How to convert WPS to DOCX
- Add your .WPS file - drop it in the box above or click to browse.
- Convert it to .DOCX in a few seconds.
- Download your new .DOCX file.
What to expect
- Modern Microsoft 365 and Word 2019 and later cannot open
.wpsfiles - Microsoft removed Works support from Office years ago. - If your
.wpsfile was created by Kingsoft WPS Office (not Microsoft Works), it is a different format entirely; open it in WPS Office and export to.docxfrom there. - Works 8 and 9 saved
.wpsdocuments using the older Word binary format internally - if LibreOffice has trouble, try renaming the file to.docand opening it directly.
Frequently asked questions
Why won't Microsoft Word open my .wps file?
Microsoft removed Works file support from Office. Word 2010-2016 could open
.wps files only if the optional Works 6-9 File Converter was installed; Microsoft 365 and Word 2019 and later cannot open them at all.Will I lose formatting when converting to DOCX?
Rarely - Microsoft Works used simple formatting (fonts, paragraph styles, basic images) that LibreOffice's import filter handles well, so there is very little to lose.
My .wps file was made by Kingsoft WPS Office - can I use LibreOffice?
No. Kingsoft WPS Office
.wps files are a separate, modern format; open them in WPS Office and use its built-in export to save as .docx.Can I convert multiple .wps files at once?
Yes - LibreOffice's command line mode handles batch conversion with
soffice --headless --convert-to docx *.wps.Programs that convert WPS: Microsoft Word · Microsoft Publisher · LibreOffice Writer · OpenOffice.org Writer
