing, use a computer or an iPad.

Drop a .dwd file here

or a .docx you saved from this editor, or a PDF: it opens on its pages, and “Edit the text” turns it into a document

Your files stay on this computer. Nothing is uploaded.

Many files? at once, or a whole folder, into one zip file.

Open DavkaWriter files without DavkaWriter

Mamash is a free web app for teachers. It opens DavkaWriter (.dwd) files on a Mac, a PC or a Chromebook and shows Hebrew with nikud (nekudos) and English the way DavkaWriter laid them out. You can edit them and save them as Word (.docx) files to open in Word, Pages or Google Docs, or print them to PDF. Your files stay on your computer: nothing is uploaded.

How to open a DavkaWriter file on a Mac

Go to mamash.netlify.app in Safari, Chrome or Edge.
Drag the .dwd file onto the page, or click Choose file.
Edit it if you like, then click Save: Mamash saves it as a Word file, which opens in Pages, Word or Google Docs.

How to open a DavkaWriter file on a PC

Go to mamash.netlify.app in Chrome or Edge.
Drag the .dwd file onto the page, or click Choose file.
Click Save to keep your work as a Word file next to the DavkaWriter file. Your .dwd file stays as it was.

How to open a DavkaWriter file on a Chromebook

Go to mamash.netlify.app in Chrome.
If the file is in Google Drive, download it first. Then drag it from the Files app onto the page, or click Choose file.
Click Save: Mamash saves a Word file. For a Google Doc, upload the Word file to Google Drive and open it with Google Docs.

Questions

Is it free?

Yes. Mamash is free, with no account to make and no ads.

Do my files get uploaded?

No. Mamash opens and converts your files inside your browser, so your documents never leave your computer. Only the optional text library goes online: it looks up the texts you search for on Sefaria.

Does Mamash count its users?

Mamash counts visits anonymously (no names, no files, no personal information) so we know how many teachers use it. Your files never leave your computer. If your browser is set to “Do Not Track” or Global Privacy Control, Mamash doesn’t count you at all.

Does it work on a Mac?

Yes. It works in Safari, Chrome and Edge on a Mac, in Chrome and Edge on Windows, and in Chrome on a Chromebook. There is nothing to install, and you can add it as an app if you like.

Can I edit and save back?

You can edit the text, nikud, pictures, shapes and tables and save the result as a Word file. Mamash doesn't write .dwd files and never changes yours. A Word file saved from Mamash opens in Mamash again, so you can keep editing it later.

How do I combine PDFs or keep only some pages?

Open a PDF in Mamash, or drop it in: you see its pages. Open several and they are put together in that order. Drag the pages into the order you want, select some (or type them, like 1, 6-8) to rotate, duplicate, delete or save just those, and press Space to see a page big. Pick pages from another PDF, or drop a PDF between two pages to put it right there. Save PDF copies the pages exactly, so their text stays searchable, and it all happens on your computer. Edit the text turns the PDF into text you can change. To make a PDF of only some pages of your own document, use Download › PDF and choose the pages.

What about fonts?

DavkaWriter's own fonts belong to Davka, so Mamash shows each one in a free Hebrew font that takes the same room on the page (Text › Hebrew font › Font gallery). If you own DavkaWriter, Mamash can show your documents in your own DavkaWriter fonts on your computer (Tools › Settings › 'Use my own installed DavkaWriter Unicode fonts'); it never copies or uploads them.

Is it affiliated with Davka?

No. Mamash is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Davka Corporation. DavkaWriter is a trademark of Davka Corporation.